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•Continued from yesterday SO, where does Islam fit into the picture? Does the jihadist perpetrators’ claim to represent Islam authenticate that claim without reservation? If so, then can one presume automatically that

WHO is in charge of Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Kebbi and Sokoto? Who can stop Boko Haram from operating freely in these states or indeed anywhere? They have hit Abuja, Gombe, Plateau, Niger,

ONLY the deaf in Abia State today will pretend he or she is not hearing the whistling sound of the wind of change blowing across the length and breadth of the state

NIGERIA is currently at a critical and defining moment in its political history as millions of citizens are set to cast votes on February 14 (presidential election) and the subsequent ones in

IT is very interesting to read a new edition of serialised articles by Dr. Patrick Dele Cole (OFR), a former Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, in The Guardian of January 19 and 20,

IN the January 20, 2015 issue of The Guardian, a contributor from New Bodija, Ibadan wrote an article entitled “Jonathan and his Orwellian transformation.” As anyone who read the piece could attest,

TO be incorruptible is to be scarcely swayed by the lure of lucre. It is the personal attribute of a man who realises, unlike most of us, that it does not take

CANCER, also known as malignant tumor or malignant neoplasm, is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the tendency of invading or spreading to other parts of the body. Possible

UNDOUBTEDLY, there is conflagration in the body polity, on a scale unprecedented in the country’s democratic journey. This is sequel to the approaching elections, of which the countdown is tickling. Politicians are

THAT Nigerians have confidence in the 2015 elections is one of the greatest achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan. Contrast that with Buhari who overthrew a democratically elected government. Today, like before, Nigerians