[The Legislative Blog]: It looks like Senator Dino Melaye finally got himself a university certificate

[The Legislative Blog]: It looks like Senator Dino Melaye finally got himself a university certificate

It’s been nearly two weeks since Senator Dino Melaye appeared before the Senate Committee for Ethics and Privilege to admit under an oath that he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The senator was accused by online news medium of not graduating from ABU as he claims. In a bid to convince Nigerians and anyone... Read More

The Legislative Blog

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March 20, 2017

Did Dino graduate before he was born? | 3 other questions we have about Senator Melaye’s latest scandal

Sahara Reporters has literally “come again” as they say. Today the subject of their exposure series is Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West. According to the online news medium, Senator Dino Melaye did not meet the requisite points that would have enabled him graduate from his geography programme at the Ahmadu Bello University when he... Read More

Thinking Through

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October 7, 2016

Troops arrest 2 kidnappers in Zaria (PHOTOS)

Two kidnappers have been arrested by the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. The men were arrested following a tip-off. In a statement issued late Thursday night by spokesperson of the Army, Colonel Sani Usman, a Honda Accord car, among other items were recovered from the men. The statement read, “On Wednesday 5th October 2016, troops of... Read More

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September 21, 2016

Zakzaky’s Shiites violated right of Army Chief, Buratai – Report

A report by the National Human Rights Commission says the right of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, was violated by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria during the December 2015 Shiite/Army clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, The Punch reports. This is contained in the report of the Commission’s Special Investigation Panel on... Read More

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June 23, 2016

Opinion: Fayose’s immunity and his Zenith bank account

by Olalekan Adigun Mr. Ayodele Fayose, is one of the most popular political figures in Nigeria today. Not just because he is the Ekiti state Governor, but that he is one of the lone voices left to carry the cross of the erstwhile ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Fayose has taken it as his... Read More

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June 9, 2016

Okey Ndibe: Nigeria’s strange business of corpses

by Okey Ndibe I’m deeply troubled by what appears to me to be Nigeria’s growing industry of making and exhibiting corpses. The Nigerian state – represented by its police and military – continues to refine its capacity for the production of corpses. It’s as if, by the day, the state’s expertise in killing its subjects becomes... Read More

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June 2, 2016

There is a cure for Tomato Ebola

One good thing has definitely emerged from the recent hardship that has been plaguing Nigeria for some weeks now. There is now a cure for the disease that has been eating up the tomatoes in Nigeria known as, Tuta Absoluta maimed ‘tomato ebola’. The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, says it has been... Read More

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May 23, 2016

Shi’ite leader, El Zakyzaky drags FG to court, demands N2bn

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, fixed a date for the hearing of the N2billion suit the detained leader of the Shi’ite Islamic sect, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky slammed on the Federal Government challenging his continued detention in the custody of the government since December 14, 2015. Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who fixed the hearing... Read More

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April 19, 2016

Shiite sect brought ‘hardship on the people for 40 years’

It was revealed on Monday, April 18, at the Kaduna Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Army/Shi’ites clash – that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has for the past 40 years, terrorised the Zaria community. An association known as the Zazzau Emirate Development Association, made this disclosure while giving testimony against the IMN at the... Read More

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April 18, 2016

‘It’s not a clash when 1,000 people were killed and no soldier died’ – Shiite sect

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has said it’s erroneous to describe as ‘a clash’, the December 2015 killing of about 1,000 members of the sect in Zaria, Kaduna, by the Nigerian Army. The IMN, on Saturday, called for the release of their leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, his wife and other members of the sect who have... Read More

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April 13, 2016

#Zariamassacre: Nigerian Army must ‘come clean’ on slaughter of 347 Shi’ites – AI

Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian Army to urgently investigate the recent revelation by the Kaduna government – that 347 members of the Shiite Muslim sect were buried in mass graves. The Nigerian Army had in December 2015, clashed with the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, in Zaria, Kaduna and while several members of the... Read More

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March 22, 2016

Genocide: Shiite Muslims drag Nigerian Army to ICC over Zaria massacre

The Nigerian Army has been dragged before the International Criminal Court of justice, by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria -Nigerian Shiites- over allegation of genocide. Over 300 Shiite Muslims were reported to have been killed by Nigerian troops between December 12 and 13, when the army destroyed the headquarters of the sect and arrested the... Read More

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March 14, 2016

How Nigerian Army killed 3 of my brothers, shot my parents – El-Zakzaky’s daughter narrates

Suhaila Ibraheem, the daughter of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has narrated the series of events that led to the shooting and capture of her father by the Nigerian military. Sahaila reveals that the Sheikh was shot several times as opposed to the prevailing theory that he was only shot... Read More

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March 10, 2016

Alleged kidnap of 15-year-old Ifeoma Nicodemus, mired in controversy [DETAILS]

