Bill recommending death penalty for kidnappers passes 2nd reading in Edo

by Rachel Ogbu The Edo State House of Assembly are considering passing a bill seeking to prohibit kidnapping and other matters connected to it with an option for the death penalty for convicted kidnappers and the bill has passed through its second reading, new reports say. Minority Whip of the state legislature, Kingsley Ehigiamusor, who sponsored the bill... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Opinion: How education can strengthen our democracy

by Lanre Olagunju True democracy stands for freedom from oppression and subjection. But freedom comes with a price; even the Holy Bible agrees that the price for freedom is knowledge. There is a major link between education and its influence on democracy, and that link becomes easier to identify when we essentially bring to mind... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Opinion: Al-Mustapha’s release – The conspiracy theorists insult our intelligence

by Abubakar Sa’ad Bakori Contrary to these funny theories linking Al-Mustapha’s freedom to President Jonathan’s 2015 ambition, the Major got his freedom through a painstaking legal battle, lasting for 15 years. Reducing all these legal efforts for freedom to politics is preposterous. In fact, these theories are insulting to our intelligence. Nigerians have a propensity... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Armed militia group kills 5 people, injure others in Taraba

by Rachel Ogbu Following the death of about 20 people in Sabon Gari, Kano on Monday after what was said to be a terror attack, five people were killed yesterday in Tapga Village of Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba state after armed militia group the village. Reports indicate that the armed militia group had... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Kayode Komolafe: But where are the jobs?

by Kayode Komolafe Jobs are not only meant to give the young men and women means of livelihood, being employed is a source of moral fulfillment, a feeling of being useful to oneself and the society It is no news anymore that without any regard to the mood of the people politicians have prematurely put... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Man’s best friend? Man wakes up to find adopted stray dog eating his genitals

A paralyzed man is recovering in hospital after his dog ate one of his testicles. The 39-year-old, from Trumann, Arkansas, woke up on Monday morning after feeling a burning pain in his mid section. He has no felling from the waist down. He told police he sleeps in the nude and woke up to see... Read More

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