by Isi Esene Policemen attached to the Kano State Police Command yesterday foiled a suicide bomb attempt on a mosque at Janbulo area, along Bayero University, by four armed militants. The incident happened around 8:30pm while many people were observing their prayer time in the mosque. According to the Leadership Newspapers, the mosque is said... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In Kano State on Friday, what would have been a terrible tragedy was averted, thanks to the watchfulness of ordinary Nigerians. Four men were arrested by men of the Kano State Police Command while trying to plant a bomb at the Waje Friday mosque in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The men... Read More
by Yinka Odumakin Sanusi has not visited the crash scene where eight of his staff lost their lives. All that mattered to him was the chieftaincy he was about to take. Does the blue blood in Sanusi’s veins so royal it cannot be touched by the sorrows of others? How cold would these fellows be if they... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola A JTF raid this morning to free a German, Raufach Edgar, who was kidnapped in Kano on January 26 this year was unsuccessful and led to the man’s murder by his captors. The raid by the JTF was conducted at Danbare area opposite the new campus of the Bayero University Kano, after... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the re-run election for the Kebbi governorship held, as conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Marred by widespread apathy, the election was also boycotted by the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) whose candidate, Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, accused INEC of unfairness leading to the election. “From the onset, there was... Read More
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
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
by CPJ A television reporter covering the aftermath of coordinated terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria was gunned down this afternoon, according to local journalists and news reports. Enenche Akogwu, 31, a reporter and video camera operator with independent broadcaster Channels TV, was shot by unidentified gunmen as he attempted to interview witnesses of a deadly... Read More
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
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
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
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