University Student Ordered To Kneel In Front Of Class

No wonder, jokingly the private universities are called advance secondary school, by some people. This is another reason to justify saying. Its good to discipline, but there are different levels of punishment. There is always a level when maturity must have being attained. A level where it’s no more about physical punishment rather, about coaching. Reverse is the case in most private university especially Covenant University where there have been reported cased of student being given corporal punishment. A 200 level student of a Covenant University was ordered to kneel down during a general lecture by a lecturer.Remember a photo also went viral last time some students were asked to kneel down in BOWEN University for missing church service. Whats your take about this?

ECONOMY;Nigeria"s Oil Production Drops By 150,000 Barrels , SEE REASON

Nigeria a nation richly blessed with crude oil, and has one of the finest in the world. It is said Nigeria crude has little or no sulphur. Here is a report reaching US, that Oil production in the country has dropped by 150,000 barrels of oil per day following the shut down of the Trans Niger Pipeline by Shell Petroleum Development Company. The Corporate Media Relations Manager, SPDC, Mr. Precious Okolobo, said in a statement on Monday that company had deferred about 150,000 barrels of oil and 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day as a result of oil theft. He also said SPDC had declared force majeure on Bonny Light exports and gas supply to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas company effective September 23, 2013. This development, according to the statement, is linked to oil theft, which is denying the Federal Government of about $7bn annually..

Advise From Vice-Chancellor To FG Concerning The ASUU Strike

This is the voice of the Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem written down,  in an interview, he speaks on the nation’s university system, especially with regard to the ongoing strike embarked upon by lecturers in public universities; 

 How has the journey been at the Al-Hikmah University? I am grateful to God that things are working out well in the university. Just last Saturday, we had our third convocation. We graduated 506 students and 14 of them had First Class, while 124 of them obtained Second Class Upper Division. From a population of about 70 students at inception in 2005/2006 academic session, the school has grown to 3,420 students currently. The first convocation we had was two years ago and it was a combination of three sets where we graduated 454 students. Last year, we graduated only one set and this third set. I thank God because the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities would have affected it..

Teacher Get Fined For Impregnating Student

Teachers they say, their reward is in heaven, but these days, some teachers tend to get their reward from their own student in the wrong way. An Abuja Customary Court sitting at Jiwa, ordered one William Thomas, a school teacher to pay N40, 000 as damages for impregnating a secondary school student out of wedlock. He was also ordered by the judge to pay a monthly maintenance fee of N10, 000 for the baby’s upkeep. Thomas was arraigned following a complaint by the father of the girl, who had accused him of unlawfully putting his 25 year-old daughter in the family way without parental consent. The girl’s father said the action had jeopardized the education of the girl, a secondary school student even as the accused had abandoned her while she carried the pregnancy..

Lagosians Spend Approximately 36 Billion Naira On Parties

The Governor of Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashiola has said in an open statement, the citizens of the State spend approximately 36billion naira on social gathering and parties. This came as the governor said the solution to the unemployment crisis in the country did not require any foreign idea, saying “the answer is a Made in Nigeria strategy.”The governor spoke at the fourth edition of the Lagos Ignite Enterprise and Employability project, a joint youth empowerment programme between the government and the Afterschool Graduate Development Centre, AGDC...

NEWS FLASH; Oyo State Governor Sacked Commissioners, Assistants And Advisers

The news came as a shock, as it flashes through the mind of the members that were affected. Some of them are still thinking by now, if its a dream. The Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has sacked all his commissioners, assistants, and advisers. The Governor announced the dissolution of his cabinet in the afternoon of September 23, 2013, Monday, Premium Times reported. According to a statement issued by the Director, Cabinet, Mr. Dotun Omokemi, the decision was taken upon termination of the state executive council meeting. In the statement, Governor Ajimobi said there was the need to inject fresh blood into the administration, in the quest to serve the state better..

Picture Of Erosion Floating Cars In Benin City, Due To Heavy Rainfall

Erosion they say is the washing away of the uppermost part of the soil. Yes I agree. But this particular erosion was not just washing away the top soil but rather took cars and other valuable things away. This is Benin City, there was a heavy down pour that started about 5am  of the 23rd of september, movement were restricted as both humans and car were unable to locate their routes, due to the cause of the erosion that covered all the drainage system. OUR CORRESPONDENT who covered a bit of the areas flooded had bitter story to tell, as the camera was soaked, and the above picture was later snapped with the phone. The photo is a life scene of a house and its street that was covered with water, and the cars you are seeing became a floating device (started floating).