Further Discoveries on the Accident at Ninth Mile

We regret to announce that after investigation and enquiries about the unidentified young man involved in the 9th mile accident, it was discovered that he was a student of the university. He is Ugwuanyi Samson, a 100L Linguistics Student.
Quite painful we lost two bright and promising students in the accident.
May their souls rest in peace!!!
We also wish to reitrate that any news contrary to this is false and deceptive, thus students should take caution.

Comr. Anyanwu Maximus,
Information Officer,
SUG, UNN

Important Announcement on the Mid-Semester Break

A meeting was held between officials of the Student Union Government of both campuses of the University of Nigeria and representatives of the university administration. There a number of issues were discussed and resolutions were made as concerns the welfare of students and the mid-semester break. Below is a communique made available to us after the meeting.
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
JOINT INTERACTIVE SESSION
BETWEEN UNN MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE STUDENTS UNION GOVERNMENT (SUG) HELD ON MONDAY JUNE 8, 2015
COMMUNIQUE
Irked by the prevailing circumstances leading to the suspension of academic activities on the campuses of the University of Nigeria, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Benjamin, Chukwuma Ozumba, invited the Students Union Government (SUG) to an
interactive session.
In attendance were the Principal Officers of the University and other Management personnel.
Top on the agenda was:

The Total Woman by Comr. Nebo, Joy Chinaza

Just like there are standards of conduct to be met in order to call one's self a 'gentleman,' the same goes for a 'lady.' So, then, what are some signs that the woman in your life has matured to the point where she can be the equal half of a power couple?

1. A lady does not need you, but she wants you.

There is a quote I remember reading once that said

Press Release on the Demise of a UNN Student in a ghastly motor accident

Information and Public Relations Unit,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
June 03, 2015.

This is to confirm that the ghastly motor accident that occurred at the 9th Mile, Enugu (6pm yesterday) claimed the life of a 300 Level Veterinary Medicine student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has been identified as

The Accident at Ninth Mile

That there was an accident at 9th Mile on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 at about 5:45pm which involved a tanker and about two buses is no longer a breaking news. What is news is, however, that the figures being projected and tossed about by certain persons are baseless.
Representatives of the Student Union Government investigated the situation and found out that as at this afternoon (Wednesday, 3rd June, 2015), only three deaths have been recorded from the accident, as against the news by some blogs that 24 or more students died in the accident. Also, the representatives confirmed that only ONE of the deceased is a student of UNN (a female student whose full identity is yet to be ascertained).
The Information Officer, SUG, UNN also confirmed the casualties from the protest on Monday, June 1st, 2015. According to him, 5 students were injured by the driver who overran the protesters, and while some of them are being treated at the University's Medical Centre, others have been transfered. He further enjoined all students, friends and well-wishers of the university to remain law abiding even as academic activities remain suspended for the next two weeks.

While we mourn the dead and grieve with the friends and families of the deceased, it is important we plead with fellow Lions and Lionnesses, and bloggers to be careful enough to verify things for themselves before either believing or spreading any news, especially when it concerns human lives or has the tendency to incite people. A news as critical as the loss of life should be spread with caution. It is of no use unsettling people with some outrageous figures which will ultimately prove to be false.
Here are some pictures from the scene of the accident at 9th Mile, on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Comr. Okeke, Chibueze O.
Manager,
Electronic Information
SUG, UNN

OCCUPY UNN DAY 1: How UNEC's Fire Spread to UNN

And finally the fire that started in UNEC reaches UNN. On the night of June 1st, 2015; the night after it was announced that students should vacate the hostels within 24 hours. Students went on a peaceful protest when the school generator was not switched on at the usual time. The protesters moved from Franco up school chanting "Off that Gen!" as they got to different staff quarters where generators supplied power.
The mob progressed to the female hostels up school and subsequently moved towards the Vice Chancellor's lodge with the same song. The message they had was, "If the students do not have power, then no staff should".
As they progressed, the protesters harrassed drivers plying the road, forcing them to put off the light from their cars. However, tragedy broke out as the students got close to the Vice Chancellor's lodge when a driver who had earlier been harrassed made a come-back, speeding through the mob without caution, knocking down about four (4) of the protesters who lost their arms and/or legs as a result of the accident. Unknown to the furious driver, who is also a student of the university, security men were with the protesters as they tried to quell they situation or keep it under control. One of the protesters said the security men tried reassuring them that the generator will be made available. He was immediately apprehended by the security men while the affected students were hurriedly taken to the University Medical Centre for treatment.
However, as the protesters dispersed, angry that their demands were not met and that the furious driver was not handed to them, the university community remains in total backout except for staff quarters where there are generators to supply power.
Also, mixed reactions have trailed the announcement of immediate vacation of students from the hostels within 24 hours. As some students see it as a good development owing to the fact that they have been praying to have a little time to rest from the tedious works in the school, others are complaining that the school authority cannot justify its actions in any way as the reasons given by the school authority (lack of power supply among others) were not enough to order students out of the hostels within 24 hours. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the Enugu Campus of the university as armed policemen are seen at the campus gate with their cars parked around the gate. This has also increased the fear of embarrassment in the student should they not leave the hostel before 6:00pm tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015.
We will, as much as possible, keep you posted as the events unfold.

Comr. Okeke, Chibueze O.
Manager,
Electronic Information,
SUG, UNN

UNN Mid-Semester Break

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
(Information and Public Relations Unit)
Our Ref: UNN/VC/PR/133 Date: June 01,
2015
To: UNN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY
Subject:
MID SEMESTER BREAK
This is to bring to the notice of all
students and the entire University
Community, that the University of Nigeria
shall proceed on a TWO-WEEK MID
SEMESTER BREAK with immediate effect.
Consequently, all academic activities on
the campuses are hereby suspended for
the period.
Students are by this notice directed to
vacate their hostels within the next 24
HOURS, ie not later than 6pm on
TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2015.
Okwun Omeaku – Chief
Public Relations Officer
CC:
The Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enugu Campus)
Registrar
Librarian
Bursar
Dean, Student Affairs
Dean, School of Postgrad