Category: Education

‘Got $1m Studying Honesty Then Fired for Faking Data;’ Tale of Harvard Prof. Gino

ADEOLA YUSUF

Dirty details of the scandal that brought Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, down from Grace to grass   Harvard Professor Francesca Gino earned $1 million studying honesty and then got fired for faking data. Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, faced a dramatic downfall after being fired for manipulating data in multiple studies. Harvard also revoked her tenure, a rare move. The scandal ignited debate about elite institutions rewarding influence over integrity. Allegations of data tampering surfaced, leading to an investigation that confirmed…

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‘He Bought N100k Soap From Herbalist,’ Babcock Varsity Expels Student

Ganiyu Amodu

Babcock University in the Ilishan-Remo area of Ogun State has expelled a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, for allegedly violating the university’s regulations, including engagement in fetish practices, drug peddling, and dishonesty. The Babcock University Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr Joshua Suleiman, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Siwajuola’s disappearance in early May 2025 garnered public attention after his mother publicly accused the university on social media of neglecting its duty of care. However, Suleiman stated that the student intentionally left the campus on April 28 without…

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Meet Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, New Vice-Chancellor For Caleb University

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Supervised, graduated 95 doctoral students, out of which 7 are already Professors,’ everything to know about the Professor of Business Administration + how he succeeded Nosa Owens-Ibie, renowned Professor of Communication   Caleb University Imota Lagos has appointed  Prof. Olalekan Asikhia as the new Vice-Chancellor. Asikhia succeeds Prof. Nosa Owens-Ibie, who had completed his two terms in office. Platforms Africa reports that Olawale Adekoya, the institution’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, who confirmed this in a statement, maintained that the University’s Management expressed profound confidence in Professor Olalekan…

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Should A Muslim Who Wants To Kill Sallah Ram Leave Hair, Nail Uncut? Here’s The Truth

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The question of if Muslims intending to offer Eid Sacrifice can shave their hair or clip their nails on any of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah has been asked severally by many people. Nurudeen Ibrahim provides the answer that may be surprising to many     PERMISSIBILITY OF SHAVING THE HAIR AND CLIPPING THE NAILS DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF DHUL HIJJAH FOR ANYONE WHO INTENDS TO OFFER THE EID SACRIFICE By Nurudeen Ibrahim The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah begins from the Night the…

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Late-Night Exams: Reps Reject WAEC Delegation, Insist On Head Of National Office’s Appearance

Ganiyu Amodu

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies rejected a team from the West African Examinations Council on Friday. The lawmakers said only the Head of WAEC’s National Office can answer questions about problems in the ongoing exams. The committee gave WAEC 24 hours to comply with their order and appear before them. The WAEC team, led by Senior Assistant Registrar, Ambrose Okelezo, said the Head of National Office was busy supervising exam printing and could only come on Monday. Committee Chairman, Oforji Oboku, apologised to parents…

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Enrol In Technical College, Get N45k Monthly Stipend – Nigeria Govt

Ganiyu Amodu

The federal government has announced a monthly N45,000 stipend for technical college students across the country. Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), spoke to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the new policy aimed to fast-track the development of the TVET sector and expand enrollment at the sub-tertiary level. Bugaje added that, beyond the monthly stipend, the government would also cover teaching fees and pay industry-based supervisors (known as “master class” instructors) where students undertake industrial attachments and finance the cost of…

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Team Lead Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Bags PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Press Coverage of Oil And Gas Issues In Nigeria (2015 – 2021),’ details of the thesis that earned the multiple award-winning journalist/Journalism researcher the highest degree in Communication Studies at the prestigious Lagos State University   The Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has bagged the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in communication studies. A panel of assessors chaired by renowned professor of communication and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof. Muyiwa Popoola, pronounced Adeola Yusuf, a doctor of Philosophy after the researcher successfully defended his thesis…

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“How I Used Timilehin’s University School Fees To Bury Her” – Father Of Teenage UTME Candidate Who Committed Sui(ide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She regretted it (ingesring rat poison). I could see it. She was fighting for her life,” everything the father said through tears   The grieving father of Teenage UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidate has revealed how he buried his daughter, Timilehin, using money he had set aside for her university education after she died by ending it all over her UTME result. In an emotional interview with Channels Television, the father explained that Timilehin, who had scored 190 in the previous year’s UTME, was devastated when she saw this…

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‘Suspense, Surprise;’ Great Ife Alumni Elect Falode, Other Global Officers Unopposed

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “NIDCOM Director Media And PR, Abdur-Rahman Balogun; Alabi Adeyemi Joshua; Dr Olumuyiwa Kayode Ojo, Dr Johnson Bankole Olumola, and co,” Names And designations of 19 officials the emerged from a three-day convention of ex-great Ife, home and abroad⁷    The Great Ife Alumni Association has elected new set of Global Officers that will steer the ship of the association for another two years with Barrister Leye Bunmi Falode emerging as the Global President. Platforms Africa reports that the election which started with suspense ended with surprise as 18…

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Say Goodbye To It: Using Phone in Bathroom increases Your Risk of Hemorrhoids

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Squat To Poop If You Can, Science backs it up. Your body was never designed to sit on a porcelain chair to poop.” You want to read details of the survey presented at Digestive Diseases Week 2025 that brought our dirty little secret into the medical spotlight   We get it. You bring your phone to the bathroom because it’s the only place left where nobody can bother you. You scroll through TikTok, have some me-time or play a quick game… except “quick” turns into ten minutes, and suddenly your legs…

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