Category Archives: PEOPLE AND POLITICS

CHRISTIANS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN TERRORISM IN NIGERIA – JAMA’ATU NASRIL ISLAM

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader DAILY TRUST Written by Maryam Ahmadu-Suka Kaduna Wednesday, 23 May 2012 The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI)yesterday said Christians are also involved in sophisticated terrorism in Nigeria just as it expressed concern over the … Continue reading →

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BOKO HARAM: NORTHERN XTIANS BLAME FG, WARN AGAINST DIALOGUE..DEMAND NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader WORLDSTAGE May 6, 2012 Kaduna The Northern Christians Elders Forum (NORCEF) in Kaduna on Sunday blamed the Federal Government for the unending bombing of worship places by the Boko Haram sect in parts … Continue reading →

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KADUNA: WHEN A BRIDGE REPRESENTS A RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Kaduna River bridge bifurcates the city into a christian south and a muslim north The photo above represents the cultural, religious and ideological divide within the city of Kaduna. To the north bank(left of the photo), you have muslim-dominated Kaduna … Continue reading →

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DEAL WITH IT, BBC AFRICA: PRESIDENT JONATHAN IS ON TIME MAGAZINE’S LIST OF 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Doing my pre-dawn DX-ing today, I listened as the British Broadcasting Corporation’s African Service,tried her age-old tactics of using her in-country Alsatians to take the fall for her when she tries to foist her typically insidious and biased opinions on … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN NIGERIANS’ VIEWS NOT IN LINE WITH BOKO HARAM’S – GALLUP POLLS

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

President Goodluck Jonathan February 20, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. Gallup surveys suggest Nigerians do not embrace the anti-Western rhetoric of Boko Haram, the militant movement behind a series of deadly attacks in the country. About 6 in 10 Nigerians believe greater … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA URGED TO USE POPULATION SIZE (167 MLN) AS WORLD’S TOTAL HITS 7 BILLION

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria • Nigeria’s population hits 167 million today ABUJA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) The Nigerian government has been urged to take advantage of the West African country’s large population to achieve greatness as the world’s population reaches … Continue reading →

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US AFRICOM: GENERAL CARTER HAM WORRIED BY TERROR COLLABORATION IN AFRICA

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

US AFRICOM Commander, General Carter F. Ham ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON September 14, 2011 The General responsible for U.S. military operations in Africa says he’s worried that three terrorist groups based in Africa are attempting to collaborate in pursuit of their … Continue reading →

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SUDAN’S DISPUTED ABYEI COUNTY: UNISFA REPLACE UNMIS, NIGERIA’S GENERAL OBI REPLACED

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE 27 July 2011 The top United Nations peacekeeping official today reported that more than 500 troops with the new UN mission in the disputed Abyei area of Sudan have been deployed and both of the contesting … Continue reading →

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SOLDIER-TURNED-SULTAN : BRIGADIER GENERAL SA’AD ABUBAKAR(rtd)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

BORN: 24 August,1956 in Sokoto to then reigning Sultan Abubakar Sadiq III of Sokoto. CIVIL EDUCATION *Sultan’s Ward Primary School, Sokoto *Barewa College, Zaria *Advanced Certificate course in Operational Research, University of Lagos – 1995 MILITARY TRAINING ENLISTED in June … Continue reading →

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SOLDIER-TURNED-EMIR : BRIGADIER GENERAL YAHAYA ABUBAKAR(rtd)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

BORN on the 12th of September 1952 at Bida, Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria. EDUCATION Primary School: *East Junior AND Sabongida Primary Schools, Bida 1957-1964 Secondary School: *Government College, Sokoto AND Commercial College, Kano 1967-1971. MILITARY TRAINING Nigerian Defence Academy Regular … Continue reading →

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