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Year: 2025

OAU Confirms Death of Student Electrocuted While Retrieving Football

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has confirmed the tragic death of a student enrolled in its Centre for Distance Learning (CDL) programme. The unnamed student was electrocuted while attempting to retrieve a football that had landed inside a fenced compound during a game with fellow students. According to the university’s Public Relations……

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Lagos Couple Arrested for Alleged 18-Month Abuse of Teenage Son

A Lagos couple, Mr. Abanishe Taofeek and Mrs. Abanishe Temitope, have been arrested by the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) over allegations of prolonged abuse of their 15-year-old son. The arrest followed reports from concerned residents of Oreagba Street in the Olowu CDA, Grammar School area of Ikorodu, who alerted authorities after witnessing repeated……

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Toke Makinwa Sparks Buzz After Revealing She’s Open to Being a Fifth Wife

Popular Nigerian media personality and fashion influencer Toke Makinwa has revealed she’s not only open to remarrying—but also embracing polygamy. During a candid podcast interview, Toke shared that she’s now actively accepting marriage proposals. “Honestly, at this point in my life, I would gladly be a second, third, fourth, or even fifth wife,” she admitted….

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FUOYE VC vs SSANU: Union’s Concerned Group Opens Can of Worms

…alleges Faleye of fighting for selfish Interests against altruis I will give my reactions later-Faleye The impasse rocking the fast growing Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) is assuming an interesting dimension as several interest groups have began to bring to the fore views that shed light on the crisis rocking the University. One of such groups…

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Makinde: Oyo’s Investment in Tourism Is Paying Off … Commissions KAP Film Village & Resort in Igbojaye

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has affirmed that his administration’s commitment to expanding the state’s economy through tourism is yielding results. Speaking on Saturday during the commissioning of Kunle Afolayan Productions’ Film Village and Resort in Igbojaye, the governor said the initiative marks a major milestone in the state’s tourism development. He described the project…

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NANS Vow To Resist Acts Capable of Disrupting Academic Activities in FUOYE

..Warns SSANU Western Zone against Industrial Action Threat Angered by the threat issued by the National Vice President, Western Zone of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Abdussobur Olayiwola Salaam, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone, has vowed to resist any act capable of disrupting the smooth academic calendar of the…

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NANS Expresses Satisfaction with FUOYE Council’s Resolutions

…urges Varsity Council to initiate a peace, reconciliation committee The Leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has expressed her satisfaction with the decisions of the Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) over the allegation of sexual harassment leveled against the Vice-Chancellor , Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina by…

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FUOYE clears air on demise of student

The attention of the Directorate of Health Services,Federal University,OYE-EKITI has been drawn to the erroneous publication on different social media handles, concerning the unfortunate incident that occurred in the University on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 2025, that resulted in the death of our dearly beloved Student, of the Department of Plant Science and…

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Don’t bring any protest to FUOYE, SSANU factional group warns western zonal branch

…Caution Western Zone Leadership to Steer Clear of University Affairs More than 50 members of a factional group of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have publicly dissociated themselves from both the local caucus led by Mr Benjamin Faleye and the Western Zonal leadership under Dr Abdussobur…

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Oyo Govt Sets Standard Borehole Drilling Fee Per Meter

The Oyo State Government has established standardized regulations and fixed a control price of ₦14,000 per meter for the drilling of groundwater abstraction, commonly known as borehole drinking water, across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Arc. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, disclosed this during an interactive meeting between the Ministry and stakeholders in groundwater…

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