Visiting The US: THE CASE FOR IMO STATE AND UZODIMMA

By Ugorji O. Ugorji

After three years of working in Hopeville (Imo State), I got permission to attend a security conference and also see my family in the US. This is the longest I have stayed away from Obama Country since the age of 16 when I went there as a student.

VOICE, DATA SERVICES AFFECTED BY UNDERSEA CABLE CUTS RESTORED

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities following the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal.

VON DG, OSITA OKECHUKWU, PLEADS WITH IPOB TO RESCIND WEEKLY LOCKDOWN OF SOUTH EAST

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain in Enugu state and the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Chief Osita Okechukwu, has passionately pleaded with the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) to review their weekly Monday lockdown directive imposed on the South East and South-South states of Delta and Rivers, tagged "Ghost Monday".

Vote Buying: GROUP ASKS INEC, SECURITY AGENCIES TO PROBE, PROSECUTE OFFENDERS

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

A non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Center for Community Action for Peace and Development (CCAPAD) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute those involved in vote buying in the just concluded presidential and gubernatorial elections in the country.

Vote Buying: ICPC ARRESTS 9 PERSONS IN AKWA IBOM, OSUN, ONDO, BORNO, SOKOTO

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested nine persons for vote buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto States during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday.

Voters Vin Number Saga: We ARE NOT PART OF YOUR FAILURE, CAMPAIGN TO WIN ELECTION....APC Tells PDP

• * We Have On Record Activities Of Your Officials, PDP Alleges

By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, challenged the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) to work toward winning the next months' elections rather than heaping their failure on the governor, government and APC in the state.

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI?

By Bolanle Bolawole

“There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful. I am the state” – France’s King Louis XIV.

WAEC RELEASES 2024 WASSCE RESULTS, GIVES NO HINT ABOUT PERFORMANCE LEVEL

• * How Candidates Can Check Their Exam Scores

By Anabel Ibeabuchi (Education Reporter)

Anxious candidates in the last May/June West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Examination can now heave a sigh of relief as the regional exam body has released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, results.

WAEC, NECO EMULATE JAMB, ABOLISHES PEN- ON-PAPER EXAMS TO CURB MALPRACTICES

• * Says Exams Will Be Computer Based From 2026
• Outline Stringent Measures To Frustrate Corrupt Students, Exam Officers, Parents, School Authorities

By Tayo Oguntade (Education Correspondent)

In a swift move to save the education system in Nigeria and by extension, within the West African region, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO) have resolved that the Pen-on-paper examination model which has existed since the inception of the two exam bodies will stop in 2025.

Walmart Will Have Microsoft's Halo-themed Xbox Series X Available For Preorder Wednesday Night

By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai (Click to Subscribe)

In addition to announcing the Halo-themed Xbox Series X at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Microsoft also revealed that Halo Infinite would launch on December 8th, nearly a month after the Xbox Series X launches.

War Against Malnutrition: NIGER STATE GOVT PLEDGES TO STRENGTHEN THE CULTIVATION AND PROMOTION OF BIO-FORTIFIED CROPS

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Niger state government has pledged to strengthen the cultivation and promotion of bio-fortified crops as part of broader strategies towards combating malnutrition and improve nutrition especially among women and children in the state.

War In AFFAN: CRISIS HITS ASSOCIATION OF FORMER FEMALE ATHLETES OF NIGERIA

• As 9 Founding Members Petition CAC Over Plots By Acting President, Esther Aluko, To Claim Ownership of AFFAN, Others
• Petitioners Allege Ethnic Favouritism, Politics of Exclusion, High-handedness and Illegal Doctoring of CAC Board Membership Record By Aluko

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief (North-Central, in Minna)

The Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN) is being threatened by leadership scandal as nine (9) founding members of the sports body petition Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over alleged plot by the Acting President, Dr. (Mrs.) Esther Aluko, to falsely claim sole founding and ownership of the association.

Ward Congress: KEBBI DEPUTY GOV, SAMAI'LA DABAI, SAYS CONSENSUS PANACEA TO PEACE, UNITY IN APC

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Dr. Sama'ila Yombe Dabai, has said that only a consensus approach will ensure the peace and unity of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Warning! WHY YOU MUST HAVE OPTION B

By Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

1. Building Resilience: The book emphasizes the importance of building resilience in the face of adversity, providing practical strategies for overcoming challenges and finding strength in difficult times.

Watergate @ 50: HOW DID TRUMP BECOME PRESIDENT, AND TINUBU TOO?

By Steve Osuji

Journalism in retreat?: In the 60s and 70s, a Donald Trump would never have dared to show up anywhere near the Republican National Committee headquarters, not to mention the White House. The Republicans would have given him a short shrift; Americans as one, would have turned their noses up and taken him for what he is: a comic relieve from a travelling circus.

WE ARE TARGETING MORE INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATIONS, SAYS MARITIME ACADEMY RECTOR

By Akpan Udoh (Akwa Ibom State Correspondent)

Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, has declared that his target is to attract more International affiliation and certifications for the Academy.

WE ARE VENOM BY CHINUA ALBERT OKAFOR: WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE HALF ALIEN, PENCIL AND CHARCOAL, 2021

• Disclaimer: I do not own exclusive rights to the "Venom" character just the drawing "Venom' and all other characters associated with it belong to Marvel Studios/Marvel Comics.

By Chinua Albert Okafor @The_RoboRai Artist Behind This Drawing

We are venom is a pencil and charcoal portrait based on the movie poster of Eddie Brock as portrayed by star actor Tom Hardy in the 2018 movie by Marvel Studios “Venom” and this artwork was done by one of Nigeria’s seasoned artists and owner of the YouTube channel The RoboRai, Chinua Albert Okafor.

WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR...... Army University, Biu

• * Inducts 333 Students At 4th Matriculation

By Danjuma Williams (Gombe State Correspondent)

Authorities of the Nigerian Army University, Biu, in Bornu State, North East Nigeria, says the institution has continued to maintain zero tolerance on all forms of anti-social behavior, since the inception of academic activities in the school, four years ago.

WE NEED MORE THAN CNII ORDER TO SECURE TELECOM INVESTMENTS.....Experts

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Industry leaders have identified important measures to secure telecommunications infrastructures in the country and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected.

WE WILL MOVE MADALLA MARKET SOON....Niger State Gov-elect

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central,in Minna)

Madalla market situated along the Abuja-Zuba-Kaduna high way, near Zuma rock, Suleja Local Government Area, will soon be relocated to a safer location to end gridlocks as well as the hazards on the people patronizing the weekly market.