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  • Registrar of Ondo varsity, UNIMED, allegedly assassinated

    Registrar of Ondo varsity, UNIMED, allegedly assassinated

    The Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, has been reportedly assassinated, sending fear across the institution and Ondo State at large.

    Mr. Adeniran, who assumed office as the third substantive Registrar of the state-owned university on January 6, 2025, was found dead in his residence in Ondo town on the morning of Thursday, July 17, 2025.

    Confirming the incident, a source within the university said, “He was found dead in his residence in Ondo town on Thursday morning. I believe the police will unravel the circumstances surrounding his death.”

    The university’s management, in a statement by the Head of Media and Protocol, Mr. Isaac Oluyi, described the news of the registrar’s death as devastating and shocking.

    “The devastating news has thrown the university into mourning. He was still at his duty post on Monday, July 14, 2025. As of now, the cause of his death remains unknown,” the statement read.

    Oluyi added, “Mr. Adeniran served diligently from January 6, 2025, until his untimely death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his immediate family and the entire university community in this trying moment. May God repose his soul.”

    In a separate condolence message, the Head of Human Resources at UNIMED, Mr. M.A. Akinkuade, said:

    “It is with deep sorrow that the university management announces the passing of our esteemed Registrar and colleague, Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran. He was a dedicated and hardworking staff member whose contributions to the growth of the university will be long remembered. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.”

    Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, SP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed that the registrar was assassinated.

    Speaking to journalists, Ayanlade said, “The man died in the early hours of Thursday. The incident was reported at Fanibi Division. We are doing everything possible to unravel the truth surrounding his death. From available information, two men reportedly emerged from the bush and forced a substance into another person’s mouth.”

    He, however, noted that the exact location of the attack had not been verified, but assured that investigations were ongoing to identify and apprehend the culprits.

    “We are after those responsible,” he emphasized, urging anyone with relevant information to come forward and assist the police in their investigation.

    The sudden and tragic death of Mr. Adeniran has left the UNIMED community in mourning, with tributes pouring in from staff, students, and stakeholders across the state.

  • Job racketeering: JAMB Registrar not indicted — Reps c’ttee

    Job racketeering: JAMB Registrar not indicted — Reps c’ttee

    Rep Yusuf Gagdi, Chairman of Ad hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in MDAs, says it has not indicted the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyode.

    He further said that no agencies of the Federal Government had been indicted, contrary to speculations.

    He said this at the resumed hearing of the committee in Abuja on Saturday.

    Gagdi said the committee had been having a robust engagement with all agencies appearing before it.

    He said it was wrong to insinuate that the committee had indicted the JAMB registrar when it was still carrying out its assignment.

    There have been reports that the committee indicted the JAMB registrar for employing about 300 staff without advertisement.

    He said until the committee concluded its assignment and submitted a report to the house, it could not be said that it had indicted any agency for any wrong doing.

    ” This committee has not indicted the registrar of JAMB and we have not indicted any institution. You can only say that after we submit our report.

    “We had a very good interaction with him and nobody should preempt the decision of this committee to say that somebody is faulty “.a

  • Bayero University Kano loses Registrar Jamilu Salim

    Bayero University Kano loses Registrar Jamilu Salim

    The death has been announced by the Registrar of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Malam Jamilu Ahmad Salim.

    It was reported that Malam Jamilu Ahmad Salim died after a brief illness.

    This was contained in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sagir Abbas.

    According to the statement, “The University Management, expressed its heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, the University community, and the entire people of Kano State.

    “He was a Registrar of the University for the past four years, was described as a dedicated and hardworking member of staff who contributed immensely to the growth and development of the institution.

    “We pray that Allah forgives his shortcomings and grants him Aljannatul-Firdaus. Amin.”

    The funeral prayer for the deceased has been scheduled to be held at 10:00 am today, Wednesday, at the BUK Central Mosque, New Campus, Kano.

  • Alleged fraud: ICPC arraigns ex-JAMB Registrar, 4 children on 17-count

    Alleged fraud: ICPC arraigns ex-JAMB Registrar, 4 children on 17-count

    The Federal Government is to arraign Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on seven-count charge bordering on money laundering at a Federal High Court, Abuja.

