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January 30, 2015

Not again! Pres. Jonathan’s convoy pelted with stones in Taraba

by Panshak Ibrahim After the recent attacks on his convoy in Katsina and Bauchi states, President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy was yet again stoned on Thursday, January 29, by some irate youth in Jalingo, Taraba State. The president was in the city as part of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign rally. The youths managed to... Read More

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January 26, 2015

‘Yes, we sat for Hausa Language in WASC’: Another Buhari classmate wants you to know this

by James Sambo Another classmate of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has come out to defend him over his recently released statement of result and credentials. After the result was released, the Peoples Democratic Party cried foul, saying it was inauthentic, as ‘Hausa Language’ was not offered as a subject... Read More

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January 22, 2015

Opinion: Common school certificate, Pa Buhari could not produce

by Diana-Abasi Alphonsus Udoh It took Buhari one month to even officially respond to his certificate issues. And now that he has finally release an official statement that he has requested his Secondary School to release his WAEC, let’s hope it doesn’t take the school another one month to respond to his request or release his... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Modupe Odele: What the law says about Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate

by Modupe Odele So honestly, I cannot (and justifiably so) understand the argument that the General is not qualified to run as a Presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections. This morning I came across a tweet by a colleague that read – “PDP has been feasting on the collective ignorance of Nigerians including the media... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Thugs hurl stones at Pres. Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina

by James Sambo On Tuesday, January 20, political thugs attacked the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina state during his re-election campaign. The shameful incident reportedly occured when Jonathan, alongside Vice President Namadi Sambo; the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu; Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state, and others, paid a courtesy... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Pregnant daughter of Gov. Al-Makura’s campaign manager beheaded

by Panshak Ibrahim Unknown assailants have beheaded Amina Suleiman, the daughter of the Director General of Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al – Makura’s Campaign Organisation, Mr. Musa Illu. Amina, who was seven months pregnant, was assassinated on Monday, January 19, in her home in Katsina State. As at the time of her death, her husband,... Read More

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December 20, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Can we take a moment to pray that God would bestow ‘wisdom’ on President Goodluck Jonathan…..Amen! The president says every time he seeks advice, he gets contrary opinions and multiple suggestion. He is therefore using this opportunity to plead with Nigerians to pray to God to make him wise enough “to... Read More

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December 8, 2014

PDP guber primaries round-up: Voting yet to start in Lagos [DETAILS]

Godwin Akanfe in Lagos, Aminu Tukur in Katsina, Tony Tamuno in Port Harcourt, Iyobosa Omorogie in Asaba There was pandemonium on Monday at the Yard 158 Event Centre, Oregun Road, Ikeja, venue of the governorship primary of the PDP in Lagos State, as supporters of aspirants clashed. Trouble started at about 2:00 pm when... Read More

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November 27, 2014

Civil Defence personnel pray for ailing Commandant General

by Akan Ido Managementand staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have commenced fervent prayers for the quick recovery of their Commandant General, Dr. Ade Abolurin, who recently sustained injuries in a domestic accident. When contacted the spokesperson of NSCDC, Emmanuel Okeh confirmed that officers and men of the NSCDC have... Read More

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November 21, 2014

President Jonathan has created nine new federal universities, but were they needed?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Jide finished secondary school in 2010 and spent the next three years at home. He wrote the university entrance exams each year and scored decently, but he got no offers from the universities he applied to. So he ended up hanging around at home for three years. Last year he learned about... Read More

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November 10, 2014

@PDPNigeria will never rig elections again in #Katsina – @APCNigeria guber aspirant vows

by James Sambo Gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Katsina State, Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi has emphatically declared that ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party “will never rig elections in Katsina State again”. Abdullahi made the comments, after picking up the Gubernatorial nomination form of the party at the party secretariat in Katsina According to him, Katsina has... Read More

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September 25, 2014

Cable thief electrocuted at transformer sub-station in Katsina

by James Sambo An unidentified man, believed to be a cable vandal has been found dead near a transformer sub-station in Katsina. On Wednesday, 24 September, the lifeless body of the middle aged man was found near a transformer at a popular open air theatre along Jibiya road, in Katsina. Workers of the Katsina State History and... Read More

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September 22, 2014

Katsina governor indefinitely detains student for criticizing him on Facebook

by S’ola Filani You might want to think twice, when next you want to say a word against the Kastina state Governor on social media. A Nigerian undergraduate in his early 20s, Abdulmalik Sa’idu, has been locked up for criticizing the Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, on Facebook. Unfortunately, Sa’idu has been in jail for... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of suspected monkey meat

by James Sambo The Nigeria Custom Service (NSC) has impounded a trailer load of smoked meat suspected to be monkey meat imported through the Jibia border in Katsina State. This is done in order to keep in check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has infected tens of victims in Nigeria and killed over... Read More

