{
  "id": 14000797,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:50:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-varsity-expels-final-year-student-over-social-media-post/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State has expelled a final-year English and Literary Studies student, Nora Onyewuenyi, for making damaging social media posts. According to a statement from the university's Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ngozi Okiridu, Onyewuenyi posted that her project topic was 'Citizenship', which did not exist within the department. Furthermore, she claimed her supervisor had written her project, a claim she later admitted was false. The university attempted to persuade Onyewuenyi to retract her statements, but she refused, stating that her expulsion was intended as a warning to other students. The expulsion aims to serve as a deterrent for similar actions in the future. The university's image maker emphasized that such behavior is unacceptable and would not be tolerated.",
  "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/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "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."
}