LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female students’ hotel at the Ekehuan campus of the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire. The inferno, reports said, destroyed some documents and properties at the university. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident, which started at midday, however, claimed no life. While an…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 33-year-old lecturer with the University of Benin, Maxwell Eseosa Aimuan has been killed by unknown gunmen in Edo state. Aimuan, a lecturer in the department of Public Administration, was shot dead on Saturday, June 12, while he was driving into his compound in Isihor, Benin City. It was gathered that his assailants…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, on Wednesday, paraded six persons suspected to be involved in the murder of a 21-year-old University of Benin (UNIBEN) female student, Miss Uwaila Omozua. Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student, was killed by some suspected rapists at a church in Benin City where she…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A multi-million naira artwork which has been missing from the University of Benin, Ekenhuan Campus, has been traced to the farm of Benin billionaire, Captain Hosa Okunbo. Raising the alarm in Lagos, a member of the Community of Visual Artists in Nigeria, Akin Sage, said: “The title of the artwork is 21st…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Four University of Benin lecturers, Eight female students and five male students from Geology department were abducted by suspected Fulani Herdsmen at Igarra in Edo State. CAMPUS GIST gathered that they were all returning from a field trip before their forceful abduction. A student who managed to escape unhurt, confirmed the incident…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced abolishment of the policy of preference for catchment areas in admitting new students in Federal Universities. President Mohammadu Buhari announced this yesterday at the 45th convocation ceremony of the University of Benin in Benin City. The President who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Students of the University of Benin, on Friday blocked a bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), temporarily halting its movement. The protesting students equally stopped some vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Army, which were part of the CBN’s convoy. CAMPUS GIST reports that the students were protesting failure…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent alleged sexual harassment of female students by lecturers at the University of Lagos may only be a tip of the iceberg as more female students from tertiary institutions across the country have narrated their ugly experiences. Young girls who spoke with our correspondents in different parts of the country explained…