    Ojerinde is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo, and Oluwaseun Adeniyi, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice Inyang Ekwo.

    Ojerinde and his companies are currently facing a money laundering charge to the tune of N5 billion before Justice Obiora Egwuatu.

    He was accused to have diverted public funds while he served as National Examinations Council and JAMB registrar.

    However, in this fresh charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/119/23, the ex-JAMB boss and his four children were included.

    Also joined in the charge are

    In the charge are all his companies which include: Doyin Ogbohi Petroleum Ltd, Cheng Marbles Ltd, Sapati International Schools Ltd, Trillium Learnings Centre Ltd, and Standout Institutes Ltd.

    Ojerinde and the ten defendants’ were yet to take a plea as at the time of filing the reports.

  • Oko Poly Governing Council appoints Umeozor Ogochukwu as Registrar

    The Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State has approved the appointment of Mr. Umeozor Anthony Ogochukwu, as the substantive Registrar of the polytechnic.

     

    The approval, according to a statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer, Chijioke Ibeziako, was made at the council’s emergency meeting held on June 23.

     

    “The selection board committee of the council had earlier conducted an interview for the position of Registrar and forwarded their recommendations to the council.

     

    “Mr. Ogochukwu, who hails from Uga in Anambra State, has been a Deputy Registrar in the Polytechnic for 15 years. He has held positions in different capacities in the polytechnic.

     

    “He is a holder of M.Ed (Education) and is a Member of Nigeria Institute of Management (MNIM). He takes over from Mrs. Ifeoma Ezeokoli, who is in an acting capacity,” the statement reads.

     

    The Council Chairman, Malam Kale Kawu, expressed satisfaction at the process leading to the Registrar’s emergence, just as he hailed the selection board committee for discharging their task with tact and dedication.

     

    Describing the registry department as the engine room of the polytechnic, Kawu urged the new registrar to bring his wealth of experience to bear in his new assignment and add great value to the polytechnic.

     

    He called for co-operation and support for the registrar from the management and members of staff.

    Council
    Engr. Dr. Francisca Unoma Nwafulugo, FSNE, Rector, Federal Polytechnic Oko

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the polytechnic, which was founded in 1979, is one of is developing tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

     

    It has functional memoranda of understanding with different universities within and outside the country.

     

    Federal Polytechnic, Oko was previously known as the College of Arts, Science and Technology.

     

    On February 4, 2019, Federal Polytechnic Oko had its first female substantive rector, Dr. Francisca Unoma Nwafulugo.

     

    She was a chief lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic.

     

    The Polytechnic has three campuses.

     

    The main campus is at Oko which occupies a total land area of 89 hectares.

     

    Ufuma campus occupies a total land area of 52 hectares.

     

    Atani campus has a total area of 40 hectares.

  • LASU Governing Council appoints new Registrar

    LASU Governing Council appoints new Registrar

    The Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo, has approved the appointment of a new Registrar,  Mr. Emmanuel  Fanu, and Bursar, Mr. Said Olayinka for the university.

    Mr. Ademola Adekoya Coordinator,  Centre for Information,  Press and Public Relations of LASU, said this in a statement in Lagos.

    Adekoya said the council also approved the appointment of Mrs. Margaret Ogunkoya as the Director, Internal Audit of the institution.

    “The new Registrar, Fanu, is a former acting registrar of the university, and until his new appointment, the Deputy Registrar, Vice Chancellor’s Office.

    “The Bursar, Olayinka, will serve the second tenure of four years in the position.

    Ogunkoya, the new substantive Director, Internal Audit, occupied the same position in acting capacity until confirmation of her appointment.

    Adekoya added that the Principal Officers would assume duty on July 2.

    The  Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello,  congratulated and wished them a successful tenure.

    The tenure of the outgoing Registrar, Mr Olayinka Amuni, will end on July 1.

  • ASUU strike unnecessary – JAMB registrar, Oloyede

    Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said the ongoing national strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was unnecessary.

    Oloyede said this on Friday in Ilorin during the flag-off and presention of equipment, facilitated by JAMB, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH).

    He urged the leadership of the ASUU to call off the ongoing industrial action by the university lecturers in the country.

    The registrar, who was the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, noted that the protracted and incessant strikes by unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions was capable of causing irreparable damage, on not just the students, but also the nation.

