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Nigerian star actress, Abiola Adebayo took a trip down memory lane after her convocation at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). She revealed that she went from being a street hawker to a secondary school dropout before finally acquiring her university degrees. Abiola added that combining schooling with her work as an actress was very challenging […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Law School has released the results of its 2021 final bar examinations and, of the 5,770 students who sat for the exams, 1,326 candidates failed. The results of the exams, which are a prerequisite for being called to the Nigerian Bar, were released on Tuesday, July 6. The Council of Legal Education statistics showed that a total […]
Continue ReadingWife of Nigerian president, Aisha Buhari has congratulated her third daughter, Hanan on her graduation from Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom. Hanan Buhari bagged a distinction in M.A Fine Art Photography from the prestigious UK institution on Tuesday, June 29. Taking to her official Instagram account, the proud mother and Nigeria’s first lady […]
Continue ReadingOne student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was shot dead during a protest on Monday. Reports have it that the deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting hike in school fees, when security operatives made an attempt to disperse them forcefully. When contacted, […]
Continue ReadingUniversity of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria test-runs UNILAG-made zero emission vehicle. The vehicle was designed to eliminate carbon emissions associated with internal combustion engines, as well as minimise acoustic noise when in operation. The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]
Continue ReadingActress Juliet Ibrahim has questioned why women are so ”comfortable” slut-shaming each other whenever there’s an altercation. In an Instagram post she shared, the actress also asked if it’s okay for females to slut-shame themselves even when it’s been stated that is not okay for men to do so. Juliet argued that instead of the […]
Continue ReadingIt is the joy of every parent to raise kids with flexible, resilient, and intelligent brains. Kids who perform below such expectations are usually a source of worry to their parents. But, according to a neuroscientist-cum-psychologist at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States, Lisa Barrett, how smart a child […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Overseer of the Living Faith Church International aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has spoken against social media, saying it unconsciously robs people of their future. Oyedepo said this on Friday at the seventh convocation of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, amid the suspension placed on the operations of Twitter in Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingGoverning Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Ebikibina Ogborodi as the acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the council. Ogborodi’s appointment comes as a result of the sudden death of the immediate past registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma who died after a brief illness on June 1. A statement released by Azeez […]
Continue Reading20-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 […]
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