24-hour curfew re-introduced in Kaduna

by Stanley Azuakola On Sunday, a 24-hour curfew was introduced in Kaduna following a series of bomb blasts in Christian worship centres which sparked off reprisals by Christians. The next day, the curfew was reduced to 12 hours. However, following fresh violence Tuesday in Tudun Wada area of the state capital, the state government on... Read More

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June 18, 2012

Kaduna curfew relaxed

by Stanley Azuakola The 24-hour curfew imposed by the Kaduna State Government on Sunday, following the bomb blast and reprisal attacks in the state has been relaxed. Instead of 24 hours, the curfew is now expected to last for 12 hours from 6p.m to 6a.m. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Information made the announcement on... Read More

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June 18, 2012

Bloody, bloody, Kaduna: A recap of yesterday’s tragedy

by Stanley Azuakola Gradually, Nigeria is getting to the point where terrorism is viewed in the same way as corruption. Like something which although undesirable, is so strong and pervasive that we just have to endure and adapt to. As has become the norm, Sunday was another day of bloodshed in the North, this time... Read More

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April 10, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Kaduna CAN declares Northern CAN illegal, as body calls for Jonathan to fire National Security Adviser

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has described the formation of the Northern States’ CAN, describing as unconstitutional, as well as illegal. The Kaduna chapter of the body stated that the constitution of the association allowed for the formation of six geo-political structures wich did not include... Read More

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January 26, 2012

Olisa Metuh tells Nigerians to tread with caution

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Nigerians to be careful about the way they handle the fall out of the removal of fuel subsidies. In an interview, he queried the protests which ended last week. “On January 1, 2012 PPPRA announced the removal of fuel subsidy... Read More

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January 26, 2012

“Our president, the general” – Jonathan vs #OccupyNigeria: Lessons learnt, by Stanley Azuakola

by Stanley Azuaokola Lesson 1: On the image of the president A few dozen men haggled in a room at the villa while a whole nation waited for the outcome of their negotiations with heightened expectations. President Jonathan knew that his decision to remove the subsidy on fuel on New Year’s Day was going... Read More

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January 20, 2012

Has GEJ breached the Constitution?

by Adebola Rayo The past few weeks have caused many Nigerians to raise eyebrows at the actions of the government. It is perhaps time to ask if the Constitution is still the grund-norm, if the country is under the rule of law or the rule of the president and the members of his cabinet. There... Read More

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January 5, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: Excerpts from the Tweet-meet with the Minister of Information

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku held a tweet-meet this afternoon from 12pm. Maku had announced yesterday that he will be engaging young people on Twitter on the recent removal of fuel subsidy. A Tweeting with the handle, @FMNigeria, he set the tone: “The Min. of Information, Labaran Maku tweet meeting will... Read More

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January 5, 2012

VIDEO: Police attempts to disrupt #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest in Kaduna

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The police in Kaduna have been accused of trying to disrupt peaceful protesters against the government’s fuel subsidy removal policy. See a video below, sent in by a citizen reporter: This comes on the heels of the violent disruption of peaceful protests in Kano yesterday at the “Liberation Square”. What do you... Read More

FuelSubsidyRemoval, jonathan goodluck, kaduna, kano, occupy nigeria

24-hour curfew re-introduced in Kaduna

Kaduna curfew relaxed

Bloody, bloody, Kaduna: A recap of yesterday’s tragedy

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Kaduna CAN declares Northern CAN illegal, as body calls for Jonathan to fire National Security Adviser

Olisa Metuh tells Nigerians to tread with caution

“Our president, the general” – Jonathan vs #OccupyNigeria: Lessons learnt, by Stanley Azuakola

Has GEJ breached the Constitution?

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: Excerpts from the Tweet-meet with the Minister of Information

VIDEO: Police attempts to disrupt #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest in Kaduna

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