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Jos Killings: When Will The Madness Stop? — Isa Isawade
Isa-Isawade In the early hours of Sunday 7 March 2010, depraved marauders said to be nomadic Fulani ‘Muslims’ simultaneously invaded the Christian-dominated villages of Dogo-Nahawa, Ratsat and Kamang in Shen district of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria,...
Nigerians And Police Checkpoints —Kanayo Esinulo
Kanayo-Esinulo Each time I listen to the Chief Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, Deputy Commissioner Emmanuel Ojukwu, on radio or watch him on television defending or rationalising what his men do at police checkpoints along our highways and...
Fulfilling A Pact
The 2010 edition of the Osun-Osogbo festival holds with the usual pomp, despite the recent death of the Ataoja of Osogbo • Arugba on her way to the Osun groove to mark this year’s Osun-Osogbo festival. As usual, visitors to the Osun-Osogbo festival...
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
• Kassim Afegbua. The reported endorsement of the undeclared intention of President Jonathan by the South-West PDP does not reflect the actual permutations on ground. –Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of Babangida Campaign Organisation, condemning the...
IBB’s Desperate Moves
Ihave not stopped wondering why Babaginda wants to come back as the president of Nigeria. He had eight years to contribute his quota to the development of the country and we all saw what he did: he could not deliver (‘IBB’s Desperate Moves,’...
Night Of Colour
The annual Nigeria Television Fashion Show goes quarterly with an edition that highlighted the brilliance and creativity of the country’s designers • The models on the runway. The year’s edition of Nigeria Television Fashion Show lived up to...
Rape Capital Of The World
The epidemic of rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most horrific and persistent abuse of women anywhere in the world. Congo Democratic Republic, formerly Zaire, is seen as the rape capital of the world. This is because, the war-torn...
Meet The World’s Youngest Professor
At 19 years old, Alia Sabur is the youngest college professor in history. From Northport, New York, U.S.A. Alia has clearly been ahead of the learning curve since an early age. She started talking and reading when she was just 8 months old. She finished...
Jega Can’t Guarantee Credible Poll
Mene Joi Nunieh Okunnu is a lawyer, activist and long term associate of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). In this interview with OLUOKUN AYORINDE, she spoke about her association with the former head of state, the 2011 elections and her ambition to...