Tag: UNILAG
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I was depressed, brokenhearted when my father left the family- Deyemi Okanlawon
Suave actor, Deyemi Okanlawon has shared the challenges he encountered before stardom. The award winning Nollywood hunk noted that he was once asked to withdraw in the university as a result of poor academic performance which was triggered by the absence of his father. Speaking in an Instagram Live chat with popular rapper, Bouqui, he…
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Rape: 21-year sentence of Unilag ex-lecturer not stiff enough- FIDA
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on Monday said that the 21-year sentence handed to Akin Baruwa, a former part-time lecturer in the University of Lagos (Unilag), for raping an admission seeker was not stringent enough. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that Justice Josephine Oyefeso had on Feb. 20 in Ikeja sentenced…
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#Sexformarks: UNILAG sets up panel to probe ‘randy’ lecturers
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has constituted a panel to probe Dr Boniface Igheneghu and Dr Samuel Oladipo for sexual harassment allegations. A statement by the Principal Assistant Registrar (Communication Unit), Mrs Taiwo Oloyede, also said Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, had been suspended. The panel, headed by Dean Faculty of Law, Ayodele Atsenuwa,…
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I won’t be put under pressure to speak —Alleged sex-for-grade UNILAG lecturer declares
Following allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him via a trending documentary, a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, has said he would not be hassled to speak on the allegations. TheNewsGuru recalls that Igbeneghu, a cleric with the Foursquare Gospel Church, was captured making sexual advances at a ‘student’…
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BOMBSHELL: I was sexually harassed in university (OAU), says Gov Fayemi’s wife [Updated]
Bisi Fayemi, wife of the governor of Ekiti state, says she faced sexual harassment while she was a university student. Fayemi said this on Monday during the premiering of #SexForGrade, an hour long documentary exposing randy lecturers in some universities in Nigeria and Ghana. From her educational records, Bisi Fayemi received her bachelor’s and master’s…
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DETAILS: UNILAG shuts down ‘Cold Room’, where lecturers ‘sexually harass’ students
The University of Lagos has announced the shut down of the ‘Cold Room’, where lecturers allegedly sexually harass students. This was disclosed by Taiwo Oloyede, the Principal Assistant Registrar (Communication Unit) of the university. The ‘Cold Room’ was mentioned by a lecturer of the school, Boniface Igbeneghu, who was caught on video sexually harassing an…
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Commotion as Naira Marley gets barred from performing at UNILAG [VIDEO]
Fans of hip-hop artiste, Naira Marley protested on Friday night when the crooner was stopped from performing at a show inside the campus of the University of Lagos, Akoka According to findings by TheNewsGuru, the decision to stop Naira Marley from performing stems from his poor public perception and ongoing court case over cyber…
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UNILAG announces date for Post UTME exam
The University of Lagos has fixed Aug. 1 to Aug. 21 for application for its post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Matriculation Examination (post UTME) screening into all courses/programmes for the 2019/2020 academic year. This is contained in a statement issued by the Registrar, Mr Oladejo Azeez, on Saturday. According to the university, only candidates who made…
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Tech experts to empower young Nigerians at TechMoney Africa
Unicorn Group, a pan-African investment company targeting innovative ideas in collaboration with the University of Lagos, is set to empower young Nigerians via their ‘TechMoney Africa’ summit . The tech summit will bring together the leading minds in technology, innovation and finance across public and private sector in Africa, to include: Clen Cook, Executive, RIIS,…