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August 7, 2013

2015 elections: I will run if APC approves – Buhari

by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday said he will run on the platform of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) if fielded. Buhari…

July 24, 2013

$1 billion! 90,000 sq.ft! Tens of thousands of dollars! YNaija Investigates Jumia vs Konga (Conclusion)

by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija On the first anniversaries of Nigeria's leading (and feverishly competing) e-commerce companies, we go beyond the deluge of Google and Facebook adverts, and look at…

July 18, 2013

2 policemen dead after gunmen attack police station Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu Gunmen(Photo: news2.onlinenigeria.com) Gunmen were said to have attacked the divisional police station in Kaura, Kaduna, killing two policemen early Wednesday morning after they invaded robbed several houses in…

July 13, 2013

Opinion: Mr. President, worry about others who will also rot in hell

by Adekoya Boladale Every step the presidency has taken to eradicate these insurgents has continued to make mockery of the political and social institution of our country. Few days ago I…

July 10, 2013

Strange world: Woman gives birth to monkey-like baby in Kaduna (Viewer Discretion)

by Akan Ido A woman (names withheld) gave birth to a strange looking child on Monday at the General hospital Kagarko, Kagarko local government, after several hours of labour. Reports say…

June 30, 2013

Simon Kolawole: In Nigeria, impunity is the name of the game

by Simon Kolawole One of the reasons many self-respecting companies avoid doing serious business with Nigeria is the fear that a government official can, with a stroke of the pen,…

June 10, 2013

“Ribadu is an unprincipled attention-seeker whose career was built on bootlicking” – Presidency spits fire

by Isi Esene The presidency has responded to the speech made by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at a lecture in…

June 5, 2013

Gunmen kill 5 people in Kaduna

by Akan Ido Gunmen have reportedly killed five people at Danmusa- Zonkoro village in Katsaya District in Chikun local government of Kaduna State. Reports say the village has been under attack…

June 4, 2013

Wickedness: Man kills his mother, 2 sisters over father’s inheritance (PICTURED)

A 25- year-old man, Kamar Yusuf, who killed his mother and siblings in Sabon Gusau, Zamfara State last week has been arrested by the Kaduna Police Command, and is now…

June 3, 2013

20 illicit drug distributors, addicts arrested by the NDLEA in Kaduna

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 major distributors of illicit drugs in Kaduna after its men raided three notorious drug havens. The Commandant of the agency…

May 21, 2013

Boko Haram: Army discover N600 million in orange seller’s bank account

by Isi Esene The military has advised the media to be objective and not to take sides with criminals. This statement was made by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division…

May 20, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: See what Boko Haram has caused (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze In order to stem the ugly tide of huge losses in foreign reserves to unjustifiable importation of fish, there is need to develop local fish production has…

May 20, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram and a woman born in Zaria

by Patience Akpan-Obong If you are non-white or have a ‘foreign’ name, you’re constantly encountering people who dismiss the fact that you might have been born in a hospital down the…

May 15, 2013

Anarchy: Fulani herdsmen kill 11, raze houses in Kaduna

Gun men believed to be Fulani herdsmen, Tuesday, raided Zangang village of Atakar Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna state, killing 11 people. Several others sustained injuries from gun…

April 15, 2013

Where Jonathan erred on the amnesty programme – Matthew Kukah (READ)

by Akan Ido Social commentator, Bishop Matthew Kukah is of the opinion that the Federal Government made mistakes in the implementation of the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Umar Musa…

April 14, 2013

Unidentified gunmen kill younger brother of NNPC GMD in Kaduna (Report)

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that the younger brother of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew La'ah Yakubu, may have been murdered in Kaduna…

April 14, 2013

IBB jailed me like a common criminal, but I forgive him – Ex-MILAD, Zamani Lekwot

by Akan Ido In this Punch Newspapers interview, Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd.), a former Military Administrator of Rivers State, speaks about his career, his imprisonment, the Boko Haram menace and…

March 9, 2013

Police escorts former governor out of radio station (Report)

by Isi Esene There are reports that the former Zamfara state governor, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima has been escorted out the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria premises in Kaduna. The…

January 22, 2013

Odd world: Chukuku Village – Where it is taboo to fry ‘Akara’

Communities are known for particular things, some for agriculture, some for artworks, some for eating a particular food and some for a peculiar dance. But when things go from the…

January 18, 2013

Mali-trained terrorists are trooping into the country – Army chief

by Akan Ido The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika, has confirmed the influx of Mali-trained terrorists in Nigeria. Ihejirika who confirmed this on Thursday while speaking at…

January 13, 2013

Sad: Late Gov. Yakowa’s younger brother dies in Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu The ailing younger brother of the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has passed on. According to reports, Adamu passed on at the Kafachan General hospital,…

January 2, 2013

Are we in a democracy? 2 journalists freed after being detained by the SSS for a week

by Soji Lawal An official says two journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a week by the SSS following writing stories about a radical…

January 1, 2013

Minister of “Pinocchio”: Nigerians now get 15 hours of constant power supply daily – Labaran Maku

by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday announced an increase in electricity generation to 4,502 megawatts nationwide. This was disclosed by the minister of information, Labaran Maku, who was speaking…

December 28, 2012

“Where Gov Yakowa died and even why he died was a true reflection of who he was” – Bishop Matthew Kukah

Late Governor Patrick Yakowa Homily at the Burial Mass of late Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Governor of Kaduna State, Fadan Kagoma, Kaduna on 20th December 2012 by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah.…

December 28, 2012

Sting operation: JTF destroys bomb making factory in Kaduna, kills 5 ‘Boko Haram’ suspects

by Isi Esene Men of the Joint Military Task Force yesterday in Kaduna killed five people suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Two others were…

December 24, 2012

Kaduna: Governor Yero nominates Bajoga as Deputy Governor

by Isi Esene The deputy governor vacuum left by the death of Kaduna State governor, Patrick Yakowa in an helicopter crash in Nembe, Bayelsa State in about to be filled.…

December 24, 2012

Report: Armed security agents arrest journalists in Kaduna

by Akan Ido Nigerian security operatives earlier today stormed the homes of two journalists arresting them. The two journalists write for Al-Mizan, a Hausa language newspaper. Sources say the men…

December 21, 2012

Senate approves $7.1bn foreign loans for FG and states

by Akan Ido The Senate yesterday approved the sum of $7.109billion for federal and state governments under the 2012-2014 Medium Term External Borrowing Plan. Of this amount, the sum of…

December 19, 2012

‘Sex-starved’ husband demands N1.2m compensation from 16-year-old wife’s parents

Mallam Mukailu Naibi of Keke Village, Kaduna, whose wife allegedly starved him of sex for two years, on Wednesday demanded N1.2 million as compensation from the wife’s parents before an…