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20-year-old female Nigerian student from Rivers State, Nigeria, has emerged the 2021 overall best scholar at the Syracuse University in New York, the United States of America. Miss Alaba Ann Tam Danagogo is graduating with distinctions in Biology Major and Minor in English and Textual Studies, among other academic accomplishments. She was also awarded the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress and lady evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Christian Education and Ministerial Acts from Kingdom Life Bible College and Seminary International. The movie star revealed the good news in a video clip shared via her Instagram page on Tuesday. Anunobi attributed her success to her determination to brave […]
Continue ReadingA lady who received a $50,000 scholarship from Drake in 2018, is set to obtain her master’s degree from the University of North Carolina, United States. In 2018, the rapper visited the University of Miami and donated a $50,000 scholarship to undergraduate student Destiny Paris James, who ended up starring in his “God’s Plan” music […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he does not believe Nigerian unity is attainable under the current regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari due to its systemic failure. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Saturday at the book reading and signing of two of his books titled: ‘Trumpism in Academe’ and ‘Chronicles […]
Continue ReadingDavido’s Uncle, Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, who is popularly referred to as Dancing Senator, bagged a degree in Criminal Justice from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College on Friday May 7. His convocation ceremony was attended by his brother, Adedeji Adeleke, his son BRed, and other family members. We say congrats. See more photos below and video […]
Continue ReadingOne of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by bandits. Mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television on Tuesday May 4. Attahiru however refused to give details of how her son was released and whether a ransom was paid or not. The police […]
Continue ReadingMy experience watching an episode of the ‘Nigerian Idol’ talent show, last week, inspired this lesson. While one of the judges was commenting on the performance of a contestant (the budding singer gave his name as Benjamin) he said: You should have sang another song. A word in the clause stung my ears. You should […]
Continue Reading17-year-old Nigerian girl, Victory Yinka-Banjo, has broken grounds as she bags 19 international scholarship offers from top schools including notable institutions in the US and Canada. The secondary school graduate teenager has been offered a scholarship worth over $5 million dollars for her university education. In her interview with CNN, Yinka-Banjo revealed her feeling as […]
Continue ReadingThree Students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, have been kidnapped right on their university campus. According to Punch, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction of the students. Details as to the identities of the kidnapped students are still sketchy at this time. (Logo: FUAM)
Continue ReadingMembers of the National Universities Commission (NUC), led by Prof. Saint Gbilekaa, on Thursday, April 8 while on an accreditation visit to three departments of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), described the school as the fastest growing young university in Nigeria. The accreditation team was at FUOYE to assess three of the academic programs […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Ibadan (UI) has revealed it has no hands in the predicament of a medical student, Mr. Korna Anongo Terhemen who dropped out of school to become a cart pusher. UI’s Director of Public Communication, Olatunji Oladejo, while reacting, gave reasons why the medical student was not re-admitted in a statement made available […]
Continue ReadingFormer Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has been arrested by the officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. Prof Ojerinde, according to the commission, was arrested on 15th March 2021, in Abuja, for allegedly committing multiple frauds while […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man who had to sit for O-level 10 times before gaining admission to university, is encouraging his followers with his success story. Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi said he’s been to 4 continents in 8 years and all his flights and tuition were paid for. He was also given monthly stipends. Yet, he started out […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Iyin, Ekiti State. The proposed law for the establishment of the institution was sponsored by the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Opeyemi Bamidele. He said the Ekiti State Government has already offered to […]
Continue ReadingA First-class Mathematics graduate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, Emmanuel Nworie, has bagged a fully-funded scholarship at a University in the United States. Nworie bagged the scholarship after a photo of him tilling the soil in Ebonyi state, Nigeria owing to poverty and a lack of a platform to utilize his knowledge went […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government, on Wednesday granted provisional licences to 20 new private universities to operate in Nigeria. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. He […]
Continue ReadingNigel Henry, the longest-serving lecturer at the University of Ibadan is dead. He died at the age of 71. Until his passage, Henry was a lecturer in the Department of Classics. News of his death was announced on Sunday in a statement by the Department of Classics in the University. The statement read in part, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), on Wednesday, suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started since March 2020. National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement at a briefing of the union in Abuja, Nigeria. Ogunyemi said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24, 2020. He […]
Continue ReadingA man and his two daughters had their convocation ceremony on the same day and their photos have gone viral on Twitter. The photos were shared by @Ave_Canie, one of the two daughters. She revealed that she earned a BSc degree, her sister got her Master’s degree, while their father got his PhD and they […]
Continue ReadingVice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede has warned land speculators, purchasers and property developers to stay away from all the land belonging to the university or face the legal consequences. The Vice Chancellor gave the warning on Monday at a press conference held to announce steps the school’s management […]
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