FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE 2019/2020 ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE (FOR UTME AND DIRECT ENTRY APPLICANTS) MONDAY, 1ST JULY – FRIDAY, 19TH JULY, 2019 ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) hereby informs all applicants who have applied to FUOYE in the 2019 UTME to visit the screening portal ecampus.fuoye.edu.ng/putme in order to participate in the online screening exercise between Monday, 1st July and Friday, 19th July, 2019. ELIGIBILITY i) Candidates who applied to Federal University Oye Ekiti and obtained UTME cut-off score of 160 and above. ii) All candidates must possess a minimum of five ‘O’ Level credits (including English Language and Mathematics) obtained at not more than two sittings in subjects relevant to their proposed courses.[check screening portal for subject requirements]. iii) In addition to item (ii) above, Direct Entry candidates must possess at least two (2) A’ Level (or its equivalent) pa...

In recent times, student unionism has been given high level of prominence in Nigeria, based on the fact that youths are seen as the "leaders of tomorrow". People perceive it as an avenue, as well as a training ground for nurturing youths in which they are equipped with various leadership skills, knowledge and experience. Basically, bringing it down to our higher institutional level, student unionism happens to be an indispensable practice, which serves as a link and channel through which students' requests and grievances are made known to their school managements. However, over the years, student unionism seemed to have gained negative connotations as a result of the irregularities and misconceptions attached to it's practice. Its no doubt that this widely acclaimed practice have been influenced by divers ideological practices, therefore, obtaining a negative profile which it shouldn't obtain. The student union government in FUOYE was constituted in the y...

Kindly be informed that 2018/2019 first semester examination has been scheduled to commence on 10th June, 2019. Consequently, only duly registered students would be allowed into the examination hall after the provision of the following documents. 1. Coloured print online course registration form signed and stamped by the HOD. 2. School fee payment receipt signed and stamped by the Bursary. 3. University I. D. Card. Also, all students are advised to make the required payments as prescribed by the University. i.e full payment for 100L students and at least 70% for returning students. Please note that Student Affairs Division will not entertain any student requesting Student Affairs Division to help him/her plead with the University Management on the school fee payment. Students are hereby referred to their Students' Handbook to read, *''"MISCONDUCT DURING EXA...

Valencia on Saturday defeated Spanish giants FC Barcelona to win the Copa Del Rey. The defending champions lost 2-1 in a match that may be the last for the under-fire Coach Ernesto Valverde. The defeat denied Barcelona a fifth consecutive Copa Del Rey victory. When superstar Lionel Messi pulled one goal back in the second half, many expected a comeback. But the Valencia players held on for a memorable victory, even missing two open chances to kill off the game. Details shortly…

A SS3 student of Jubril Martins Memorial College, Iponri Lagos, Rafiu Adagun, has been beaten to death during the ongoing West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) by a gardener, Femi Aderounmu. Eyewitnesses said the 15-year-old was killed after Aderounmu laid an ambush for him following a rift, which was settled by the school authorities earlier. A source in the school said: “On the 15th of May after writing Literature exam, he (Rafiu) was on his way to prepare for his elder brother’s child’s naming. “So, the gardener to the school called him and his fellow colleague back that the principal asked them (SSS 3 students) to stay behind then. “The late Rafiu Adagun replied why should he wait since he was through with my exam? Then the gardener started beating him. “So, they called the attention of the teachers and they settled the rift. Later, the students were playing that who was older between Rafiu and one other male student and Rafiu said the latter was older than him so t...

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerian graduates that earning a university degree is no longer a meal ticket. Buhari stated this on Friday at the 13th Convocation for the conferment of higher degrees, postgraduate diplomas and honorary degrees of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. He told the graduates that university degrees and diplomas would rather assist them to grapple with challenges of life. While saying that his administration would address youth unemployment and underemployment, Buhari called on the youths to embrace the opportunities the Federal Government had put in place to mitigate the unemployment situation. He said, “You are cautioned that university degrees do not usher you into an El Dorado. It rather equips you with the competence to grapple with the ever-changing challenges of life of which youth unemployment is a vexatious part. “ The Federal Government will remain undaunted in tackling the challenges of youth unemployment and ...

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday protested against the killing of one of their colleagues, identified as Israel Anuolowapo, by a hit-and-run driver. Anuolowapo, a 100-level student of the Department of Mathematics, was allegedly crushed to death in front of the university main gate on Tuesday. During the protest, the students reportedly barricaded the Ilesa-Akure Expressway, singing solidarity songs The protest was said to have caused gridlock on the road, as motorists, especially travellers, were delayed for several hours. The students demanded that the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing erect speed bumps on the expressway to reduce such incidents. According to a witness, it took the intervention of men of the Ondo State Police Command, who appealed to the students, to open the road. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, said the matter had been resolved, adding that the governm...

