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The Kaduna State University, on Friday, promoted no fewer than 12 lecturers to the rank of Professor while eight others to an Associate Professor's rank. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa in a statement, also announced the termination of the appointment of a lecturer over alleged sexual harassment. The lecturer fired, Dr. Idowu Abbas, was of the Department of Geography of the institution. The DVC said the university's Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) investigated the alleged sexual harassment against the lecturer before relieving him of his job. He noted that the report of the disciplinary committee was eventually presented at the 217th Management Meeting of the varsity he(Ashafa) served as Chairman on behalf of the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Muhammad Tanko, on Jan. 12. The management, he said, then relieved Abbas from the services of the university and directed that all student...

Wale Alabi Pens Chief Bisi Akande on 82nd Birthday Dear Father, Chief AbdulKareem Adebisi Akande, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing a great path that creates opportunities for others. As the father of our political family in Osun and Nigeria as a whole; your opinion, encouragement, wisdom in decision making, integrity and doggedness have tremendously helped troubleshooting problems and disputes, calmed serious whirlwinds, dismantled various political barricades and obstructions within the progressives' fold and government at various levels. Your strength, passion and determination to make sure progressives' vision come to limelight and retool Nigeria for better have come to fruition and are yielding positive result. Baba, you had taught us through actions and continued to show through deeds that love for all creations, fairness, justice across board, determination to achieve developmental goal without compromise and respect for dissenting views are pan...