Education

"Lecturers are giving students scripts to write exams at homes, hotels and relaxation places" - UNICAL The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has stated that some lecturers have resorted to giving students scripts to write exams at homes, hotels and relaxation places. In a memorandum dated Tuesday, August 10, 2021 and signed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Professor Michael Peter Okom, the managament lamented over what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution. "It has come to the knowledge of Management that some teaching staff have revived the…

Social crusader and President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has condemned the brutalization of a student of Edo college by some senior students of the elite Edo College, Benin City. Eholor who is popularly known as Ultimate Equals told THE WHISPERER on Monday, that the NGO would do a massive campaign across the 36 states of the federation and other African countries to curb the menace of cultism, examination malpractice and other social vices among secondary school students. He said the NGO was ready to help government at all levels to promote morality and sanity to public…

Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation  Announces  Scholarship for 50 Students to Study Medicine in Venezuela Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation in Collaboration with Venezuelan Embassy in Abuja is pleased to announce the 2021 Schoolarship program for undergraduates who have passion and ability to study medicine and surgery. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION: The Foundation has strictly chosen the top ranking  and prestigious university in Venezuela called Latinoamerican Medicine School - Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina ( ELAM) for the selected students . The length of study is six years FUNDING INFORMATION : The Foundation will provide full financial support which includes  tuition,  accommodation , feeding and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military, police and intelligence agencies to ensure the safe and early release of all kidnapped victims. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, expressed concern over attacks on Kaduna and Niger States, largely targeted at students. The President, who noted the ongoing deployment of additional security personnel to all troubled areas, urged security outfits to “act swiftly” to rescue all school boys and girls in the affected states and ensure safe return. President Buhari said the disturbing incidents of kidnapping students, mostly in Northern states, was already threatening to…

The management of Premier Academy, Lugbe Abuja, says the school is cooperating with police investigations into the sudden death of a student of the school, Keren Akpagher. The 14 year old SS1 student reportedly died on Tuesday, June 22nd, from hyperglycemia triggered by sepsis resulting from infection caused by a condom found in her. Keren’s mother, Mrs. Akpagher had demanded justice for her child, who she alleged was sexually abused before she was withdrawn from the school on June 19th for treatment after she complained of redness of the eye. According to reports, Mrs. Akpagher said she immediately challenged the…

Mother Alleges 14-Year-Old Daughter Died After Condom Was Found In Her Private Part Mrs Vihimga Akpagher, mother of 14-year-old pupil of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, has alleged that her daughter died after a condom was found in her private parts. It was gathered that the SS1 pupil, Karen-Happuch Akpagher, was believed to have been sexually abused before she was withdrawn from the school by her mother on June 19, 2021, for treatment. Karen-Happuch, however, died two days later in a hospital in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja. Vihimga told PUNCH that she received a frantic call from her daughter…

A 400-level optometry student of Abia State University, Uturu, Francis Chibuike has died after jumping off a three-storey building. It was learnt that Chibuike was high on drugs when he jumped from his lodge, Favour Lodge located off the campus on Saturday evening as he was unable to contain the effect of the hard drug known as Colorado which he allegedly took. According to some students, his friends reportedly locked him in the room and went in search of garri to restore him back to consciousness, but the deceased went through the balcony and jumped down from the building with…

EBONYI State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday said academic activities would take off in September 2021 at the new state-owned Medical University, Uburu, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. Umahi, who stated this during the flag-off of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and State Health Insurance Scheme in Abakaliki on Tuesday, pointed out that the university remained the best in the country. According to PUNCH, the governor said, “medical students will be paying N5m, while non-medical students, would be paying between N2m and N3m for tuition and other fees in the university.” He said, “Our resolve…

In addition to his provison of 3-seater desks to primary schools,  Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has provided numerous seats to the primary school in Eziama Nneato Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State , Recall that after the Abia North Senator made a delivery of 80 three-seater writing desks to pupils of Ezi Igbere community School, Igbere in Bende L.G.A, the Senator made a similar gesture to Okoko Item Central Primary School in Bende as part of efforts to effectively represent his constituency. The visibly happy pupils and their teachers could not hide their feelings…