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December 22, 2012

Opinion: Azazi, Yakowa’s deaths: How safe is Goodluck Jonathan?

by Obinna Akukwe President Goodluck should be careful of his personal safety. This growing irritation and desperation could result in extremist attacks on the life of the nation’s number one…

December 14, 2012

“You will see changes next year” – Pres. Jonathan promises Nigerians

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians that his government will make remarkable improvements next year. He urged citizens to be law-abiding and eschew violence assuring that the…

December 4, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Iya Funke was here

by Femke van Zeijl My landlady is beating the talking drum clasped under her left arm. When she sings her voice sounds half her age – the Yoruba lady is…

December 4, 2012

Joachim MacEbong uncovers another kind of policeman in Agege & Adeniji-Adele

by Joachim MacEbong A lot of physical abuse goes unreported and steps have been taken to make victims able to come forward and receive care. On the wall at the…

November 30, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)

by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes more than a pen and a clean sheet. It takes…

November 13, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: How to get our youth working (YNaija FrontPage)

First, there is quite obviously the silly mindset of a lot of young Nigerians have that certain jobs are beneath them. Some young Nigerians still believe their degree gives them…

October 28, 2012

Report: Another bomb blast hits Catholic Church in Kaduna

Scene of a bomb blast. by Isi Esene Reports coming in indicate that a suicide bomber has hit St. Rita Catholic Church at Ungwar Yero area of Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna…

October 26, 2012

Segun Adeniyi: Insured by the Mafia

Today, there are too numerous homicide cases that remain unresolved, and given our collective amnesia as a nation, the criminals in our midst also know this so they continue to…

September 28, 2012

Opinion: President Jonathan is neither a success nor a failure

by Azuka Onwuka In the final analysis, do we then describe Jonathan as a failure or a success? Hardliners hardly change their positions, no matter the strength of evidence before…

September 27, 2012

Pregnant woman shot dead in police chase of armed robbers

by Isi Esene There was tragedy in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday as a pregnant woman was said to have been hit by stray bullets when men of the newly commissioned…

September 17, 2012

JTF gives details of how top Boko Haram commander was killed

by Isi Esene The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) operating in Kano have confirmed the death of a top Boko Haram leader and two others. Reports say the members of…

September 17, 2012

Report: Boko Haram spokesman, Abu Qaqa, killed in Kano

by Isi Esene There are strong indications that Abu Qaqa, the spokesman of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram is in the custody of Nigerian security agencies. Sources say Abu…

September 13, 2012

John Campbell: Funding for Nigeria’s Boko Haram

Boko Haram appears to be essentially an indigenous phenomena, with any international links having marginal influence. Baron David Alton of Liverpool, a member of the UK House of Lords, has raised with…

August 24, 2012

We will stamp out corruption in the police force – Police IG

by Akan Ido The inspector general of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has restated his resolve to stamp out corruption in the police force. He said this yesterday during a stakeholders meeting…

August 20, 2012

“You can’t pay minimum wage but you want state police?” – Edwin Clark blasts governors

by Akan Ido Hate him, or love him, this is a man you have got to respect for speaking his mind. President Jonathan's ardent supporter, Chief Edwin Clark has express…

August 18, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Lady Gaga smacks-down autograph hunter

by Akan Ido It's sure tough getting close to Lady Gaga. An autograph-hunter found this out the hard way when he got an unexpected smack-down from her bodyguards. The little…

August 12, 2012

Prostitute allegedly raped by two brothers, three others in Ughelli, Delta State

by Isi Esene Three men were apprehended about 3am yesterday at Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, for allegedly raping a prostitute. The lady was reported to have been…

August 9, 2012

Opinion: On Boko Haram, dialogue is inevitable

by Bukar Usman The state of emergency imposed on 14 local government areas in some states of the federation, following violence attributed to Boko Haram, was not re-imposed when the…

August 3, 2012

Fashola goes hard: Lagos governor signs terminator traffic bill into law

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday signed the state traffic bill in to law. The law, which appeared somewhat like the Old Testament Ten Commandments,…

August 1, 2012

Bomb found and defused in FCE Kano campus

by Isi Esene An explosive device was on Tuesday morning found and defused in the premises of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Kano. The suspicious package was discovered in…

July 31, 2012

60 per cent of NYSC members posted to Kano seek redeployment

Isi Esene With the increased cases of violence by militant groups in the northern part of country, many Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are choosing to be redeploy out…

July 30, 2012

Suicide bombers hit Sokoto police formations

by Isi Esene Suicide bombers attacked two police formations in Sokoto this morning killing three people. Several policemen including civilians were injured in the multiple attacks with one of the…

July 28, 2012

Schooled in violence: Anti-bomb squad on standby as candidates take UNN post-UTME test

by Isi Esene The University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Friday conducted its post-UTME test under tight security which included an anti-bomb squard. This is taking place after the university authorities…

July 21, 2012

Neurosecurity: New technique lets you store a password in your brain without remembering it

by Adeniyi Abdul Ever had problems remembering a password? Well here's some good news. A new technique has been devised to create passwords which are stored in the brains of…

July 18, 2012

Boko Haram changed my focus – GEJ explains why he hasn’t fulfilled his campaign promises

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has today explained why he seems to have deviated from his campaign promises of job creation, provision of infrastructure, food security, and constant power…

July 13, 2012

Fani-Kayode preaches against dialogue with Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has gone spiritually ballistic on the Boko Haram radical sect. He was reacting to news that reported the dreaded Islamic sect claiming responsibility…

June 27, 2012

Opinion: If it happened to Azazi, it will happen to Dasuki

by Sabella Abidde Other than the usual calamities wrought by Boko Haram, the simultaneous removal of the Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello, and the National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye…

June 26, 2012

Governors demand money, state police to combat Boko Haram

More money, less corruption we hope Bombings by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, and the retaliatory attacks have dominated the headlines in Nigeria for the last couple of months, preoccupying the nation, and…

June 16, 2012

You asked for it: Sambo says police reform will cost us N1.5trn

by Hauwa Gambo Maybe next time, we should just grumble quietly. The Vice-President of the country, Namadi Sambo yesterday revealed that the much-talked-about reform of the Nigeria Police Force will…

May 21, 2012

Photo of the Day: Nigerian Police – On active duty? Dream on

A reader sent this in. As part of transformational changes promised by Acting Inspector General of Police M. Abubakar, Nigeria Police now patrol Nigeria's streets 'ACTIVELY' & in a state…

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