Vandal re-arrested 18 days after detention for same offence
LAGOS—Barely 18 days after gaining freedom from detention at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, Lagos, Godwin Nwankwo, 23, was yesterday re-arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, for vandalising bridge railings and crash barriers on Ijora Bridge.
ASUU kicks against FG’s scrapping of Post-UTME
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, kicked against the Federal Government’s directive for tertiary institutions to scrap the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, for admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session, saying the quality of tertiary education in the country could improve if the institutions are allowed to regulate their students admission process.
Infinix hits market with wearable technology, Xband, DNC headphones
Infinix mobility has launched a new collection of accessories with the introduction of its first wearable technology, X-band (XBO1), a smart bracelet with the latest technology to enhance fitness. Infinix also announced the introduction of its new headphones, ‘The Dual noise cancellation’ XE02. This accessory aims to improve sound quality, while disrupting background noise.
Elechi Amadi dies at 82
ONE of Africa’s finest novelist, poet and dramatist Captain Elechi Amadi died Wednesday at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt at the age of 82.
Ex-service chief, 10 others, docked over N22bn conversion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu and 10 others before a Federal High Court Lagos, over the conversion of N22.8 billion.
NEITI presents 2013 reports of oil, gas and solid minerals to AGF
Mr Waziri Adio Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has presented the 2013 oil, gas and solid mineral reports to the Acting Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs Florence Anyanwu.
