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Ex-Abia Varsity VC Clinches PDP Gov Ticket
The immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Uche Ikonne, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate from the primary conducted in Abia. Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Governor Ayodele Fayose, said Prof. Ikonne polled 468 votes to defeat the closest rival, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe, who polled 45 votes, and…
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OAU VC: Crises Not Over
Despite the return of normalcy to the Campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile following the protracted protest by Ile-Ife indigenes over the emergence of a new Vice Chancellor for the University, the crisis is far from being over.In a fresh development, members of the Ife Progressives Forum, an umbrella body of Ile-Ife indigenes have…
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Outrage Over Announcement Of Bamire As New OAU VC
The announcement of the new Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Adebayo Bamire, sparked protest as some people blocked the entrance of the University in disagreement to the development. The governing council of the University, led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of council, Owelle Udoji, had on Thursday, announced Professor Adebayo Bamire as…
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Who emerges as new UI VC?
The circumstances which caused the National University Commission, NUC, to order a fresh selection process to produce anew Vice Chancellor, VC, for the University of Ibadan may continue to linger as many conflicting stories and information continue to generate concern among stakeholders. Traditionally the VC of any Nigerian university has a five-year tenure upon which…
