TRAGEDY AS SAMUEL ADEBOYEGA UNIVERSITY VC DEAD

The authorities of Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State regret to announce the death of its Foundation Vice-Chancellor, Professor Samson Folawunmi Adedoyin, aged 60. He died on the night of Monday, August 20, 2012. Professor Adedoyin, a renowned Professor of Agriculture Extension, was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the private Insbosomution, owned by the ApostolicChurch, LAWNA Territory, [...]

CELEBRATING FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI, 15 YEARS AFTER

A legend called Fela. Born in Abeokuta on 15th October 1938 as Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, he was to be known by one name only: Fela he changed his middle name toAnikulapo (meaning “he who carries death in his pouch”) In 1960, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor. Fela set up a nightclub [...]

CASUALTIES CONTINUES AS NANS MOURNS VICE PRESIDENT

Latest reports from the Adeyemi College of Education reveals that , The vice president of the National association of Nigerian Students(NANS) who was one of the injured Union leaders, Gbenga Oyebode a.k.a Ibile is dead. The deceased, until his death was a 400 level student of the English department at the Adeyemi College of Education [...]

UNILAG LOSES CHANCELLOR, VICE CHANCELLOR IN ONE SESSION.

Barely two months after the passage of their Vice Chancellor, Late Professor Sofoluwe, The Governing Council, Senate, Management, Staff and Students of the University of Lagos, announce with heavy hearts but total submission to the will of the Almighty, the passing on to glory of our dear Chancellor, HRM Alhaji (Dr) Aliyu O. Obaje, CBE, [...]

THREE SUG PRESIDENTS DEAD AFTER GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT

Latest reports reveals that Three Students’ leaders of the Student Union government(SUG) of the – Adeyemi College of Education Ondo (ACE) and – Federal University Technology Akure(FUTA) including – School of Nursing students have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident along Abuja-Akure road. The accident occurred while coming back from an Awards ceremony [...]

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY

The Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomole has ordered the shut down of the Edo state Institute of Management(ESITM) after two of its students were killed in a clash with the Governor’s force men. According to the reports, The students of the institution were attempting to burn a police station, within the vicinity of the School, [...]

CULTISTS STRIKE AGAIN: TWO STUDENTS DEAD, MACHETE WOUNDS

Cultism has once again proved to be a plague, un-eradicatable as two suspected cultists had at 8pm stormed the home of two students of Fidei Polytechnic and shot one of them whose name was given as Akawa on the neck, thus killing him instantly. It was also reported that when the news of his death [...]

IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY ON FIRE AS MILITANTS TERRORIZE THE INSTITUTION

Latest reports from the Igbinedion University, Okada, reveals that ex-militants of the state have successfully invaded the university premises as early as 1am this morning (they are still there at the time of filing this report). ONE OF THE DESTROYED CARS The militants have reportedly been highly destructive, destroying cars, macheting people, shooting their guns [...]

FOUR STUDENTS KIDNAPPED AT IGBINEDION: ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS TRULY SAFE?

More stories continues to Unfold daily, about the Insecured state of Our nation, and the continent at large. At VNTI, we are more concerned about the insecured state of Our students in various tertiary Institutions across the Nation. It was a fear filled atmosphere yesterday, at the Igbinedion university, Okada, Edo state, when it was [...]

DEATH TOLL RISES IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES AS CULTIST STRIKES AGAIN

The Number of deaths in Nigerian Institutions has hit a record high this year, especially the 2011/2012 academic session with number of deaths being reported from suicides and other viral causes. According to a report by Myschoolcomm, a student of the Cross River University of Technology Calabar (CRUTECH) was yesterday was shot dead in a [...]