A 20-year-old student of Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, Ogun State, has been arrested by the police

for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend and her friend during a visit to his place, The Nation reports.

The suspect, identified as Ganiu Ayinde, was arrested after his girlfriend,

19-year-old Sofiat Oyekunle, and her friend, 18-year-old Racheal Adeoye,

were rushed to the hospital unconscious after drinking a beverage he offered them.

According to the report, Oyekunle and Adeoye had gone to visit Ayinde at his off-campus apartment on Saturday evening.

After spending some time together, Ayinde offered them a drink, which they accepted.

Shortly after drinking the beverage, the two girls became unconscious.

Ayinde, who was the only one who was not affected by the drink, rushed the two girls to the hospital.

Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors confirmed that the girls had been poisoned.

The hospital authorities immediately contacted the police,

who arrested Ayinde. Upon interrogation, Ayinde confessed to poisoning the two girls.

He told the police that he was angry with Oyekunle for ending their relationship.

Ayinde is currently being held at the Ipokia Police Station pending further investigation.

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Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut has been appointed as the new Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

He succeeds Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, whose tenure ended on October 1.

Dr. Amos joined the service of WAEC in 1998 as an Assistant Registrar II and

rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar in April 2018.

He has served in various capacities in the council, including Assistant Registrar/Subject Officer,

Senior Assistant Registrar/Head of Examinations Security and

Deputy to the Branch Controller, Branch Controller, and Deputy Registrar/Zonal Coordinator.

Dr. Amos is an astute scholar with various educational publications in international and national journals.

He has also presented numerous keynotes and other papers at international and national conferences/fora.

We congratulate Dr. Amos on his new appointment and wish him all the best in his new role.

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Six students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma in Katsina State have been suspended by the institution October 1, 2023

over the alleged murder of a 200-level student, Abubakar Nasir-Barda.

The university’s spokesperson, Habib Aminu-Umar,

said in a statement on Sunday that the management has been up and

doing since the occurrence of the unfortunate incident to ensure justice is served to all.

According to the statement, the incident involved an altercation over a female student, and led to the death of Nasir-Barda.

The Katsina University management has constituted an interim ad-hoc committee

to look into the case and feed management on development as they unfold.

The six students who have been suspended are currently in police custody.

The Katsina University has not released their names,

but the police have said that they are all male students of the institution.

This is a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the family and friends of Nasir-Barda.

We hope that justice will be served, and that the university will take all necessary steps

to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.

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