A 200 level chemistry student of the Lagos State University, Hunjah Mausi was killed by a commercial bus driver on Saturday.

We reliably gathered that Mausi was knocked down by a reckless commercial bus driver while returning from the post office near LASU.

The driver was allegedly driving against traffic rues when he hit the student.

Expressing their overwhelming displeasure over Mausi’s death, LASU students staged a protest on Monday.

“But for the timely intervention of Students’ Union leaders, the protest would have been violent” a source who pleaded anonymity claimed.

“There was tension in the school this morning as some of our colleagues vowed to stage a protest. They said they would damage any bus plying the wrong route or driving against traffic.

“We were scared but thank God for the intervention of the union leaders.” He said.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer, LASU, Mr. Stephen Adeleke, disclosed that the driver of the bus had been arrested by the police.

He said “It is disheartening to experience such a loss. But we leave everything to God. We heard that she was crossing the road with her friends when the accident occurred.

“We are law-abiding citizens and do not want any form of protest. We sincerely sympathise with her family and hope that God will give them the fortitude to bear the loss. We also urge the students to bear the loss and avoid any form of crisis.”

Mausi who was confirmed dead at the Ikeja hospital where she was rushed to, will be buried on Tuesday (today).

AS controversy continues to trail the alleged discovery of a drug for the cure of HIV/AIDS by the Dean of School of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of Benin, Prof. Isaiah Ibeh, the authorities of the institution, yesterday, in Benin, faulted the dean’s claims.

Prof. Ibeh had, in a recent interview, hinted of the discovery of an oral drug made from plants extraction in Nigeria for the possible cure of the pandemic HIV/AIDS.

Reacting to Prof. Ibeh’s claim during an interaction with newsmen who were at the university to authenticate the alleged discovery, Provost, College of Medical Sciences of the University, Prof. Vincent Iyawe, said the institution was not in agreement with Prof. Ibeh’s claim for now, alleging that the University was, “not carried along” in the research He said: “The School would like to take credit for a break- through, but it cannot align with the breakthrough because the College was not consulted, the University was not consulted, and he did not carry anybody along.

“There are protocols and procedures. Going from stage to stage, we ought to give it clinical trials, by taking it to the Federal Ministry of Health to do clinical trials and many other things involved. We also needed to take it to National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and many other things had to be done before you come out with your claims, in addition to taking it to World Health Organisation.”

He said all the university was doing was to protect Prof. Ibeh and the integrity of the institution.

The prestigious University of Lagos, UNILAG, recently lost its Assistant Registrar (Information), Mr. John Bebetonpremobota Kosin, to the cold hands of death.

DailyPost gathered that Mr Kosin died on 2nd of January after a long battle with cancer of the intestine.

According to a statement issued by the university after his demise, Kosin, who hailed from Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, was born on March 3, 1963.

Kosin, popularly called pastor by his co-workers death was described as shocking and a great loss to the institution by the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Rahamon Bello.

Mr. John Bebetonpremobota Kosin joined the services of UNILAG as an Administrative Officer 1, Information, in October 2005 and was promoted as an Assistant Registrar in October. 2009, a position he held till his demise.

He is survived by an aged mother, wife and children. His burial arrangements will be announced later. He was 59-years-old.

 

Babcock University will conduct drug test on all students as they resume the second semester of the 2012/13 academic year. The test will part of the registration for the semester and it will be conducted on all students (male & female).

It was reported that lots of students tested positive to drugs such as marijuana & codiene last semester. Such students faced a 1 year suspension from the school. Drug test is now part of the school registration. It is not clear what the punishment for testing positive will be this time.

Rumours on the internet suggest virginity & pregnancy test will be conducted but 36NG sources said it is false.

 

 

 

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A 500 level student of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Mr. Godwin Edeko, has been arrested for cutting off his girlfriend’s head after having sexually abused her for 72hours.

DailyPost gathered that the late girlfriend, simply identified as Hanatu, was locked up and ill-treated by her boyfriend for three days.

Neighbours claimed that they became suspicious on the third day when they heard the girl screaming and the suspect dashing out of his room.

They forcefully opened the door to the room only to find the headless body of Hanatu with blood stains all over the room.

While confirming the incident, Niger State Police Public Relation Officer, Pius Edoko stated that although the suspect had confessed committing the crime, the command was yet to establish the motive of the crime.

The PPRO added that investigation was ongoing with a view to crack down other people involved in the crime as the severed head was recovered from an uncompleted building in Bosso.

The Management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo state has slated Monday, January 7, 2013, for the commencement of the 2012/2013 academic session for students of the institution.

This was disclosed during a meeting between the institution’s Management led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Isaac Adewole, the Students’ Union executives, led by Comrade Edosa Raymond Ekhator and other stakeholders.

Other issues discussed in the meeting was the purported move by the university to increase students’ accommodation fee on resumption from N14,000 per bed space.

DailyPost gathered that after a thorough deliberation between the school’s Management, student’s representative and stakeholders, the VC, Prof. Adewole, gave five criteria if students’ accommodation fee must remain at #14,000 per bed space, which was massively rejected by Students’ Union executives.