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  • Suspected herdsmen kill AAU graduate in Edo

    Suspected herdsmen kill AAU graduate in Edo

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Tragedy struck Monday morning as a graduate of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, was reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen. The AAU graduate, Miss Ella Williams, was reportedly gunned down by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The tragic incident which allegedly occurred on Monday, along the kidnapper-infested Benin-Auchi highway, was made known by a Facebook user,…

  • Gunmen kidnap Edo varsity professor on his way to farm, demand N18m ransom

    Gunmen kidnap Edo varsity professor on his way to farm, demand N18m ransom

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Prof. Osadolor Odia, of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma, has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen at his farm at Egoro, Ekpoma, in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo. Odia, a Professor of Engineering and former Head of the Department of Mechanical, Engineering at the AAU, was said to be on his way…

  • Policeman slaps AAU SUG President, students protest

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma on Friday staged a protest on the streets of Ekpoma, demanding prosecution of a policeman that slapped President of the Student Union Government, Comrade Osamagbe Eghobamien. The protesting students blocked the Benin-Auchi highway and sat in front of the Police Division in Ekpoma. A source said trouble started…

  • Tony Elumelu Donates Technology Centre to AAU

    Tony Elumelu Donates Technology Centre to AAU

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Chairman of UBA Group, Tony O. Elumelu, has made the donation of a multipurpose information technology centre to his alma mater, Ambrose Ali University. Through the UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Elumelu has championed the construction of a state-of-the-art multipurpose information technology building, which will…

  • AAU suspends ASUU chairman over alleged sexual assault

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Authorities of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma have suspended the institution’s chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Prof. Monday Igbafen over alleged sexual harassment. Prof. Igbafen who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy was alleged to have been threatening female students with marks for sex. A press statement…

  • Breaking: AAU 8-man Governing Council inaugurated

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated an 8-man Governing Council for the state-owned university, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, urging members of the council to work towards repositioning the university into a world-class institution. Reflecting on the history of the university as the second state-owned university established in Nigeria, Obaseki said the…

  • Sex for marks: Court convict two female students

    Sex for marks: Court convict two female students

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    Femi Ajasa
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    A Magistrate court sitting at Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area in Edo state, has convicted two female ,Judith Ivie Okosun and Juliet Obehi Okosun who are both graduates of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU). Chief Magistrate Maltina Iluobe in charge sheet No: MEK/18C/2012, committed Juliet Obehi Okosun to two years imprisonment for unlawful…