Nigerian University suspends lecturer for slapping female students

Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria, has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived to a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. Spokesperson for the University, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, said the lecturer’s action was “barbaric and unbecoming.” Njokuobi said at […]

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Bandits allegedly abducted several female students from Federal Government College, Kebbi

Several female students have allegedly been abducted when armed bandits attacked the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Details of the incident are still sketchy but according to Daily Trust, a security operative was shot dead during the operation. The attackers, who rode on motorcycles, were said to have stormed the school […]

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