Rita Daniels, the mother of actress, Regina Daniels, has bagged a Bachelor of Law degree from National Open University of Nigeria in Lagos State. She shared the pictures via her Instagram account on Sunday. Announcing her new milestone, she wrote, “The LLB Law 12th convocation of NOUN 2023 which took place Saturday 25th March, 2023.”
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As a consequence of the events of the last few days I am constrained to say that, like a rabid and mad dog that is foaming at the mouth, the Nigerian opposition, represented by the followers of Atiku Abubakar (Atikulators) and the followers of Peter Obi (Obidients), have lost control of their senses. They need to get a grip before it is too late. They are attempting to start something that they cannot finish and that they cannot possibly fathom the end of. They are beating the drums of war and are indulging in a level of irresponsible and downright…
The crux of the 2023 general elections was the voting exercises, which took place on February 25 and March 18, 2023. But long before the presidential/National Assembly polls, together with the Gubernatorial/State Assembly elections, political parties and their candidates extensively marketed themselves at campaign rallies, tours and visits. The election campaign movement is not only driven by politicians, but also by engagement with elites, celebrities, clerics, and influencers. Looking at the three major contenders the Obidients, Atikulates, and Jagabans in the last Presidential election and the campaign influence, it is important to understand the power and pitfalls of celebrity endorsement…
Unknown gunmen, in the early hours of Sunday, attacked a Police checkpoint and killed two policemen in Enugu State. However, the Police was yet to confirm or dismiss the attack but a viral video showed that the attack on the Police checkpoint took place near the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. Also Read: JUST IN: Gunmen Abduct Rivers Accord Party Assembly candidate A viral video making the rounds showed two policemen in uniform lying in the pools their blood. While one laid on the ground, the other was seen inside a gutter. The hoodlums were said to have opened fire…
JUST IN: PDP Suspends National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, over Anti-party Activitie The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has been suspended by the party. Ayu was suspended by Igyorov ward executive members of the party in Benue state. His suspension was read by the ward Secretary, Vangeryina Dooyum, after the excos met and reviewed the Governorship and State Assembly elections which found him guilty of anti-party activities. Ayu’s suspension is coming on the heels of accusations that the National Chairman worked for the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the March 18, 2023 election…
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, said there must be a paradigm shift in the focus and orientation of Nigerian graduates towards job creation and self-employment. He said this at the 12th convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja on Saturday. The president said Nigerian universities need to develop new curriculum that will lay emphasis on the objectives of self-employment and job creation. “It is government determination to adjust the nation’s entire educational curriculum towards emphasis on entrepreneur education and societal relevance,” he said. It is gratifying to note that the National University Commission has almost…
The University of Benin has been presented with Africa Outstanding University of the Year Award, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 24. In a press statement by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Benedicta Ehanire, on Saturday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Lilian Salami, was honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development in Africa. She stated that the awards were presented at the First Africa Education Summit which held at the University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. Ehanire said besides her leadership role in the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities, Prof Salami remained…
Former Nigeria’s Military Vice President, General Donaldson Oladipupo Diya, is dead. Diya died at the age of 79. He served as Chief of the General Staff, under military head of state General Sani Abacha from 1994 until his arrest for treason in 1997. He previously served as Chief of Defence Staff and was Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985. His death was announced in a message that went viral on social media and signed by one of his children, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on behalf of the family, that Diya died in the early hours of…
Hoodlums have vandalised the Zamfara state anti-thuggery agency’s secretariat. According to NAN, Bello Bakyasuwa, commandant of the agency, said the secretariat was attacked after the announcement of governorship election results on March 21. He spoke about the incident in a press conference in Gusau, capital of Zamfara, on Saturday. Last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Dauda Lawal, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the governorship poll in the state. Lawal polled 377,726 votes to defeat the incumbent governor, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 311,976 votes. The hoodlums…
As a consequence of the events of the last few days I am constrained to say that, like a rabid and mad dog that is foaming at the mouth, the Nigerian opposition, represented by the followers of Atiku Abubakar (Atikulators) and the followers of Peter Obi (Obidients), have lost control of their senses. They need to get a grip before it is too late. They are attempting to start something that they cannot finish and that they cannot possibly fathom the end of. They are beating the drums of war and are indulging in a level of irresponsible and…
A Labour Party aspirant in the upcoming Governorship primaries in Imo State, Chief Humphrey Anumudu has been found dead in his house. The aspirant died in his house in Lagos after he had returned from an LP meeting at the party national headquarters in Abuja on Friday. A native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state, Anumudu was reportedly found dead in his house in what family sources described as a “spiritual attack.” As a multi-billionaire businessman cum politician, he has been contesting for the governorship seat of the state since 1998. He was…
Terrorists have reportedly shot dead Rev. Musa Mairimi, the minister in charge of Ecwa Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Joseph Hayab confirmed the incident on Saturday. He said the attackers invaded the community on Thursday after killing the clergy, they also abducted his wife while over 100 people who were abducted from different parts of the state were released. He explained that reports have it that over 100 people were abducted and have been in the terrorists’ camp for over six…