Modupe • Management condoles with parents, shuts school The police in Ekiti State have arrested 10 suspects over the death of Modupe Deborah Atanda, a 200- level Nursing student of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Atanda was earlier reported missing but later found dead. Her lifeless body was discovered in a shallow grave a few metres […]
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Incident has consequences on mental health of students, parents A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the killing of a female student of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah Atanda, and the burying of her body in a shallow grave on the campus by some persons. The coalition, which called for justice in the […]
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The students of Federal University Oye Ekiti have demanded justice in the killing of one of their colleagues, Modupe Atanda, who was until her death, a student in the Nursing Department. The students, under the aegis of the Students’ Union Government, called on the security agencies to get to the root of the matter and […]
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Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested no fewer than 28 people for their involvement in various crimes in some parts of the state. Among the suspected criminals were two secondary school girls who were arrested by the men of the corps for allegedly faking their kidnap and demanding ransom from […]
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An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikire has sentenced Prophet Philip Segun, 42, and Owolabi Adeeko, 23, to death by hanging for the murder of a Lagos State University final year student. The duo were also sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for conspiracy and murder of Favour Duley Oladele, a 400 level Sociology student […]
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Mrs Eniola Adedeji and her eight months old son who were kidnapped on Saturday were reportedly released by their abductors on Sunday. The duo who are the wife and son of a staff member of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC), Osogbo, Mr. Isaac Adedeji, were reportedly abducted in the Ota Efun area of Osogbo on […]
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Rather than abate, the tension generated by the kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 in Borno State has worsened and is spreading like wildfire across schools nationwide. In the last few weeks, terrorists, loosely called bandits, have resumed attacks on schools, abducting students. The recent surge happened in a number of places, including Kaduna, Zamfara, […]
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The five kidnapped sons and parents Godfrey George tells the story of a Nasarawa family of 10 children who lost five to kidnappers in May 2020. Despite paying a ransom of N3.6m, they have not returned home. For 68-year-old Cecilia Bala, May 7 is not just another day on the calendar. It reminds her of […]
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Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said it has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of the University of Ibadan by unknown gunmen. The spokesperson for the Command, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the development, said: “The matter is under investigation. Updates would be provided accordingly, please.” Ajewole, a Professor of Social and […]
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Ramon Adedoyin, founder of Oduduwa University and The Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, Osun State Osun State High Court has found Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, guilty of the murder case of Timothy Adegoke. The court, under the ruling of Judge Adepele Ojo, sentenced Adedoyin, who is also the owner of Hilton Hotel, to death by […]
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