The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has expelled 175 students of the institution for various offences. The acting director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening, a copy of which was available to LEADERSHIP. The expelled students, according to the statement, were penalised for offences ranging from examination malpractice, theft, using fake …

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has named Prof. Shaykh-Lukman Jimoh as the substantive vice chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete. The appointment followed the outcome of the screening exercise of the university’s governing council where Prof. Shaykh-Lukman placed first among the candidates. Shaykh-Lukman is currently the acting vice-chancellor of the university. He was before then a deputy …

Operatives of the Ilorin zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), and two residents of Malete in Moro Local Government Area over offences bordering on Internet fraud (popularly referred to as ‘yahoo-yahoo’. A statement in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Thursday by the agency’s Head …

A 400-level female student of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state, has allegedly taken her own life. Rashidat Shittu allegedly resorted to suicide over her seemingly disturbing academic status. A source said the deceased committed suicide by taking “Sniper”. The source said Rashidat was first rushed to the school’s clinic before she was …