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The Changing Face of Kaduna

  In a recent article where I expressed concern and revulsion at the growing menace of kidnappings and abductions in Kaduna, I, in passing, noted that my sentimental attachment to this cosmopolitan city is rooted in the fact that it is my place of birth. As

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A Senate Retreat and Its Pending Issues

  The calmness with which Senators reacted to some disquieting developments at the Senate retreat that ended in Enugu yesterday may have reflected the maturity of the David Mark Senate. Or perhaps it suggested the grip Senator Mark has over the Senate.

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Why Flog Women for Wearing Bras

  It seems unbelievable, but it is true, that in this century and day, women in some parts of Africa are being walloped for wearing a bra! In Somalia, it has become a crime punishable by canning to walk the streets wearing one..

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Kano Bans Roadside Fuel Sales

  In its efforts to find a lasting solution of rampant roadside fire accidents, Kano State government has banned the sale of petroleum products outside filling stations. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Information, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi, while sp

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Zamfara - Factors That Will Shape 2011 Poll

  Political calculations ahead of the 2011 general election have begun to build up in Zamfara State.

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Worgu Protests His Innocence

  Stephen Worgu has protested his innocence after being sentenced to 40 lashes for drinking alcohol.

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For Drinking Beer in Sudan, Worgu Gets 40 Lashes

  Former Enyimba player Stephen Worgu, who plays in Sudan, has been convicted of drinking alcohol, and has been sentenced to be flogged.

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Upturning of Court Verdicts Worries Rights Groups

  The Coalition of Human Rights groups in Anambra State , has warned that the integrity of Nigerian Courts especially the Supreme Court of Nigeria is being rubbished if nothing serious is done to address the upturning of delivered judgments in the courts.

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Citizenship Versus Deregulation

  The problem with all educated illiterates is the fact that they read the laws with the candid simplicity with which they read Achebe's Things Fall Apart.

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2011 - The Buhari Challenge.2011 - The Hurdles, Calculations For Buhari...

  He belongs simultaneously to both the military and civilian wings of the northern political intelligentsia. But interestingly, he is something of an outsider from this same mainstream intelligentsia which calls the shots and has largely shaped the national

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Zamfara ANPP - Now a Shadow of Its Old Glory

  In a move which remains incredible to an average indigene of Zamfara State, frontline All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) chieftain and Deputy Minority Whip of House of Representatives, Hon. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has concluded plans to decamp to the rulin

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Panel Orders Bafarawa, Others to Refund N2.9 Billion

  Former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State, his former secretary to the state government and some commissioners have been ordered to refund N2.9billion to the Sokoto State government or face prosecution.

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Evangelical Churches Shake Up the Social Order

  The fire of Pentecostal evangelism is burning through the continent scorching "sins" and shaking the religio-political status quo to its very foundation. Meanwhile, traditional churches are watching helplessly as their members defect en masse to the Pentec

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N1 Million Stolen At Shari'a Anniversary

  People who gathered for the celebration of 10th anniversary of Sharia implementation in Zamfara State yesterday were stunned when the master of ceremony announced that N1 million was stolen from the car of one of the invitees.

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Faseun And Islamic Banking

  Dr. Frederick Faseun needs little or no introduction in Nigeria. A medical doctor and self-styled President/Founder of the Odu'a Peoples' Congress (OPC), the ethnic militia that claims to be the defender of the Yoruba, he is a veteran of the organization's

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