12 GOALS Messi (Barcelona) 8 GOALS Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 6 GOALS Agüero (Man City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Marega (Porto), Tadic (Ajax Amsterdam) 5 GOALS Dybala (Juventus), Dzeko (AS Rome), Kane (Tottenham), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Neymar (Paris SG), Sterling (Man City)

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (back) celebrates with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Barcelona and Liverpool at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on May 1, 2019. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) Lionel Messi put Barcelona to within touching distance of the Champions League final on Wednesday after firing a stunning brace to down Liverpool 3-0 at the Camp Nou. Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez opened the scoring midway through the opening half of the semi-final first leg before Messi struck twice in seven second half minutes to leave the Reds with a mountain to climb in the tie despite an impressive performance in Catalonia. Messi’s second, an incredible long-range free-kick, was his 600th Barca goal in all competitions. The two sides meet again on Tuesday for the decisive second leg at Anfield.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released its reports on the governorship elections held on March 9 , 2019, in Rivers and Bauchi states. The statements released on the commission’ s Twitter handle was signed by INEC’ s National Commissioner and chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee , Festus Okoye. Our correspondent had reported that INEC had suspended the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State till further notice following violence and threat to the lives of voters and the ad - hoc staff of INEC. See the tweets INEC Nigeria @inecnigeria Press Statement On Rivers Governorship Election b:1/View image on TwitterView image on TwitterTwitter https://twitter.com/inecnigeria INEC Nigeria @inecnigeria Press Statement On Bauchi Governorship Election b:2/View image on TwitterView image on Twitter https://twitter.com/inecnigeria

More than two years after losing two children to suspected kidnappers , joy has returned to the family of Fatai and Suliat Azeez , who have welcomed a set of triplets at their home on Aiyepe Avenue in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State . A crowd of residents and well - wishers thronged the house, on Monday, to catch a glimpse of the babies . The newborns, two girls and a boy , were given birth to on Thursday, February 28 , 2019. In November 2016 , Suliat , who had a hairdressing workshop in the Okokomaiko area, had taken a new apprentice, who gave her name as Grace . Grace, whose real name is Gladys Austin , had been asked to resume after promising to bring a guarantor the following day. However , she was said to have tricked Suliat’ s two children , Kafayat ( six ) and Farouk ( four), and allegedly disappeared with them that same day. Efforts by the family to locate the children had proved abortive. However , in March 2017, the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Specia...

The Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly , Godiya Akwashiki , has been beaten and stripped naked by suspected hoodlums. In a viral video , Akwashiki , who emerged senator- elect for the Nasarawa North Senatorial District , was seen tied with a rope by the gang . There was blood in his mouth as he protested weakly while his assailants pummelled him. It was learnt that the lawmaker was beaten at a private residence in the Maitama area of Abuja. He was alleged to have attempted sleeping with the wife of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Danladi Envuluanza. The lawmaker , who currently represents Eggon West in the state House of Assembly, however, denied trying to sleep with any politician’ s wife , adding that he was stripped at gunpoint . He also claimed that he was tricked to the venue of the incident , where he was beaten by the hoodlums. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory , Bala Ciroma , said the matter was under inv...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral (INEC) for the Saturday Presidential election. The INEC Wednesday morning declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress APC as Nigeria’s President-elect having polled the highest number of votes in last Saturday’s Presidential election. Consequently, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who is also the Chief Returning Officer for the Presidential Election said Mr Buhari would be presented with a Certificate of Return alongside his vice, Yemi Osinbajo. Buhari was declared President-elect at about 4:43am in Wednesday. “I, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu hereby certify that I was the Returning Officer for the Presidential Election held on the 23rd day of February, 2019. That the he action was contested; that the candidates received the following votes”, he began. Having announced the scores of the 73 Presidential candidates, Yakubu said; ” Tha...

The rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections are here with us. One very sad, painful truth is that there are some fellows who call themselves “party supporters” who may not live to see the end of the voting exercise tomorrow or hear the results declared. There are some others too who may die the day the results would be announced because they would eagerly indulge in some violent activities on behalf of some politicians defeated in the elections. But these are clearly avoidable deaths which will only happen if people refuse to learn from the past foolish mistakes of others, and so fail to place appropriate value on their lives. In this case, it is a choice, either to live or to die. Many politicians who are out there threatening to unleash fire and thunder during these elections have carefully removed their families very far from the battlegrounds they are busy creating here and there. Some of them have since flown their wives and children abroad where they are n...