Daniel was my friend. We were friends from nursery school continued halfway through primary school then met again in secondary school. It wasn’t planned, it just happened. The funny thing is, much as we were close, our parents weren’t close.…
6 students drown in Kaduna river
Six school children drowned on Tuesday in Ribang village, Kauru local government area of Kaduna State while returning from a West African Junior School Examination (Junior WAEC), in the evening. The victims who were identified as Manasseh Monday (16 yrs),…
Students protest rising armed robbery in Bauchi community
Students of Federal Polytechnic in Bauchi took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the growing trends of armed robbery in Gwallameji, the host community of the institution in Bauchi State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the protest followed a record of…
FG summons Lead British School over bullying allegation
The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday summoned Lead British International School, Abuja over an alarming viral video regarding alleged bullying incidents at the school. At the meeting held in Abuja, the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu,…
Ilesa varsity worker dies as cashew-laden truck falls on private car
Lecturers, students and other stakeholders of the University of Ilesa, Osun State were on Wednesday, thrown into mourning when a container fully loaded with cashew nuts fell on a car belonging to a staffer of the institution, leading to her…
Police foil kidnappers’ attempt to abduct students in Lagos school
Attempts by some kidnappers to abduct some pupils of an undisclosed Primary school in Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, has been foiled by the Police, following the arrest of a suspected member of the kidnap gang. A kindergarten and two pupils…
LASU VC urges students to abstain from indecent dressing, cultism
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has urged new and old students to support the management by abstaining from indecent dressing, cultism, drugs and all other forms of vices. The students can also report any form of…
At least 13 students killed in China school fire
A fire has ripped through a dormitory in a boarding school in central China, killing 13 students, state media reported. One student was injured in the blaze at Yingcai School in Henan province’s Yanshanpu village, the Xinhua news agency reported…
Fake certificates: Over 15,000 students affected by ban – NANS begs FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Benin Republic, has revealed that over 15,000 students in the country have been affected by the recent ban on schools in the country. The NANS President of the Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour made…
International students, passengers express concerns over airlines’ relocation at Lagos airport
Passengers using the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos have expressed concerns about the confusion and lack of proper information that followed the directives by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo to relocate airlines to the new terminal at…