Why Osun State is least crime-infested state, by govt

Osun State said yesterday that the “low crime rate in the state” as confirmed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, was the result of the initiatives of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration since its inception in 2010.

The Director of Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Governor’s Office, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, explained that the Aregbesola administration did not just secure the state through

Afe Babalola condemns scrapping of Post-UTME Test

•Afe Babalola

Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado EKITI (ABUAD) Aare Afe Babalola has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the Post-Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test.

Speaking on the issue at the weekend, the legal luminary said he was shocked by the action, which he described as a “calamitous mistake, which poses danger and irreversible adverse effect on quality of education in Nigeria”.
Babalola said he was taken aback that “such a far-reaching decision could be taken without due and adequate consideration for how the concept of the Post-UTME came into being”.

The former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) said the concept of the Post-UTME test came into being in 2003 when it was discovered that “many of the students admitted into Nigerian universities through JAMB were not only

Robbers attack Vanguard publisher Sam Amuka

•Amuka

Suspected armed robbers yesterday invaded the Lagos home of Vanguard publisher Sam Amuka, injuring him and carting away cash and some items.
The raid was the second on Amuka’s home in about two years.

The invaders  allegedly hit the octogenarian  with an iron rod. He was rushed to a private hospital.
Ten suspects arrested in connection with the attack are being quizzed