The Nigerian police has challenged reports that Ifeoma Nicodemus, a 15-year-old school girl based in Zaria, was kidnapped in September 2014. The denial was prompted by last week’s outcry from parents of Ifeoma Nicodemus- who claimed that she was being held against her will by one Shehu Abdullahi. But the police say the parents were... Read More

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January 6, 2016

‘Soldiers raped our women, killed and buried them’ – Islamic Movement in Nigeria

Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, have accused soldiers of raping their members before killing them, in the December clash between the sect and the Army. The women made the allegations on Tuesday, in a press conference held in Kaduna. Speaking under the aegis of Sisters Forum of the Islamic Movement of... Read More

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January 1, 2016

Etisalat opens 0809JA Experience Centres across Nigeria

Customers on Nigeria’s innovative and customer-friendly telecommunications network, Etisalat, have a cause to be excited as Etisalat opened six Experience Centres around the country in order to bring products and services closer to the people as well as to afford customers seamless interactive opportunities to resolve any issues they may want the company to attend... Read More

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December 30, 2015

Zaria massacre, a divine intervention – Sheikh Gumi

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has described the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, as a divine intervention. Over 300 Shiite Muslims were reported to have been killed by Nigerian troops between December 12 and 13, when the army destroyed the headquarters of the sect and arrested... Read More

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December 27, 2015

‘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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December 24, 2015

Shiite Muslims in Kano mourn victims of Zaria massacre (PHOTOS)

Thousands of Shiite Muslims in Kano, hit the streets on Thursday, December 24, for the annual Maulud Nabiy procession and also to mourn the death of their members in Zaria.Army. Led by Mallam Sanusi Abdulkadir, the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, comprising of women, children and men, clad in black attires, marched through the city... Read More

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December 24, 2015

‘Buhari would be held responsible for Zaria massacre of Shiites’ – Bishop Kukah

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has described the killing of over 300 Shiite Muslims in Zaria, as a national disaster. Kukah has also advised the federal government to embrace diplomacy and dialogue rather than a military approach i quelling the pro-Biafra protests in parts of the country. Speaking with Punch Newspapers, Kukah... Read More

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December 18, 2015

Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky no longer in Army’s custody – Tukur Buratai

The leader of the Shiite Muslim group, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky is no longer in the custody of the Nigerian military, says the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai. Major General Buratai says E-l-Zakzaky has been transferred to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. The Army chief made the revelation on Thursday, when he received ‎a delegation from the... Read More

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December 17, 2015

Islamic Movement in Nigeria put out video of Zaria clash with Army (WATCH)

The Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has released on its website its incomplete version of the events of Saturday, December 12, when the Nigerian Army clashed with the Shiite Muslim sect. The video was released shortly after the Nigerian Army released a video where the sect’s members were being begged to clear... Read More

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Shiite Killings: Another disturbing photo of El-Zakzaky emerges as Britain reacts

Another photo, depicting a battered leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has surfaced on Wednesday, on social media. In the new photo, El-Zakzaky is wounded and bandaged while being moved in a wheelbarrow, and while no other face appears in the photos, boots of Nigerian troops can be seen. The picture... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: There’s a glaring need for an independent investigation into Zaria killings

For the past few days, there has been unrest and tension in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State following a clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement, a Shia Muslim group led by radical cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Although the exact details of the clash are still unclear, it seems that... Read More

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Shiite killings: United States of America reacts

The United States of America has joined the list of countries to react to the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria resulting in the mass killing of the members of the movement. The US, in a statement released by the embassy in Abuja, stated that it is concerned by... Read More

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Video of the Shiite-Military altercation in Zaria surfaces (WATCH)

Last Saturday, several Shiite Muslims were killed as they clashed with the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna. Several leaders of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were killed in the attack, as the leader of the group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, was arrested by the Army. While public criticism has been largely directed at the army, a video... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: Minister of Interior arrives Kaduna

Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, has landed in Kaduna state to make an assessment of the situation of developments resulting from the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. The minister, made a stop at the Kaduna State Government House to visit Governor Nasir El-Rufai before making his way to Zaria,... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

The protest march by Shiite Muslims in Kaduna state has resulted in a charged atmosphere in parts of the state, specifically Kaduna town. The protest, currently going on in Tudun Wada and Kawo areas of Kaduna town, has forced traders and offices to close for the day. People are reported to be running for safety as businesses have... Read More

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December 15, 2015

How I survived assassination attempt by Shiite Muslims – Tukur Buratai, COAS

Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Monday, that the grace of God enabled him to escape the alleged assassination by members of the Shiites Muslim sect. Buratai said that members of the Shiite group were heavily armed and also attacked him and his convoy while en route Zaria. Speaking to journalists after attending an interactive meeting called... Read More