Student

February 13, 2023

Lagos orders closure of Chrisland School following death of student; CAN denies receiving N2bn from Obi | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Lagos orders closure of Chrisland School following death of student A student’s death has resulted in the closure of Chrisland School by the Lagos government. On February 9, Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland’s Opebi Ikeja... Read More

December 12, 2022

I met Wike five times without solution – Atiku; Wizkid ‘breaches’ contract, fails to show up for Ghana show | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

I met Wike five times without solution – Atiku Suspected assassins rape UNIJOS student to death Nigeria ranks sixth in Africa visa openness report UN Sec-Gen urges Nigeria to investigate mass abortion report Wizkid ‘breaches’ contract, fails to show up for Ghana show Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five... Read More

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December 1, 2022

Aisha Buhari set to testify against student who made tweet criticizing her

Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, is reportedly scheduled to testify against Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University in Dutse, Jigawa, who publicly criticized her on Twitter. On Tuesday, the student was prosecuted at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on charges of cyberstalking and defamation against the First Lady. Yesterday, it... Read More

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A step-by-step guide to enjoying your premium Spotify account

A Step-by-Step Guide to Enjoying Your Premium Spotify Account If you’re a music fan, then you are probably a potential Spotify fan! With music streaming services in high demand by music lovers everywhere, Spotify has positioned itself as the ideal music platform. Spotify makes it easier to stream many songs at a time rather than... Read More

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October 13, 2017

Redeemer’s University expels final year student over social media posts

Actor and TV host, Debo Adedayo, who is a final year student at Redeemer’s University has revealed that he had been expelled from the university because of some posts on social media. According to the expulsion letter he shared, the school said he was being expelled because he “recently posted certain messages on some social media platforms which... Read More

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Ex-UNIOSUN student emerges best medicine graduate in Ukraine

Dr. Lateefat Oyeleye Abiola, a former student of Osun State University has emerged best graduating medical student at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine. Abiola was sponsored to the Ukrainian university by the government of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, to complete her studies. She scored 95.6 per cent to emerge the best. Lateefat was one... Read More

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Harvard student, Obasi Shaw, submits rap album as final year thesis

by Omoleye Omoruyi A Harvard student, Obasi Shaw, has become the first in the history of the university to submit a rap album for his thesis. Shaw, who will graduate from the university next week, produced his album, Liminal Minds, while his mates worked on novels, poems, and short stories. The 10-track album is inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales with the current race... Read More

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UI student falls to her death

by Dolapo Adelana A 100 level female student of Law of the University of Ibadan died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence, the institution confirmed on Wednesday. According to a statement signed by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, the deceased, Olatunji Oladejo, said Miss Effiong Imarbong died after she jumped from... Read More

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January 26, 2017

Why Nigerian students fail English Language – Post-Master General

Nigeria’s Post-Master General, Adebisi Adegbuyi has attributed the mass failure of English Language to the use of mobile phones by students. Adegbuyi spoke at the presentation of awards to the winners of the 2016 Letter Writing Competitions organised in Plateau. He said students are used to communicating with short codes on their phones and are... Read More

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January 4, 2017

Police arrest vice principal for raping student in Nasarawa

The police in Nasarawa has arrested a vice principal who was accused of raping his female student. According to the News Agency of Nigeria three other persons allegedly involved in various cases of rape were also arrested by the police. A statement issued in Lafia on Wednesday by the state Police Public Relation Officer, Idrisu... Read More

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December 22, 2016

19-year-old University of Ibadan student wins Mr. University Africa competition [PHOTOS]

19-year-old Petroleum Engineering student of the University Of Ibadan, Damilola Babola beat 19 other finalists from different schools in Africa to win the 2016 Mr. University Africa. Clinching the first position and the title for Mr. University Africa-Nigeria is Kerry Gideon of Madonna University Elele. Other Kings and winners includes representatives of University Of Nigeria... Read More

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September 23, 2016

#Impact365: You probably don’t know this NGO but it’s changing lives in Edo

Braveheart Initiative is an Edo state non-governmental organization that provides support services and leadership training for young secondary school girls and young girls in the state. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365, Priscilla Ikos Usiobaifo, the founder of the NGO, tells us more about the organization. Could you tell us about how the NGO started I... Read More

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September 13, 2016

JSS II student commits suicide over boyfriend

A Junior Secondary School (JSS) II Female student of Gyegeh Memorial College Logo1, Makurdi, Benue state has committed suicide, The Nation reports. The student, simply identified as Jessica Beer is believed to have taken a poisonous substance. She was rushed to a popular clinic in Akpehe, Makurdi were she was confirmed dead on arrival by doctors. A friend to the... Read More

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September 7, 2016

#Impact365: A group of developers figured out how students can earn money in schools

My FourWalls is a mobile application created to help Nigerian students gain easy access to deals, events and also make money by selling, buying and trading items within themselves. In this interview with the YNaija’s #Impact365 series, Alex Umerie, co-founder of FourWalls, talks about the mobile application and revolutionize how students use online market place.... Read More

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August 25, 2016

PODCAST: “Lecturers don’t really care what happens to their students” and more on The Undergrad Podcast

University graduates face similar challenges no matter what school it is, or its geographical location – Nigeria or abroad. “The Undergrad” podcast brings you an in-depth discussion among three university students, Merhdor, Osadee and Tamilore on various hot topics on the campus scene. Through the lens of a local student and an international student, the topic titled: “Professor-student... Read More

