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Nigeria To Ban Polygamy For Poor Men

The speaker of Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has said that the public will be consulted on a bill that aims to ban...

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‘Political’ Song Puts Nigerian Musician In Dock

Sadiq Zazzabi is a talented R&B singer in northern Nigeria, popular among Hausa speakers across the country and beyond...

International

Trump Quotes A Nigerian Poem, Calls It Irish Proverb

President Donald Trump sparked web derision for himself on Thursday as he tried to impress visiting Irish Prime...

International

Nigeria Saves $5m Daily From Ban On Rice, Wheat Imports

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and...

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Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders

The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...

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Peace Hyde Named “Best African Journalist In Anglophone Africa” By Leading French Publication Le Monde

It has been an exciting time for Ghanaian broadcast journalist, Peace Hyde as she consistently breaks boundaries whilst...

International

UK To Open Money Laundering Trial of Ex-Nigerian Oil Minister In June

The trial of a former Petroleum Minister of Nigeria, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been scheduled for June this year,...

International

Why Is Nigeria’s President Buhari Still In London?

As Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was beginning his latest visit to London more than a month ago, a new series of...

International

Nigerians ‘burst Into Tears’ At Buhari Phonecall

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday phoned the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at about 6:30pm during a...

International

Why Does A Nigerian Muslim Leader Want To Restrict Polygamy?

Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban...

International

Poor Men To Be Legally Barred From Polygamy

Nigeria’s second most influential Muslim leader – the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has disclosed that there...

Opinion

The Tragedy of Nigeria And Lord Denning’s Analogy

Mr. Peter Ajayi, the man who as the Managing Director employed me into the stable of the Sketch Newspapers in 1988 was...

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David Bowie Lands Two Brit Nominations

David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. Bowie received...

Opinion

Dambazau And Nigeria’s Internal Security

The internal peace and security of any nation is key to development and it is the bedrock against external assault. For...

Opinion

And ….The Man Died!

“The man dies in him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny” - Wole Soyinka And …. the man died! From Lagos...

Opinion

The Myanmar Monologue To the VAG

Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the...

Opinion

The Myanmar Monologue To the VAG

Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the...

Opinion

Garba Shehu And That MTN’s Christmas Greetings Of Errors And Hypocrisy

On 25th December, Christmas day, when all people of peace and goodwill all over the world whose humanity has...

Opinion

That Sultan’s Excuse For The Killing Of Ndigbo In Northern Nigeria

The Sultan of Sokoto’s recent visit to Enugu State where he went to felicitate with Enugu Rangers as champions of the...