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“Wahala be like bicycle” is an expression that most people familiar with Nigerian street lingo would easily identify with. It refers the unusual, the dramatic, a shocking development in the course of normal business
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By Andy Chukwuma I had refrained from making comments on the claim by Governor Nyesom Wike that he was betrayed by his colleagues from the ...
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On December 11, 2020, more than 300 boys were abducted from a boarding school in Kankara, a small community in the North-West Nigerian state of Katsina by gunmen on motorcycles.
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By Ken Obayagbon Within the receding months, certain groups – political and socio-cultural groups including professional bodies – have been mounting pressure on Governor Ifeanyi ...
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Pursuant to the powers to exercise the prerogative of mercy vested in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Section 175 (1—6) of the 1999 Constitution the Federal Government last week granted state pardon
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Contibuted It is true that money can buy all things with a price tag, but good health is priceless. Staying healthy has to be one ...
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By Onome Umukoro It is another election era and merchants of falsehood and political fallacies have crawled out of their holes to stink up the ...
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Lifting people out of poverty is a popular campaign promise made by politicians during elections and often broken when they get into office. However, one ...
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The letter informing the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, that he had been sacked following a sermon where he criticised the government provides an intriguing study of what religion
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By Francis Ikuerowo The death of Chinelo Nwando is another reminder that nowhere is safe in Nigeria Dr Chinelo Megafu Nwando’s death, and that of ...
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By Emeka S. Okeke After months of speculation regarding his aspiration to replace his principal as President next year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has confirmed ...
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