FG inaugurates NDDC Board, Onochie seeks support of stakeholders
At last, the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been inaugurated with Lauretta Onochie as Chairman. Both the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva and…
APC rally: Tinubu shuts down Kano, promises inclusive government
The APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Kano expressed optimism that his party would capture Kano State and Nigeria as a whole, come 2023 elections. Tinubu, who…
Witness tells court how doctor allegedly raped wife’s niece
January 4, 2023 A medical doctor, Mrs. Oyebimpe Akinbunmi, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how one Dr. Olufemi Olaleye allegedly defiled his wife’s 16-year-old…
Over 20 rice farmers feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap
January 4, 2023 More than 20 farmers were feared dead as a boat carrying about 100 farmers capsized in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi on Tuesday. Police spokesman in…
INEC takes delivery of last consignment of BVAS machines
January 4, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has taken delivery of its last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner…
Nigeria records 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections
January 4, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last week of December 2022. It stated on Wednesday that 22…
Verizon shuts down its 3G network; joins AT&T, T-Mobile
US operator Verizon followed on the heels of rivals AT&T and T-Mobile US when it shut down its 3G CDMA network at year-end 2022, three years after initially announcing a…
Any election conducted under the 1999 Constitution can’t produce new leaders with new ideas– Afe Babalola
January 4, 2023 Chief Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) says the 1999 Constitution will not guarantee the emergence of credible leaders at the February general elections. “Unless a…
Military Strikes Kill ‘Ruthless’ Boko Haram Commander, Abou Hurairah, others in Marte
After evading several onslaughts of the Nigerian military, a notorious Boko Haram warlord, Abou Hurairah, has met his waterloo. It was gathered that Abou Hurairah, was eliminated alongside some other…
20 Years After, Alumni, Community Rally Support for AUN Schools’ Improvement Project
By Dan Okereke An adage says the only reward for success is a hunger for more success. Twenty years after their establishment and currently rated among the five best colleges…