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Thursday, April 16, will remain memorable in the minds of hundreds of American University of Nigeria, AUN, students and a few staff of the institution.

It was the day chart-topping Nigerian singer, songwriter and creative producer, Augustine Miles Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno, dazzled fun-lovers at a first-of-its-kind party christened Road Rage!

Organized by the Campus Activities Board, CAB, the party took place on the road beside the SGA Hut, and it came to life when AUN’s charismatic socialite, Kingsley Jima, who has a way of getting every student to move their legs and enjoy good music, hit the dance floor! 

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The new executives of the American University of Nigeria, AUN’s Student Government Association, SGA, were on Monday, April 25 sworn in to their respective offices at the Commencement Hall.

The new executives are Abdulrahman Bappullo, President, Yusuf Yusuf, Vice President, Akim John, Public Relations Officer, and Abacha Tahir, Treasurer.

Speaking at the event, the AUN Dean of Student Affairs, Mr. Byron Bullock, who formally inaugurated the new administration, congratulated the new executives on their electoral victory and thanked the outgoing administration for the efforts it put in advancing the interests of the students.

“I’m so proud of my son, yes I have a son. I’m so proud of my son Basil [the immediate past SGA president] and his whole team for doing a wonderful job,” he said.

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The American University of Nigeria, AUN, with support from the American Embassy in Abuja, on Thursday held a peace journalism workshop for students from select tertiary institutions in Adamawa State.

The AUN Grants Administrator, Audu Liman, kicked off the workshop; which was held in the university’s 24-Hour Room.

Speaking, Mr. Liman recounted the roles journalists have played in reporting wars in the past, saying the workshop was an avenue for the students to learn about peace journalism and ask pertinent questions.

“The idea here is to train students to promote peace through their writings,” he said.

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A faculty member at the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Ms Danielle Villasana, on Wednesday, April 20, presented a lecture to the students taking the course, Writing for the Mass Media, on how they can effectively pitch their stories to editors and make money.

Ms Villasana, an award-winning photojournalist, explained the concept of pitching and offered useful tips on effective pitching

“Pitching is your ability to sell a story.

“Editors are usually very busy, so to successfully pitch a story, your pitch must be as brief and attractive as possible,” she said.

She advised the students to spend quality time when writing their pitches and to always pitch their stories around 10:00 am on Tuesday mornings as that is the least busy time for editors.