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August 23, 2016

8 people killed in Zamfara for blasphemy against Islam

Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara state is currently in a tense mood as no fewer than eight people were killed on Monday in the area where the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic is located. Violence erupted over allegations that a student of the polytechnic made blasphemous statements against Islam. Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari joined hundreds of people to... Read More

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All you need to know about IBB, the new NANS President

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS on Tuesday in Gombe state elected Comrade Chinonso Obasi as its 31st President. Obasi, who is known by many as IBB, is a student of Ebony State University, while Comrade Taiwo Bamigbade of Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, emerged the new Senate President. The new NANS President was... Read More

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‘He is vindictive’ | Cayley college responds to same sex molestation case

Following the shocking revelation by a woman, Mayokun Akpoterabor, that her son, Medad, was allegedly ‘expelled’ from a school for advising a female student to report a case of sexual molestation, the school involved in the controversy has voiced its part in the affair. In a telephone interview with YNaija, the school principal, Mary Iyayi,... Read More

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‘Nigerians justify corruption… they see nothing bad in it’ – ICPC

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday, said that it is saddening that Nigerians see nothing wrong in corruption. The ICPC chairman stated this while speaking with students of Government Secondary School, Kubwa, Abuja, who visited the headquarters of the agency. Represented by the Head of Department,... Read More

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How UNILORIN lecturer sexually harassed female student (LISTEN)

A lecturer at the University of Ilorin has been relieved of his duties as the head of Department of English over allegations of sexual harassment. Dr Mohammed Idiagbon’s advances towards a female student became public knowledge when an audio tape secretly recorded by the undergraduate got leaked to the press. The lecturer had invited the student to... Read More

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Old boy! 60-year-old sits for secondary school examination (PHOTOS)

A 60-year-old man was among some secondary school students sitting for the Somali national examinations conducted by the government. Photos of him in a similar uniform as the students, tweeted by a user, has since gone viral. Take a look below.

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LASU’s best graduating student shares a touching story about his father

A son of a contract security guard, Michael Arowosegbe, on Wednesday, emerged as the overall best graduuating student from the Lagos State University, Ojo. Arowosegbe (24 years old) graduated with a first class degree in Biochemistry and a Cumulative Grade Point Average 4.86 to emerge the best out of 17,000 other students that graduated from... Read More

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How teacher took advantage of 10-year-old pupil

34-year-old Tunde Mudashir has been asked to be remanded in jail for allegedly raping a 10-year-old pupil in the school he taught. The teacher was held on one count of sexual assault before the presiding magistrate on Monday. Apparently, Mudashir had lured the primary 3 pupil to a deserted classroom in pretext that he wanted to give her extra-lessons... Read More

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Unilag lecturer slaps woman and tears her clothes

UNILAG reopens, students to start exams almost immediately

The University of Lagos will be re-opened for the resumption of academic activities on May 2, 2016 while the semester examination will commence on May 9. The university had shut down over two weeks ago, following protest by the students over the nonavailability of electricity, water and other necessary amenities in campus. While announcing the... Read More

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Everything you should know about the Queens College sexual molestation saga (READ)

Queens College, Lagos, is currently embroiled in a sexual molestation scandal. The mother of a student of the school had on Friday, accused a teacher- Olaseni Oshifala, of sexually molesting her daughter, a JSS 2 student of the girls-only school. In a letter which she wrote to some online blogs, she recounted her daughter’s experience... Read More

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Cultists hack off 2 students’ heads, use as goalpost

Students suspected to be members of a cult severed the heads of two other students of the Abia State University, Uturu, and thereafter used the heads as ‘goalposts’. According to reports, Ebuka Nwaigbo, a 300 level student of the Department of Estate Management, and Samuel Ethelbert, 300 level student of the Department of Political Science... Read More

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February 24, 2016

Unilag churns out graduate with perfect score- 5.0 CGPA

A University of Lagos student, Ayodele Daniel Dada, has emerged the best graduating student of the 2014/2015 set, graduating with a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00 from the department of Psychology, According to the the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rahamon Bello, who made the disclosure during a pre-convocation press conference, on Wednesday, Ayodele scored... Read More

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September 14, 2015

These 2 pupils survived school building collapse in Jos (PHOTOS)

Abu Naima Primary and Secondary School, in Bukuru area of Jos, Plateau, collapsed on Sunday evening. About 7-10 children are reported to have died in the accident. See below 2 pupils who survived the building collapse, albeit with injuries.

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September 9, 2015

Unilag students protest death of Oluchi, who was electrocuted last night

Confusion is currently prevalent at the University of Lagos, Akoka, as students have gone on rampage over the electrocution of a female student on Tuesday night. The female student, Oluchi Anekwe, was a 300 Level student of the department of Accounting. Policemen from the Bariga and Sabo divisions are at the campus gates to contain the protesting... Read More

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September 9, 2015

Cult leader feeds female student with marijuana-cake in DELSU

Three male students of Delta State University, Abraka, were arrested following the allegation that they fed a 17-year-old female colleague with cake laced with Indian hemp. The state Police Commissioner, Alkali Usman said that Bassey Aniekan, was arrested after he confessed that he did it to sway her into a relationship. The victim was discovered... Read More

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