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FG REMOVES PRO-CHANCHELLOR AND CHAIRMAN GOVERNING COUNCIL of FEDERAL UNIVERSITY of HEALTH SCIENCES, OTUKPO, BENUE STATE.

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The Federal Government has announced the removal of Engr. Ohieku Muhammed Salami, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State, due to actions unbecoming of his office and violations of established procedures.

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Director Press, and Public Relations of the Ministry, Boriowo Folasade, says the decision follows a series of unprofessional actions by Engr. Salami, including the suspension of the Vice-Chancellor without following the prescribed procedures.
It adds that despite intervention by the Federal Ministry of Education and formal requests to rescind the unlawful suspension, Engr. Salami refused to comply, resorting to abusive and threatening behavior towards the Ministry’s Directors, including the Permanent Secretary.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, noted that such conduct undermines the Ministry’s supervisory role over the university and jeopardizes the institution’s stability and governance.

In line with this decision, the Minister has requested the appointment of a new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council for the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, to restore proper governance and ensure the university operates in accordance with the principles of law, due process, and accountability.

The statement notes that all the changes are with immediate effect.

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JUST IN: FCT minister Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate land in the FCT to the University of Port Harcourt for the establishment of its Centre for Leadership and Political Studies.

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Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has indeed promised to allocate land in Abuja for the University of Port Harcourt’s Centre for Leadership and Political Studies.

This centre is envisioned as a Nigerian counterpart to the John F. Kennedy Leadership Center in the United States.

During a meeting with the university’s Governing Council, led by Pro-Chancellor Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, Wike pledged to provide the necessary land, but clarified that he won’t be using FCT funds for the centre’s construction.

Interestingly, Wike also promised to personally contribute ₦350 million towards building a state-of-the-art multimedia centre at the university’s Convocation Arena, which he had previously built during his tenure as Governor of Rivers State

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Varsity student drowns in River Benue

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A student of the Benue State Univeristy, BSU, Makurdi, Mr Abel Agaba, who was reported to have drowned in the River Benue was recovered on Friday.

A source said the deceased, who is a 200-level student of the Chemistry Department of the institution, had gone missing after swimming in River Benue.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Agaba, who lived with family members at Awe Street in the Wurukum area of Makurdi town, went to the nearby River Benue after watching a football match at a viewing center at about 11:45 pm.

He said, “we learnt that after watching the European football matches that finished at about 11:45 pm he said he was feeling hot and wanted to swim in River Benue to cool his body.

“Though those with him advised him against going to the River as it was already too late, he insisted and went since it was the usual practice around the area for people to go swimming at night whenever there is intense heat.

“He went alone and nobody bothered to check on him till Friday morning when a fisherman in the neighbourhood went to the River to check his fishing net for fishes and discovered Agaba’s lifeless body attached to his fishing net.

“The man raised the alarm and people went and recovered his body which was identified by his family members who took his remains to the mortuary.

“The death of the young man has thrown Awe Street neighbourhood into mourning because he was a gentle man who gave his time to his studies and never had issues with anyone.”

When contacted for confirmation, Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, CSP, Catherine Anene said she was yet to receive information on the incident.

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Nekede Poly suspends lecturer for beating up student

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The management of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, has suspended a lecturer, Mr. Okoroafor Ifeanyichukwu, for allegedly beating up a student.

A video making the rounds on social media shows the lecturer approaching the student in the midst of other students, slapping and hitting him, amidst shouts from bystanders.

A letter of suspension from the Polytechnic, signed by the Director of the Technical and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, P.C. Okoye, and titled “Suspension from Duty – Mr Okoroafor Ifeanyichukwu,” stated that the suspension takes immediate effect.

The short letter read: “You are hereby suspended from duty as a facilitator in the Technical and Entrepreneurship Development Centre pending the outcome of an investigation into the incident that occurred yesterday (Thursday, March 13, 2025) at the site of your entrepreneurship training.”

The incident, which has gone viral on social media, has garnered widespread condemnation for the lecturer, especially as the student was already showing remorse for his actions before the lecturer descended on him.

However, it was not immediately clear what the student did to provoke the lecturer’s reaction.

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