Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Teaching: An Unappreciated Profession by Ishowo Malik Ayomide
By: Ishowo Malik Ayomide 08165511716 First and foremost, teaching ought to be one of the professions that attract respect and handsome rewards, but unluckily in Nigeria, the opposite is the case. However, it has actually been a war of subjugation which has some historical perspectives especially in the African society at large. Moreover, our eardrums…
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Imo State Governor, Uzodimma Sacked VC
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has sacked the Vice Chancellor, Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Prof Patrick Egbule. The VC was relieved through a press statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Cosmas Iwu, and made available to newsmen in Owerri, the state capital. Egbule was replaced with Prof…
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Just In: Court Strikes Out Case Against APC Presidential Candidate, Tinubu
Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a case filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP)seeking to nullify the candidature of Bola Tinubu as 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bayo Onanuga,Director of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He…
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Nigerian Students To Gain More Access To Financial Aid, as Lawmakers Pass Students’ Loan Bill
Nigerian students in institutions of higher learning would gain more access to financial assistance as the two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the students’ loan bill, according to Lanre Lasisi, spokesman to Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila. He said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that Mr Gbajabiamila sponsored the bill. He said the…
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Reps Orders NUC Boss to Produce Vice Chancellors Over Illegal Budgets Approval, Others
Nigerian Tribune The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)of the House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Abubakar Rasheed Adamu to produce before it all the Vice Chancellors whose universities were indicted by the Office of the Auditor General of the federation over illegal approval of budgets and…
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Pandemonium in Osun Community, as Hoodlums Set Palace Ablaze, Prince Shot
The Nation Newspaper There was pandemonium in Ikirun community, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Wednesday when a prince, Lukman Gboleru, was reportedly shot as security operatives attempted to forcefully open the palace. The Nation reports several protests have trailed the appointment of Oba Yinusa Akadiri as the new monarch…
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200-level Dental Student Tortured To Death by Friends in Sokoto Over Alleged Phone Theft
Daily Trust A 200-level Dental student of the Sultan Abdurrahman College of Health Technology, Gwadabawa, Sokoto, was killed by his friends who were also students of the college over alleged phone theft. The victim who was identified as Lukman hailed from Kalambaina in the Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Daily Trust reliably gathered…
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Updated: After Today, CBN Will Redesign, Reissue Naira Notes Every Five To Eight Years – Emefiele
Vanguard News President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (BN), was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony. The unveiling of the new notes took place before the weekly Federal…
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Our Female Undergraduates Are Not Being Raped by Varsity’s Workers – CU Management
The Covenant University has denied allegations making the rounds in some sections of social media that female students of the school are being sexually harassed and raped by workers of the institution. Vreporters gathered that some Nigerians have taken to social media platforms people to accuse some workers of sexually harassing and raping female undergraduates…
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NYSC Gets Interim Director After Fadah’s Removal
Christy Uba, has been directed to oversee the affairs of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, following the removal of former Director General of the scheme, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The interim appointment of Uba who is a director of the scheme was contained in a statement signed by NYSC…
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