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Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More

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Perry Brimah: Nigeria – How many more must die?

by Perry Brimah Hundreds in Borno, hundreds in Yobe, hundreds in Kaduna, hundreds in Katsina, hundreds in Adamawa. No less than 16,000 of us have been killed in this violence since 2011 according to US estimates; over a million families have lost a member. Billions worth have been burned of homes, shops, properties, even documents... Read More

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January 28, 2014

Horrible: Diesel truck explodes, kills 2 in Katsina

by Oge Okonkwo Two persons have been killed as a result of a diesel truck explosion at Bakin-dutse in FuntuaLocal Government Area of Katsina State. The incident was confirmed by the FRSC Unit Commander in Funtua, Rabiu Usman and he also gave the registration number of the tanker as, XA 224 FTA. It was gathered from witnesses that the two... Read More

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December 31, 2013

‘They even take the placenta away’: How doctors force girls to deliver babies for sale in Imo

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite intense efforts by security officers to quash them, baby factories have recently been the bane of Imo. Several operations have been embarked upon by police with a number of them resulting in success and the discovery of women, most of them teenagers, at varying stages of pregnancy. The State Commissioner of... Read More

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December 27, 2013

No time: Man sentenced to death in Katsina, then tries to kill himself in court

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man who was sentenced to death by a court in Katsina was restrained by wardens after he tried to take his own life. Aminu Ibrahim was sentenced today by the High Court sitting in the Malumfashi area of the state. Ibrahim was convicted of armed robbery and as such is to... Read More

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December 9, 2013

PDP crisis: Bamanga Tukur may be shown the way out

It has emerged that the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur may be on his way out as governors elected on the party’s platform last night asked the North-east caucus of the party to shop for an immediate replacement. This was part of the resolutions reached at the meeting... Read More

December 4, 2013

Collins Uma: #AnambraElections – APC was taught a lesson on strongholds

by Collins Uma One of the most obvious lessons we learnt from the recent governorship election in Anambra is that the guys who make up the All Progressives Congress (APC) are bad losers. This is not news, though. The legacy parties that make up the APC, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria... Read More

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November 17, 2013

How French engineer escaped from kidnappers in Kaduna (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene French engineer, Francis Collomp who was abducted by men suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic terrorist group, Ansaru, has escaped. Collomp who has been held in captivity since last December reportedly escaped yesterday in a village Dan Magaji, near Zaria, Kaduna. He was kidnapped in Rimi village by unknown gunmen who... Read More

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November 12, 2013

Opinion: How Governor Shema behaved like a street thug last week

by Ahmad B. Kaita It was quite unfortunate that governor Shema, supposedly a barrister, a globe trotter and frequent visitor to the freest political society on the planet, the USA could behave like a street thug. He seemed absolutely convinced that preventing interactive sessions by politicians and intellectuals is the only way to keep him... Read More

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September 15, 2013

SHOCKING: How I delivered a baby in my room and killed him with N40 rat poison – Woman

A four-day-old baby boy has been gruesomely murdered by his own mother who fed him with a N40 rat poison. Binta Shuaibu, 20, conspired with her friend, Hindatu Umar, 27, to commit the dastardly act in Dan Amarya village, Danja Local Government Area of Katsina State. The mother and her co-conspirator are now answering to... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Sad news: 16 people die as bridge collapses in Katsina (PHOTO)

by Oge Okonkwo An accident was said to have occurred yesterday morning, along the Katsina-Kano road, when two vehicles, a bus and a truck, plunged into a collapsed bridge at Yar’randa village in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving no fewer than 16 people dead and 6 people missing. The bus was reportedly conveying 23... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Tragedy: 5 people die in Katsina auto crash

by Oge Okonkwo A motor accident which occurred on Friday in Kastina during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving three people injured. This was confirmed by Kastina State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The state FRSC sector commander, Habu Dauda, said the crash happened on the Katsina-Dutsinma... Read More

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Just in: Explosion rocks Buhari’s hometown, Daura

by Hauwa Gambo There are reports of an explosion and gunshots on Thursday night in the otherwise quiet town of Daura in Katsina. Daura is also the hometown of former presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. According to Premium Times: The attack started about 10 p.m. and was still ongoing one hour later. Witnesses say the attackers... Read More

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