‘Shiites killed many of our people’ | What the world calls a massacre, Zaria residents see as liberation

Residents of Zaria in Kaduna state, on Saturday, December 26, spoke of the hardship endured for over 20 years, in the hands of the Shiite Movement in Nigeria and its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The residents, who accused El-Zakzaky of running a parallel government, called on the Federal Government to urgently ban the Islamic Movement in... Read More

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March 27, 2015

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Has Gwoza really been liberated from Boko Haram?

by Godwin Akanfe Sources within the Defence Headquarters have told YNaija off the record that contrary to the claims by their commanding officer, that Gwoza, the headquarters of Boko Haram’s shrinking caliphate, is not yet under Nigerian Army control. The Defence Headquarters had earlier tweeted that the town had been liberated this morning from the... Read More

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March 11, 2015

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Has the Army really liberated Bama from Boko Haram?

by James Sambo The conflicting reports about the recapture of Bama from Boko Haram insurgents has raised pertinent questions this morning. Punch newspapers stated that the Nigerian Army has launched a major operation to liberate from Boko Haram, Bama, in Borno State, while the same report said that a source revealed that the town had... Read More

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March 20, 2013

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Precious Daniel: Is women liberation a mirage? (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Biological or natural factors also have also been used to forestall the process of women liberation in some societies. “Liberation of women” is such a difficult concept to achieve. Women as regards conceptual origin are believed to be inferior to the opposite sex(man). In fact, almost all facet or forms of socio-political cultural aspect... Read More

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