Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday returned to a village in northeast Nigeria where 106 people were killed last week, torching homes, shooting and setting off explosives, a local official said. The latest attack in Izghe, Borno state, happened at…
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Nigeria’s former central bank chief Lamido Sanusi on Sunday described the president who ousted him as a simple man trying to do well who has been undermined by incompetent and fraudulent aides. Sanusi, widely respected by economists in Nigeria and abroad…
Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned last week’s attacks in Nigeria by the Islamist group Boko Haram and underscored a commitment to help Nigerian authorities crack down on the militants the United States deems a terrorist organization. “…
Nigeria has sealed a portion of its northeastern border with Cameroon to block the movement of insurgents and other criminal groups, the military said Sunday. The closure has been imposed in Adamawa state, one of three states in the northeast placed…
Do you sometimes connect your iPhone to public Wi-Fi networks? If so, you might want to stop doing that. According to Reuters, a flaw in Apple’s iOS operating system could allow hackers or spies to intercept your Internet traffic, placing your personal…
A new report on Re/code claims that Amazon’s long-rumored, never-confirmed, Android-powered console will be released sometime this March. If true, Amazon would be offering its customers yet another way to consume its content—all from the comfort…
Though it may seem that Sony is enjoying a healthy lead in this latest round of the video game console wars, it’s important for the company to never rest on its laurels. Case in point: a new post on TechRadar earlier today says that Sony will finally…
An online memorial for the deceased — that’s what Facebook could become now that the company has changed a policy for “memorialized” profiles. According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook will now honor the privacy settings of deceased users…
What if I told you there’s a company out there that makes underwear for your iPhone? You would probably say “Yeah right.” What if I told you there was a company that made underwear for your iPhone and has sold 1 million products already? …
Have you ever been in a situation you can’t simply abandon, like a date or work meeting, but could really use the advice of friends or random strangers on the Internet? Well, with a new experimental iOS app called Crowd Pilot, you might can get it…
Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference in June, is usually where the tech giant makes big announcements about what it’s got in store for the rest of the year. Of course, given the fact that Google tends to make these kinds of announcements…
File this one under “simple, but handy” – according to Engadget, Google is working on a new application that will allow you to bypass those annoying but necessary wifi hotspot login screens that are way too common on Google owned public networks…
YouTube, following tradition, is rolling out yet another site redesign to users. In this update, which should be visible to most users today, is more stream-lined to fit users’ tastes, and puts a more hefty emphasis on playlists. Your main front page…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan said no political office was worth a human life and charged politicians to refrain from bitterness and violence as they jostle for vantage position ahead of the 2015 general elections. The Governor gave this charge at Asaba while speaking at a Special Valentine Day event tagged “An Evening with the First Family”, informing politicians that power belong to God, who freely gives it to whom He pleases. He urged Nigerians especially the political class in the spirit of the season to show love to one another and refrain from doing harm to others…
The Delta State Government gave a boost to its Free Maternal and Child Care Programme with the Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan commissioning a new 100-bed Maternal and Child Care Centre at the Warri Central Hospital. Governor Uduaghan charged women to embark on family planning and promptly register for antenatal care whenever they are pregnant. He explained that the Government’s free maternal and child care schemes were borne out of the high premium it places on the health of women and children. The Governor said these programmes have helped in ensuring that all pregnant women across the State have access to…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Nigerians to always put the unity and oneness of the country before their personal interests. Governor Uduaghan who stated this at a banquet he held in honour of leaders, delegates and members of the Southern Nigeria Peoples’ Assembly in Asaba said in this challenging times that we are in, we have to always lay emphasis on the spirit of oneness and unity of the country. According to him, there is beauty, honour and unity in diversity and Nigeria must be united in order to move forward. Dr. Uduaghan who observed that Delta…
The Governor made the call while inspecting some projects in Asaba, and stated that this year 2014, he will spend lesser time in the office as he would be more in the field monitoring on-going projects. Among the projects he inspected in Asaba is the fly-over at Ekwumekwu round about, the Asaba lood and drainage project, some roads in Asaba as well as the construction of classrooms and staff quarters at the Osadenis High School, Asaba. The Governor said he is determined to finish strong and that this year is not for people to sit in the office, but for…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has described skill acquisition as one of the best ways to get the unemployed youths gainfully engaged. He said that his administration was working towards encouraging youths to acquire vocational skills and decried situation where Nigerians leaves artisanship for foreigners and go around complaining about lack of empowerment. The Governor who was speaking when a notable film producer and director, Jeta Amata paid him a courtesy call in Government House, Asaba, stated that there are ready jobs for artisans in the country. The Governor said, there are jobs for artisans, yet the youths are complaining of joblessness,…
THE foundation stone for 6,000 metric tonnes International Cargo Airport has been laid at the Asaba International Airport with the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, indicating that it was a clear testimony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards growing the economy of the rural communities. According to the Governor who laid the Foundation stone at the occasion and witnessed by the Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah, aviation experts, top politicians and other government functionaries, said that the President deserved commendation for working towards growing the rural economy. He said that President Jonathan has shown commitment towards diversifying the…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has led the elders and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State to pledge their loyalty and support for the national leadership of the party and the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan.The Governor who was accompanied to the PDP national secretariat in Abuja by an array of leaders and elders from the State including elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner, Chief Edwin K Clark, affirmed the unity and strength of PDP in the State.He informed the National Chairman that all the issues and challenges confronting the State Chapter of PDP have been…