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Ibadan kidnappers and long tale from Ogbomoso terrorists, by Rotimi Fasan

Ibadan kidnappers and long tale from Ogbomoso terrorists, by Rotimi Fasan

The entire drama that featured the abduction of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin boys lasted for just three days, between Wednesday and Saturday. Those were tension-soaked days that served mostly to highlight or add to the pressure on a federal government that many had come to see as the very symbol of […]
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Dora Akunyili’s last dance

Dora Akunyili’s last dance

DORA AKUNYILI first gained national attention after she was appointed Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.

Jonathan’s ‘most wanted’  list of enemies

Jonathan’s ‘most wanted’ list of enemies

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has many political enemies. The irony of the President’s situation is that many of his very vocal supporters are among his most ardent enemies.

Jonathan knows Shekau’s informants

Jonathan knows Shekau’s informants

THE Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, only days ago told the world, including the insurgents that have made life impossible for his Commander-in-Chief, Goodluck Jonathan, that the military now knows where the school girls abducted from Chibok about 50 days ago are being held.

Insurgency as Nigeria’s  boil of anguish

Insurgency as Nigeria’s boil of anguish

NIGERIA certainly now carries a terrible boil of anguish in the form of Islamic insurgency. Red and swollen with pus from long neglect and impunity, the boil must at this point either burst and bring relief or it becomes gangrenous and grows into something more terrible.

A look at Nyako’s tantrums and Jonathan’s unspoken fears

A look at Nyako’s tantrums and Jonathan’s unspoken fears

MURTALA Nyako, governor of Adamawa, one of three states which the cowardly but murderous insurgents in the north have virtually turned into the headquarters of their operations, is fast posing or acquiring reputation as an opponent of President Goodluck Jonathan.