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Ex-High Court Judge, Kafarati Dies, To Be Buried Friday
Justice Abdul Kafarati, the immediate past Chief Justice of the High Court of the Federation, has died. He died on Thursday night. Kafarati was once...
‘Doctors are paying for supplies’: inside a stretched Burkina Faso Covid ward
In a country where pneumonia, malaria and TB are much bigger killers, doctors say ‘resource-intensive’ Covid-19 is diverting precious resources Coronavirus – latest updates See...
Gunmen Storm Zamfara School, Kidnap Female Pupils
Gunmen have kidnapped an unspecified number of school girls at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata Mafara Local Government area of Zamfara...
Kidnappers, Other Criminals Now Demand Drugs As Ransom — Marwa
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohammed Buba Marwa, has said kidnappers and other criminals now demand drugs as ransom from...
I have One-Week Ultimatum To Live—Borno Pastor Begs Buhari For Rescue From Boko Haram
Bulus Yakuru, a pastor who was abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents last Christmas Eve in Borno State, has cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari...
Further Notes To The Nigerian Left By Edwin Madunagu
The Nigerian Left has largely neglected, if not deliberately avoided a renewed ideological struggle which has become a strong factor in both the general turbulence...
Why the Igbo Should Register En Masse For APC By SKC Ogbonnia
The Igbo should queue behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing registration exercise. Before I delve into the premise, it is necessary to...
Nigerian Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 12 Years Imprisonment In South Africa
Frank Onyeka Nwaru, a Klersksdorp-based drug kingpin, has been convicted. His sentencing in the Stilfontein Regional Court yesterday followed his arrest in May 2018. According...
Delta Lovers Found Dead In Residence, Neighbours Suspect Suicide
A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Oshiotu, and his 25-year-old lover, Amaka Okafor, were on Thursday found dead in their one-room apartment in Uvwie community in the...
Poll Reveals 18 Million Americans Now Identify As Gay
Gallup’s latest update on lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender identification finds 5.6% of U.S. adults, estimated to be up to 18 million, identifying as LGBT. ...