How crumbled Kanem-Bornu Empire lives on
The Kanem-Bornu Empire physically crumbled at the end of the 19th century, but its spirit still struggles to live on in history. For over a millennium, it…
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The making of a terror: How Gentle de Yahoo graduated from land mediation to banditry
• Tales of Imo communities devastated by his bloody reign • Notorious bandit’s arrest enmeshed in controversy The notorious self-acclaimed Commander of the Biafra Liberation Army (BLA), Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta widely known as Gentle de Yahoo, had wreaked havoc in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State for years before his recent arrest by security
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Many drown in Sokoto fleeing bandits’ attacks
A tragic boat accident has reportedly claimed the lives of many people in Zalla Bango, a remote village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State,…
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Past electoral body chairmen: From ECN to INEC
Since 1959, Nigeria has had six different electoral bodies and a total of 14 chairpersons and one in acting capacity. A zone-by-zone geopolitical analysis…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Saturday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers! 1. The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the 2023 elections,
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The moral rot uncovered by JAMB panel
The revelations of the Special Committee on Examination Infractions empanelled by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have thrown Nigeria into…
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The INEC chairman we want
With barely two months to the end of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s tenure as INEC chairman, Nigerians who spoke to Weekend Trust shared their views on what they…
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What the new INEC chair should do
In this interview, Mr Nick Dazang, a retired director of Voter Education and publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who worked with…
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INEC: Yakubu’s successor must talk less
As the tenure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, gradually winds down, questions are mounting over his…
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INEC and Nigerian Elections: X-raying Yakubu’s 10 years at…
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is due to leave office in November, is the longest-serving Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
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