{
  "id": 13997564,
  "title": "Rivers varsity expels final-year student over social media post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rivers-varsity-expels-final-year-student-over-social-media-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-varsity-expels-final-year-student-over-social-media-post/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rumuelumeni, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year English and Literary Studies student named Nora Onyewuenyi for posting damaging content on social media. According to the university's public relations officer, Dr. Ngozi Okiridu, the student claimed her project topic was \"Citizenship,\" despite the Department of English and Literary Studies having no such project topic. Additionally, Onyewuenyi alleged that her supervisor had written her project for her. The university attempted to convince Onyewuenyi to retract her statements, but she refused, stating the expulsion was meant to deter others from similar actions. The expulsion serves as a warning to other students, as the Senate views the behavior as damaging to the institution's image.",
  "summary": "Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State has expelled a final-year student for a ‘damaging’ social media post about her project work. Read More: https://punchng.com/rivers-varsity-expels-final-year-student-over-social-media-post/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nora Onyewuenyi expelled for false project claim and supervisor allegations",
    "University urges retraction, student refuses, sees expulsion as deterrent",
    "Expulsion aims to protect institution's reputation and image"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rivers varsity expels final-year student over social media post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rivers-varsity-expels-final-year-student-over-social-media-post-14000797",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:50:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}