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Jos market demolition: To be or not to be?
Fifteen years after it was razed down by fire, the popular Jos main market is yet to be reconstructed. In this piece ISAAC SHOBAYO’s investigation reveals that opinion is divided over whether it should be reconstructed or not following the…
Poor, oh, poor North
Following the recent declaration by Dangote that the North is poor, MUHAMMADU SABIU writes on the outcome of the summit recently held in Kaduna to brainstorm on the way out of poverty for the region
ALIKO Dangote, one of the richest man…
When Christians, Islamic clerics empowered Kaduna youths
In effort to stem the rising sectarian crisis in Kaduna State, Christian and Islamic clerics pull efforts at educating the youths in an ingenious way. MUHAMMAD SABIU reports.
Forget bricks, you can now live in a plastic house
MUHAMMAD SABIU reports that somewhere in Abuja, the first plastic storey building in Nigeria is in the making, just as emphasis is now being shifted to the use of plastic bottles for general construction.
In Kebbi, boat regatta is life, not fun
AYO AJOGE writes that the regatta festival in Kebbi State has continued to draw large audiences from within and without the country, while contributing to the economic well-being of the state. Though an international fish market is being…
The forgotten people of Kamkiri
JOSEPH ENNA writes that residents of Kamkiri in Nasarawa State are living on the fringe of human existence and will love government›s presence in their community, so as not to be left behind in human development owing to the current state…
Empty rivers: Where have all the fishes gone?
MUHAMMAD SABIU writes that from investigations carried out, the quantum of fish species in bodies of water across the North is dwindling fast as a result of unwholesome practices that could wipe out the fish population in the region.
The river of fortune
MUHAMMAD SABIU explores the situations of the communities surrounding the Kaduna River, which has given life support to both the old and the young.
You can now build your own house with plastic
MUHAMMAD SABIU writes that many young people in Kaduna are currently turning waste into wealth, with others learning to make building blocks from recycled plastic materials, which, in the long run, may see Nigerians building their own…
Our nightmares at the hands of bandits, victims speak
OLAKUNLE MARUF and ATTAHIRU AHMED GUSAU report that while a military operation currently going on in the North-East is slowly routing armed bandits, residents who had fled their homes for several months have sad tales to tell, just as they…