Education
Court grants Final Forfeiture of NOK University, Hotel and Factory in Kaduna
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, June 7, 202 ordered the final forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Center and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had, through its counsel Ekele Iheanacho filed an order of final forfeiture of the said properties pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 44(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Iheanacho, through diligent submission and evidence before the court, established the facts that Anthony Hassan, a former Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA, in the Federal Ministry of Health, built NOK University using proceeds of unlawful activities traced to him.
Physical assets of the University forfeited include Senate building, ICT building, Faculty of Medicine building, Science Deanery building, two Academic buildings , a Faculty Hall and other buildings.
Other properties also forfeited include Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Center and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State.
The Commission, had, through its investigative Officer, Adaora Asabe Oragudosi investigated some verified intelligence bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering against some staff of the Federal Ministry of Health where the properties ordered forfeited were traced to the defendant.
Delivering judgment on the matter on Friday, Justice Abdulmalik held that “the Apex court has held that any person who lives above his means owes the society some explanations. The burden lies on the accused to justify properties acquired which are disproportionate to his known legitimate earnings. It is in law that forfeitures are hinged on preponderance of evidence”.
“Again, I hold that the respondent has failed woefully in tilting the scale of evidence in his favor. It is a principle of law that oral evidence cannot contradict or supersede documentary evidence because documentary evidence speaks for itself”, she said.
The court had earlier granted an interim forfeiture of the assets on June 1, 2022.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Makoji Stephen as the new Rector of Federal Polytechnic Ugep in Cross River State.
The approval was granted by the Federal Government, and the appointment will take effect from March 17, 2026.
Dr. Stephen will serve a single term of five years in line with the Polytechnic Act 2019 as amended.
The decision is seen as part of efforts to strengthen leadership and improve the academic and administrative structure of the institution.
Before this new role, Dr. Stephen worked as a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration at Federal Polytechnic, Idah.
He also served as an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Miva Open University, Nigeria.
Dr. Stephen began his academic journey at Ahmadu Bello University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration in 1998 with Second Class Upper Division.
He later obtained a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Benue State University.
In 2009, he earned another Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Salford in the United Kingdom.
He further completed a Ph.D. in Business and Management with a focus on Human Resource Management at the University of Salford Business School in 2016.
His doctoral studies were supported by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
Six final-year female students of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Bachelor of Nursing Science programme at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have reportedly lost their lives in a tragic road traffic accident.
The victims, all 500-level students, were said to be traveling to the university’s main campus in Ogbomoso on Sunday, February 22, 2026, to sit for their semester examinations when the fatal crash occurred.
Sources disclosed that the accident happened while the students were en route to the institution, though the exact location and circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear as investigations continue.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at a mortuary, while authorities are yet to issue an official statement regarding the tragedy. As of the time of filing this report, the university management has also not released formal confirmation or details about the incident.
Further information, including the possible cause of the accident and identities of the victims, is expected to emerge as officials conclude preliminary inquiries.
The incident has reportedly thrown colleagues and members of the university community into mourning, especially as the students were preparing to complete the final stage of their academic program.
Education
Media personality Toolz laments over volume of her sons’ schoolwork, says it feels like she’s back in Year 2
Media personality Toolz has shared a lighthearted complaint about the amount of schoolwork her children bring home.
Taking to Instagram, she questioned why the assignments seem so intense at such an early stage, joking that it feels like she has returned to primary school herself.
According to her, instead of simple tasks like coloring and basic maths, her sons are already handling detailed science projects that require designing and defending their work.
She wrote partly, “Because why does it feel like I’m back in Year 2… and more importantly, why is it a bit hard?!”
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