In the early hours of Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, news broke of the tragic killings of dozens of people in the outlying communities of Woro and Nuku in the Kaiama Local Government
“To be an enemy of the U.S. is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal -Dr. Henry Kissinger. In recent days, Nigerian media platforms have been filled with
Is’haq Modibbo Kawu kawumodibbo@gmail.com I returned to Kaduna yesterday evening to the story of the passing of the venerable Dr. Christopher Kolade at the age of 93. He lived a very long
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“To be an enemy of the U.S. is dangerous, but to be a friend
In the early hours of Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, news broke of the tragic killings of
On the 1st of February, 1977, forty-nine years ago, at just 16 years and five
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