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Popoola, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Research, Innovation and Partnership, Prof. Anthony Kola-Olusanya, stated that Sexual harassment in Nigerian tertiary institutions is becoming rampant on daily basis, hence the reason the Governing Council charged a committee led by one of its members, Prof. Abiodun Alao, to proactively organise a training workshop for the staff and students.

My intervention here today is focused mainly on the need for the Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions (Prohibition) Bill, 2019 (Senate Bill (SB) 77), which I am privileged to sponsor with the support of virtually all Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic in the 9th Senate. The Bill was recently passed with unanimous consent in the Senate. It is now in the House of Representatives for further legislative action.

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, currently on loan with Turkish club Basaksehir, has been charged over a clash with a prominent singer, and prosecutors are seeking up to 12-1/2 years in jail for the Turkey international, state media reported on Tuesday.