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Diezani Alison Madueke: Journalists lay siege at Charing Cross Police Station

Blogger, social commentator,  activist Kayode Ogundamisi was among the hordes of newsmen waiting at the Charing…

Bishop Kukah and His Brand of Politics…

By Iheanyi Enwerem, O.P. Who in the Nigerian political and ecclesiastical circles would not know…

‘Islamic State’ militants claim Abuja bombings

Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State  and not to the old evil, Boko Haram said…

Buhari pays medical bill of girl shot by robbers, visits bomb victims

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Abuja demonstrated his softer side when he ordered his chief…

Speaking is Governing: Mahmud Modibbo Tukur and the President’s Move

By Adagbo Onoja. ‘Speaking is governing’ is a mini-theory of (presidential) exercise of power, almost…

Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf: One More Tribute

By Adagbo Onoja. I had no plan to write own tribute to Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf,…

Nyanya, Abuja: When thunder strikes same place three times

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The popular idiom is that thunder doesn’t strike twice in the same place.…

Army on trail of masterminds of Maiduguri Independence Day bombing

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it has already gotten clues about those involved…

Update: No bombs in Maiduguri, army testing equipment

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Sunday said the early morning…

Maiduguri blasts Update: Nigerian army says it’s on top of situation

The Nigerian army said its forces have contained the attempted invasion of Maiduguri by Boko…