Education
Inside Bingham University
Inside Bingham University
By Balami Lazarus
Situated and being at 26 kilometres Abuja- Keffi Expressway Karu Nasarawa state. Bingham University (BHU) was established in 2005 by Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and named after a Christian Evangelist Roland Bingham one of the founders of SIM- Sudan Interior Mission who and two others came to Africa in 1893.
This university is one among the success story of private universities in Nigeria, with good academic standards, the harvest of lecturers and scholars, intelligent and brilliant students who are dotted with some questionable behaviours. When I went on a fact-finding mission recently I was able to exhume a can full of Magu- maggots clandestine in indiscipline and immoral acts among students caged in social vices like drugs, alcoholism and sex on the one side.
While some lecturers are secretly involved in grades trading on the other. To most students I asked, Bingham University is socially bankrupt and is likened to secondary schools where you are treated with strict and embracing rules and regulations. “These are not meant for a tertiary institution like Bingham. You cannot beat those of us who are interested in social life as young people full of life we will and shall always have our ways” happily said, one student.
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Looking at the body language and disposition of some of the students, it is crystal clear that most of them are made without their liking to enrolled in Bingham University by their parents. Inside Bingham is also mafia-like where intrigues, treachery and fear grips you with terror. ( Remember Thriller by Michael Jackson). Bingham is partially run by some groups of families spread across different departments who are staff of the institution where they operate in a closed fraternity reporting every bit and inch of happenings in and around Bingham to the Management for a favour.
The university is also faced with salary carryover of 2017 and the case of undue delay in payment as confirmed by one member of staff. I have long learnt that the face value of a thing is at times deceptive and Bingham has proved this assertion. The university is headed by Professor William Barnabas Qurix as Vice-Chancellor.
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UNIMAID Student Drowns in Gwange River, Another Rescued
By: Zagazola Makama
A tragic drowning incident has claimed the life of a University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) student, while another was rescued after they went swimming at the Gwange River Bank in Maiduguri.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on March 14, 2025, around 7:00 p.m., when two UNIMAID students, identified as Abafras Abdiel from the Department of Forestry and Silas Sule from the Department of Geology, went to the Gwange River Bank behind ECWA Church for a swim.
While diving, both students drowned in the river, prompting an emergency response. A combined rescue team, including the police, divers, and fire service personnel, was immediately mobilized to the scene.
The rescue team managed to retrieve both victims and rushed them to the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri. While Abafras Abdiel was admitted for treatment, Silas Sule was unfortunately certified dead by doctors. His body has since been deposited at the hospital for autopsy and further investigations.
The authorities have urged students and residents to exercise caution when engaging in activities near water bodies, especially during the dry season, when river currents can be unpredictable.
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Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
By: Our Reporter
This is truly heartbreaking. Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student at Federal University Gusau, was abducted along with her two siblings by bandits in the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, from their home in the Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara State.
The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of ₦35 million for their release. After much struggle, the family managed to gather ₦10 million, which the kidnappers agreed to accept. However, even after receiving the money, they still refused to release Zarah. Instead, they demanded four motorcycles (Boza) and four cartons of engine oil.
Zarah and her siblings spent four months in captivity. When all the items were finally gathered, the kidnappers’ leader was informed. He then called his men to check on the captives. To everyone’s horror, his men responded that only two children remained; one of them, Zarah, had passed away and had already been buried two days earlier.
Zarah was the only daughter of her mother, making her loss even more devastating. Her passing is not just a tragedy for her family but a heartbreaking reflection of the ongoing insecurity in Zamfara State and the pain that countless families endure.
Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed bandits have abducted four students from Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State, security sources told Zagazola Makama on Sunday.
The attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, when the assailants, reportedly in large numbers, quietly invaded the area and whisked away four individuals.
The victims have been identified as Wali Kayode (25), Fahad Muhammad (20), Emmanuel (surname unknown), and another yet-to-be-identified person.
Security operatives were mobilized to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call but the bandits had fled.
Security sources said that Efforts are ongoing to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims safely.
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