By Femi Aribisala Of all the cities in Northern Nigeria, Kano is perhaps the most important.  Although it used to be subject to the Sokoto Caliphate, in many respects it…

Nigeria has become tyrannical, the Rivers State Government declared yesterday.It condemned Sunday’s grounding of the aircraft chartered by Governor Rotimi Amaechi at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano by the…

The Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought led by Prof. Ben Nwabueze has joined the South East Governors Forum in condemning an attempt by the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) to declare…

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi yesterday described Sunday’s attack on his convoy by a police team as “an attempt to assassinate me”. He said the police action which led to…

THE Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the commission is doing its best to avoid the mistakes of the past in preparing for the…

As Clarence Peters, Tiwa Savage, Flavour shine For Nigerian sensational pop singers, Davido, Flavour, Tiwa Savage and ace music video director, Clarence Peters, it was a wonderful moment at the…

His ambition is to be Emir of Kano, a job for which he is ready to forgo his calling as a banker. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Central Bank of Nigeria…

It was the height of emotions for Zibili Evelyn, aka Evelle, who was declared winner of this year’s edition of Nigerian Idol, after defeating her closest rival, Odugbemi Idowu Sarah, aka Eye-D, during…

Two suspected Boko Haram militants have been killed in a botched attack on a town in Cameroon’s far north. They were killed by local security forces, who repelled the Boko…

Islamic and political leaders yesterday hailed Sanusi’s choice. Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Wahab Oba, described Sanusi’s emergence as a positive development…