Sex for Marks: BBC discloses lecturers sexually harassing students in Unilag, Legon

The BBC Africa Eye has released a year-long investigation documenting the sexual harassment behaviour of some lecturers at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana.

In the 13-minute video released by the media house on Monday, Dr Boniface Igbenuhue, a lecturer of the Faculty of Arts in Unilag, the current sub-dean and the head pastor of Four Square Church, was heard in one of the discreetly recorded videos telling an undercover reporter who had disguised as a 17-year-old admission seeker to switch off the light so he could kiss her.

“Switch off that light, I’ll kiss you for a minute,” he said.

Boniface quizzed the undercover journalist about her age and sexual life, things that are totally out of the purview of an academic mentor.

“Everything that we discussed here, be assured that your mother will not hear and anything that happens between me and you, nobody will hear about it,” Boniface told the young undercover journalist.

According to the documentary, before the BBC Africa Eye team commenced investigation on Boniface, scores of students had alleged that Boniface harassed them.

One of the students featured in the documentary said Boniface harassed her while she was his students.

The lecturer also revealed, while being discreetly filmed, that lecturers at Unilag had a secluded room at the senior staff club where students were harassed by lecturers.

Unlike Boniface, an undercover journalist approached Dr Paul Kweme Butakor of Ghana, as a final-year student seeking internship placement.

Butakor wasted no time in asking the supposed students to be his girlfriend.

Universities rules forbid such a relationship between students and lecturers.

“Maybe I can be your side guy,” Butakor said, adding that he has a wife in the country.​

Mercy makes history as first female to win BBNaija

Twenty-six-year-old Mercy Eke made history, as the first woman to win the BBNaija reality TV show prize.

Ceece had come close to winning the big prize in the last season, having become one of the two last two finalists, but she missed it.

According to her bio on BBNAija website, Mercy, the  video goddess and businesswoman, is based in Lagos.

She loves cooking, swimming, travelling and dancing.

No matter the setbacks, Mercy always picks herself up and does her best, Biggie narrated.

“I’m grateful for each and every day. Being alive today is already the highest point of my life,” she once said.

When she’s not dancing, singing or rapping, Mercy makes time to enjoy her favourite food — white rice and pepper soup.

“If she had a million dollars in her account, would Sugar still be in the BB Naija game?” she was asked.

“Yes, I would. I want the fame. The popularity is very important for my business,” she said at the inception of her stay in the house.