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July 19, 2013

Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

by Chido Onumah If al-Mustapha didn’t kill Kudirat Abiola or order her assassination, it would be nice to know what al-Mustapha and the regime he served so faithfully did to…

July 15, 2013

Al-Mustapha has returned a hero – Gov. Kwankwaso

by Rachel Ogbu File Photo Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has described the former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha as a…

July 14, 2013

Hamza Al-Mustapha gets hero’s welcome in Kano, arrives with OPC leader, Frederick Fasheun

by Isi Esene Former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha arrived in Kano to a hero's welcome on Sunday afternoon. Al-Mustapha who…

July 12, 2013

Soldiers kill Boko Haram commander after 8-hour gun battle in Sokoto

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Leadership After an eight-hour gun combat between the Boko Haram sect in Sokoto and a combined team of security forces including soldiers and operatives of the…

June 22, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria needs many more State of Emergencies (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai All in all, our primary concern is the safety of our people. When we criticize GEJ it is not because we hate him, it is simply…

June 21, 2013

NGF crisis: “Kwankwaso has lost his moral ethos” – Jonah Jang spits fire

by Akan Ido The Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang has called the integrity of his Kano state counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to question. Jang who lost the election for the chairmanship position…

May 24, 2013

Opinion: Going berserk in Governor Kwankwaso’s Kano

By Gimba Kakanda .....Should Dantala, a farmer, be charged for the theft of, say, his Fulani tribesman Bamanga Tukur's son in the list? Should Adewale, a vulcaniser, be charged for…

May 24, 2013

Another set of 1000 widows, divorcees for mass wedding in Kano

by NAN The Kano State Hisba Board said on Thursday that it had commenced preparations for the mass wedding of the fourth batch of 1,000 widows and divorcees in the…

May 17, 2013

John Campbell: Escaping Nigeria’s cycle of violence

by John Campbell While Jonathan is trying to build support among the political class, his rivals are seeking to create a unified opposition party that could credibly challenge him at…

May 11, 2013

Opinion: Gov. Shettima is right on the revolution we need

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi The fuel subsidy crisis showed how our politics canonizes falsity, impoverishes the masses and debases our common humanity. Leaders at various strata of our society seem…

May 10, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigerian aviation – We need to break it up to make it up

by Feyi Fawehinmi The thing about a crisis is that it’s always an opportunity to do the truly radical things that could never be done when everyone was coasting and…

May 6, 2013

Opinion: President Jonathan and the Obasanjo challenge

by Eze Onyekpere Thus, no matter the personal interest of President Jonathan, there is an overriding duty to ensure the prosecution of those believed to have abused public office to…

May 5, 2013

Aso Rock 2015: Kano’s Kwankwaso says he doesn’t want to be president

by Ogunyemi Bukola Kano State Governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has said reports quoting him as saying he would declare his intention to run for the presidency in 2015 at the right…

April 26, 2013

We believe you: I have no quarrel with Jonathan – Amaechi blames the media for ‘creativity’

by Isi Esene Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State has dismissed the rumoured fight between him and President Goodluck Jonathan calling it a "media creation." Amaechi, who spoke…

April 18, 2013

Anarchy: 1 suspected terrorist lynched and burnt in mob attack, another arrested after bomb goes off in Kano

by Rachel Ogbu An angry mob has killed a suspected bomber in Kano on Wednesday near the Emir of Kano’s palace. According to reports, the suspected bomber was caught just…

April 10, 2013

Flashback: When Margaret Thatcher visted Kano in 1988 (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Late Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was in Nigeria in January 8, 1988 visiting Lagos and Kano. Here are some of the photos of her visit…

April 9, 2013

We must all stand up and condemn this – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ...the fourth estate, or the media, is the most important part of a democracy. For if the media is incapable of doing its job, then how will…

April 8, 2013

I came to pray to God – Man arrested with charms in City of David, a Redeemed Church in Lagos

File photo by Isi Esene Ali Haruna, a 25-year-old man was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court on one-count charge of illegally entering a church with charms. The man…

April 5, 2013

Another bomb blast in Kano

by Rachel Ogbu Another bomb blast was reported in Kano yesterday. According to reports, residents in the area were thrown into confusion after the explosion which occurred on Zoo Road…

April 3, 2013

Kay Aishida: My ‘provisional’ folly (Y! Superblogger)

But the point was that I finished the provision on that seat up till the last speck and threw the tins away. This had to be the spelling of 'satisfaction.'…

April 1, 2013

JTF kills 4 suspects in foiled Easter Day terrorist attack in Kano

by Rachel Ogbu House raided by JTF early Easter Sunday credits: SaharaReporters Innocent lives were spared after the Joint Task Force (JTF) aborted an Easter day terrorist planned attack…

March 22, 2013

Opinion: We need to rethink our strategy for terrorism

by Kayode Komolafe Kano, like some other places in the north, has witnessed several of these killings in the last few years. So if it is attention that the killers…

March 22, 2013

Turbulence ahead: Airlines may stop flying to Kano, Yola & others due to bombings

by Chi Ibe File: Scene of a bomb-blast They can't take it anymore it appears. Domestic airlines that fly to Kano, Maiduguri, Yola and other violence-prone destinations in the…

March 20, 2013

Kano Blast: 31 victims admitted at Murtala Muhammed Hospital (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

Vitim of the attack (Credit: Vanguard) by Isi Esene Dr Mansir Nagoda, the Chief Medical Director of the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano has disclosed to newsmen that thirty-one victims…

March 18, 2013

Update: Kano bus park blast kills at least 20 people

by Isi Esene The explosion which occurred in the Sabon-Gari area of Kano has reportedly taken at-least twenty lives. The explosion which happened at a busy bus park destroyed many…

March 17, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: You cannot love Kano and hate Kwankwaso (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai But the key is for us to be able to separate and treat each one individually according to what he is and what he does, the…

March 11, 2013

Drive through shooters kill 4 in Kano

by Rachel Ogbu Photo- Punch Four people in Kano were killed on Sunday in a gun attack. They were said to have shot the victims while driving past on a…

March 9, 2013

You don’t say: “Everybody cannot be a ‘runs’ girl'” – Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar

by Isi Esene Nollywood actreess, Halima Abubakar is a straight-talking lady who know what she wants in the industry. In this interview with the Punch Newspapers, she speaks about her…

January 20, 2013

Assassination attempt: Emir of Kano, sons, head for the UK

by Isi Esene After the deadly attack on the convoy of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero yesterday, the 83-year-old monarch appears to be on his way to the…

January 19, 2013

Emir of Kano attacked

by Vincent Ehiabhi Unidentified gunmen have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero in Kano. The Emir’s convoy was attacked Saturday as he returned from a…

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