Education
UNIBEN seeks increase in quota at law school
UNIBEN seeks increase in quota at law school
Prof. Violet Aigbokhaevbo, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Benin on Friday advocated an increase in the number of law students being admitted into the Nigerian Law School from the university.
Aigbokhaevbo made the call while taking the university’s Law Class of 1985 on a tour of facilities in the faculty.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the class was on a courtesy call on the faculty as part of its reunion activities in Benin.
The dean said that the faculty now had enough facilities to warrant the request for an increase from the current quota of 180 students.
She said with the over 200 law graduates in 2021, about 50 could not make it to Law school due to the quota system.
The dean urged the Council of Legal Education of Nigeria to hasten its accreditation visit to the faculty to increase the quota.
Meanwhile, the dean has commended the alumni of the faculty for sponsoring 20 indigent students to Nigerian Law School.
Aigbokhaevbo said the individual and collective support from the old students was giving hopes to many students, who would ordinarily have dropped out.
She acknowledged that many amenities in the faculty were provided by the old students.
“I have to say this that our old students have been a beacon of hope for indigent students.
“Initially, some of us in the faculty pooled something together from our salaries to help these brilliant students, who did not have means to go to law school.
“But our old students have also joined in this gesture. About 20 are currently being sponsored by various alumni,” she said.
The dean, however, urged the visiting set to help with a 32 seater bus for the faculty to assist in their engagements outside the school.
In his address, Dr Roland Otaro, SAN, chairman of the 1985 set, promised the faculty an undisclosed donation from the set.
This, Otaro said would be different from other personal assistance that members of the class would offer.
He expressed the delight of the class members over the facilities on ground at the faculty.
Otaruu announced scholarship for two law students and a N300,000 annual prize for overall best male student from the faculty.
NAN reports that N250,000 prize each was also announced yearly for the best graduating student in property law, as well as best female graduating student by some members of the set.
UNIBEN seeks increase in quota at law school
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.
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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
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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.
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
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