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May 21, 2014

Collins Uma: Fond memories of Jos is all we have (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma Jos was to me a place to find solace. The city that gave me a Degree. Now that city is facing ruin and political will to fight…

May 20, 2014

UPDATE: Death toll rises to at-least 118 in Jos bomb attack (See Photos)

by Akan Ido The death toll of the bomb blast at the Terminus Market in Jos, Plateau state earlier today has hit 118 according to reports from the Agence…

May 20, 2014

UPDATE: 46 dead, 45 injured in Jos bomb attack, Jonathan reacts

File photo by Isi Esene Reports have it that at least 46 people were killed when two car bombs ripped through a busy market in Jos this afternoon. Although many…

May 19, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: This is the explosives-rigged vehicle targeted by insurgents in Kano (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha The Nigeria police has released photos of the car loaded with explosives discovered in Kano. The bomb which was found in a battered grey Mitsubishi car at…

April 13, 2014

‘They were destined to die’: 14-year-old bride reveals how she killed her husband and 3 friends (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo A teenage bride who was forced into marriage has explained how she executed a dastardly plan which resulted in the deaths of her husband and 3 of…

March 23, 2014

Perry Brimah: The Turkey arms to Nigeria terrorists mess

by Perry Brimah Does Nigeria act appropriately when arms are smuggled or cargoed into and through its borders? Is there a top-level Nigerian government involvement in smuggling deadly arms to…

March 12, 2014

Opinion: Sanusi Lamido – My enemy, my friend and my whistle-blower

by Obinna Akukwe Sanusi occasionally exhibits official recklessness, which in itself could be irritating. However, his official recklessness equally saved the banking industry, stabilized the naira, reduced inflation and exposed…

March 6, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan gave 16 govs N32 billion to vote Jang – Kwankwaso

by 'Jola Sotubo According to the Governor of Kano, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, President Goodluck Jonathan attempted to influence the Nigeria Governors’ Forum election by giving N2 billion each to governors…

February 22, 2014

Demola Rewaju: How to deal with public service irritants like Sanusi

by Demola Rewaju The execution of the move was brilliant – nobody, not even Sanusi with his eagle-eyed spectacles saw it coming. The moves can be summed thus – suspend…

February 10, 2014

‘I don’t take less than N200’ says Kano’s ‘first class’ beggar

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo If the popular saying is to be followed, then a beggar should have no choice but this does not apply in the case of Kano's…

January 27, 2014

Opinion: Nigeria – When a country doesn’t know its age

by Ose Oyamendan You know it’s bad when a country doesn’t even know its age. And, we’re not talking about civil servants or football player miscalculating their ages. We’re talking…

January 26, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: Sanusi donations, anti-gay law and the Devil’s road blocks

by Sonala Olumhense The donation to Madalla was not made, apparently because the parish priest was not available. Still Sanusi, completely without shame, led his delegation to the Emir of…

January 23, 2014

Opinion: Tukur’s exit cannot save PDP from its impending death

by Garba Shehu That said, there is no denying that Tukur’s departure is coming with an expiry date, too little, too late to change anything. It is certainly most unlikely…

January 21, 2014

Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees

by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. In a letter read by Senate President,…

January 18, 2014

“You are a threatened generation…”: The top 10 quotes from the GenVoices telethon (READ)

by Akan Ido 100,000 Voices Telethon held at Koga studios, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos and was broadcast live on Channels TV, EbonyLife TV and Beat FM today. The event saw celebrities…

January 13, 2014

Sweet tweet curves! Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru’s Y! Magazine poster is simply AWESOME (LOOK)

by Tunde Kara "Vain trifles as they may seem, clothes have, they say, more improtant offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and…

January 7, 2014

Boy to die by hanging in Kano after losing murder case

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Anwar Surah has benn sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano High Court presided over by Justice Nura Sagir. The judgement which was delivered at the Audu…

January 4, 2014

“We will never accept the leadership”: Crisis looms in APC over power sharing

by Akintomiwa Agbaje A crisis storm is about to hit the All Progressives Congress over power sharing and control plan. Though its acceptability within the country’s political circle is plunging through…

January 2, 2014

It gets worse: Another 2,300 PDP members decamp to APC in Kaduna

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The list of 'defectors' never stops this time with a record breaking exodus again in Kaduna involving 2,300 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decamping…

December 15, 2013

Terrible: 300 cholera victims hospitalised in Kano

by Akintomiwa Agbaje File photo Over 300 victims have already reported in sick to a hospital due to an outbreak of Cholera in the Kano. Victims that have been hospitalised…

December 14, 2013

Ex-Nigeria Airways employees protest in Kano

Some former employees of Nigeria Airways in Kano on Saturday staged a peaceful protest over non-payment of their entitlements for 20 years. The protesters, who thronged their former office on Bank Road in Kano at about 2p.m., carried…

December 9, 2013

Defecting governors maintain stance, turndown president’s overtures

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sokoto State governor, Governor Aliyu Wamakko has insisted that his defection along with the five other governors from the People's Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) is…

November 30, 2013

Opinion: It’s such a pity Jega has failed this test

by Chioma Gabriel Just before the election, allegations of INEC ‘s high level of incompetence in registering voters, compiling, maintaining, revising and updating voters register on continuous basis which would …

November 30, 2013

ASUU strike update: 10 things you SHOULD know about the FG meeting with VCs in Abuja

by Isi Esene The face-off between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) may have taken another twist as the former is making plans to…

November 28, 2013

Suspect to face the music after ‘hiding cocaine worth $500,000 in speakers’

by Muyiwa Daropale Police in Kano have arrested a 28 year old man with cocaine worth $500,000 hidden in speakers. The speakers were brought into Nigeria from Sao Paulo, Brazil…

November 24, 2013

PDP crisis: Jonathan to meet with G-7 governors today

All is set for today’s meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the G-7 governors at the presidential villa, Abuja. The president who travelled to London for the international investors’ conference…

November 24, 2013

ASUU strike: Lecturers to meet Pres. Jonathan

Members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday ended their two-day meeting in Kano with a resolve to meet President Goodluck Jonathan…

November 21, 2013

Aww, this is SO cute: Rukaiyah Indimi & Usman Dantata look GORGEOUS in their second wedding outfit (PHOTOS)

by Oke Efagene On Saturday November 9, 2013, the handsome son of late billionare Alhaji Dantata, Usman Dantata got hooked to Rukaiyah Indimi, the stunningly beautiful daughter of billionaire businessman,…

November 20, 2013

Sad: Armed robbers kill ‘Boko Haram’ in Delta, steal N8.5 million

A policeman, Aliu Musa (a.k.a. Boko Haram), has been killed in the line of duty by armed robbers in Warri, Delta State. The hoodlums stole over N8.5 million belonging to…

November 19, 2013

Explosions, shooting in Kano as troops and militants clash

by Adeola Balogun The Kano metropolis was wracked with violence this morning after multiple explosions and gunshots were heard in an area of the city. The shelling of ammunition was…

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