{
  "id": 5644697,
  "title": "Meet Nigerian professor appointed dean at Canadian university",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/meet-nigerian-professor-appointed-dean-at-canadian-university",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:20:29.000Z",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/meet-nigerian-professor-appointed-dean-at-canadian-university/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigerian-born law professor Dr. Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu has been appointed as the dean of the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, for a five-year term starting October 1, 2026. Currently serving as the associate dean of research and graduate studies, her appointment was announced by the university through a statement on its website. The university lauded her academic excellence, collaborative leadership, and dedication to advancing research and graduate education, particularly in Indigenous legal scholarship. Odumosu-Ayanu, who grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and later pursued her education in Canada, succeeds Martin Phillipson, who began administrative leave on July 1.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Meet Nigerian professor appointed dean at Canadian university",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/meet-nigerian-professor-appointed-dean-at-canadian-university-5647596",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:50:29.000Z"
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  "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."
}