{
  "id": 12344994,
  "title": "ICPC constitutes team to probe Kila over fake professorship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/icpc-constitutes-team-to-probe-kila-over-fake-professorship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/914751-icpc-constitutes-team-to-probe-kila-over-fake-professorship.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has formed a team to investigate allegations that Anthony Kila falsely claimed to be a professor. According to Premium Times, the probe will also examine whether Michael and Cecilia Ibru University benefited from Kila's actions.\n\nKila serves as the Pro-Chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University in Delta State. His profile and photographs were previously on the university's website, but have since been removed, Punch Nigeria reports.\n\nKila has disputed the characterization of him as a \"fake professor\", describing it as inaccurate, misleading, and damaging to his reputation, according to Punch Nigeria. The university's Vice-Chancellor, Ibiyinka Fuwape, stated that the institution would respond to questions raised about Kila's professorship.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Delta varsity removes Kila’s profile from website over ‘fake professor’ controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/delta-varsity-removes-kilas-profile-from-website-over-fake-professor",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:30:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}