A trailer has veered off at the entrance of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), killing students and shop owners around. Following the terrible incident, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council (NANS JCC), Ondo State, has planned a peaceful protest for today, Thursday, October 24. Condemning the repeated occurrence of students’
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested Boluwatife Abdul, a cult leader and student of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA). Olayinka Ayanlade, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said Abdul, who had been on their watchlist, was apprehended during a secret meeting after receiving information from someone in the neighbourhood that some young men were gathered,
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter, has warned that academic activities, including the forthcoming resumption and convocation ceremonies, may be disrupted if the state government fails to address lingering issues of poor funding and unpaid salaries. Speaking in Akure on Sunday, the Chairman of AAUA ASUU, Dr Boluwaji
Students at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have challenged landlords over the rising costs of off-campus accommodation. The union said it acted after receiving complaints about what it described as “exorbitant” fees for off-campus housing. In a statement, Chief Press Secretary Awolumate Oluwaseun said the union president, Comrade Salami Akeem, inspected a student lodge near
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) lecturers have commenced an indefinite strike over alleged non-payment of salary arrears by the state government. The industrial action, declared under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), followed resolutions reached at the union’s congress held on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The decision was announced in a
Professor Akinrotimi Oyetakin, from the Department of Educational Management at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, has requested that the government increase the budget allocation for the education sector. “If the government increases the budget allocation to at least 20 per cent on an annual basis, it will cushion the problem we are experiencing
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a female final-year student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, told reporters on Saturday that the victim was allegedly killed by her boyfriend. “The victim was a final-year student of AAUA. She was initially declared missing by her
The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to expand its School Protection Unit services to include tertiary institutions in Ondo State, with Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) set to benefit from the initiative. This was revealed during a courtesy visit by the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adebowale Lawal, to the university on Tuesday,
