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Killer pond: Mysterious Nasarawa pond that claims lives
GODWIN ENNA reports that a pond in Agyaragu community in Nasarawa State has claimed several lives in mysterious circumstances in recent times as residents are torn between avoiding their main source of water and continuing to use it no…
Flood of fury Fearful Lokogoma residents cry for help
It is no longer news that year-in, year-out, destruction follows rainstorms. The recent flooding in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has brought fears and anxiety to the residents. ADEMOLA ADEGBITE, who visited one…
Kidnapping: Why Zamfara governor moved against emir accused of receiving ransom
MUHAMMAD SABIU reports that security agencies might be getting to the roots of banditry in Zamfara State as allegations against two traditional rulers had led to their suspension, even as the new state governor moves to penalise banditry…
Kidnapping: When standing as surety became deadly business
MUHAMMAD SABIU reports that kidnapping had become a nightmare for residents of Kaduna State, including Kaduna the state capital, even when innocent lives are lost when mobs descend on suspects as it happened recently.
Creating a stool of chaos on the Plateau? How split in Jos traditional council is brewing new crisis
ISAAC SHOBAYO reports that the move by the Plateau State government to split a traditional council in Jos has ruffled some feathers resulting in different insinuations in relation to the stool of the Gbong Gwom of Jos.
Threatened by herdsmen… Agyaragu has become once upon a big yam market
GODWIN ENNA in this report writes on the popular Agyaragu market in Nasarawa State which used to draw traders from all over the country and beyond, noting that it is now a shadow of its former self, mainly due to threats from herdsmen.
Inside Bagana: A community at war with itself
After co-existing peacefully for some time, the agitation for the control of Bagana between Agatu and Fulani has caused death and destruction in the community. Yinka Oladoyinbo reports how ethnic clashes have reduced the community and…
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 regionALIKO 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.