    Oloyede, therefore, urged both the government and the unions to find ways of putting an end to the “unnecessary strike”.

    The registrar added that the intervention of JAMB in the area of healthcare delivery was to support the government’s efforts aimed at addressing the huge medical infrastructural gap in the country

    “JAMB will continue to prune down its expenses through prudent management, adoption of relevant cost-saving technology, and other efficiency-strategies.

    “This is to free up resources to support major stakeholders such as the tertiary health and educational institutions in order to uplift the health and educational institutions,” he said.

  • Northern states owe NECO N2.8bn in unpaid examination fees, says Registrar

    Northern states owe NECO N2.8bn in unpaid examination fees, says Registrar

    Northern states’ governments are indebted to the National Examinations Council NECO to the tune of N 2.8 billion, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, Registrar and Chief Executive, NECO, has said.

    “State governments offer to pay examination fees for candidates from their states but when it comes to the actual payment, they don’t do it, and that has strapped NECO.

    “Zamfara, Adamawa, Kano, Gombe, Borno and Niger state governments are owing the examination body N1.8 billion debt for the students they registered in 2019”, Wushishi told journalists in Minna, on Saturday.

    He lamented that most of the states owing the Council a lot of money were yet to remit to it, even when the examination body had not withheld the results of the defaulting states in the spirit of mutual respect, togetherness and understanding.

    According to him, the Council had engaged the affected states in dialogue towards the amicable resolution of the matter.

    Wushishi reminded the defaulting states that it was with this money that NECO paid the staff involved in carrying out the examinations, in addition to buying needed materials for the smooth conduct of the Senior Secondary School Examination.

    He, therefore, appealed to the governors of the Northern states to, as a matter of urgency, meet their obligations by settling their debts to enable NECO to diligently discharge its responsibilities.

  • Delta State Polytechnic Registrar, Lawrence Umukoro is dead

    Delta State Polytechnic Registrar, Lawrence Umukoro is dead

    Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that the Registrar of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara (DESPO), Mr. Lawrence Mudiaga Umukoro, is dead.

    It was gathered that the deceased passed on at an hospital in Sapele, Delta state, where he was receiving treatment late Saturday evening.

    He was said to have been briefly sick before his sad demise.

    He was 55-year-old.

    Umukoro hailed from Ovade-Oghara and Ovu in Ethiope West and East Local Government Areas of Delta State.

    Sources confirmed his death to an online platform, NigerDeltatoday, on Sunday.

    Umukoro attended the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, where he obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree (B.Tech.) in Maritime Transport Management Technology between 1992 and 1998.

    The deceased obtained Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Delta State University, Abraka, in 2007.

    Umukoro resigned from the Delta State Unified Local Government Service Commission to pick up appointment with the Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe – Oghara in February 2003 as Administrative Officer I.

    He rose through the ranks to the position of Deputy Registrar, until his recent appointment as Registrar of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe – Oghara.

    He was a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM.

  • CJN approves appointment of Ag-Supreme Court Registrar

    CJN approves appointment of Ag-Supreme Court Registrar

    The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has approved the appointment of Hajo Sarki-Bello, as Acting Chief Registrar.

    This followed the retirement of the substantive Chief Registrar, Hadizatu Uwani-Mustapha.

    This is contained in a statement by Dr Festus Akande, the Director of Press and Information, Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday.

    Sarki-Bello will formally assume office on Monday.

    Uwani-Mustapha will be attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 on Sunday, having served from July 2017 to August 2021.

    Sarki-Bello is a 1989 graduate of Law from Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto.

    She was called to the Nigerian Bar on June 7, 1990, after successfully completing the mandatory one year intensive academic programme at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos.

    Sarki-Bello equally attended the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in Lagos where she studied Legal Drafting.

    She subsequently went to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for a Master’s Degree programme in International Affairs and Diplomacy.

    She has worked in different capacities at different law firms and commercial organisations before joining the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1996 as Senior Registrar.

    In 2001, she was promoted to the position of Acting Deputy Chief Registrar and later became substantive Deputy Chief Registrar in 2006.

    Sarki-Bello is a seasoned judicial administrator and technocrat.

    She hails from Paiko in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.