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Six PDP lawmakers defect to APC in Zamfara

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what they said is a s... Read More


Catholic Church confirms all pupils, staff abducted from Niger school have regained freedom

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that all pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of... Read More


PDP condemns Borno bomb blast, says Nigerian govt has failed on security

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the bomb blast that occurred in Borno State on Christmas Eve, describing it as a clear indication of the federal government's failu... Read More


What's the cost of a Merry Christmas?, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- I intended to write about something else, but changed my mind halfway through. Apart from making New Year's resolutions a habit, which nearly half of adult Americans engage in, ano... Read More


Uba Sani: A Moses out of the household of Pharaoh, By Majeed Dahiru

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- Kaduna, the capital of the defunct Northern Region of Nigeria, was my favourite Nigerian city. Now one of the 19 legacy states of the Northern Region, Kaduna, especially its city c... Read More


UNN insists Chimamanda Adichie appointed visiting professor

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have insisted that the university has appointed the renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a visiting profes... Read More


In Christmas message, Bishop Kukah preaches peace, reconciliation amid killings, abductions

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, reconciliation and hope despite the wave of killings, abductions and insecuri... Read More


ASUU, Nigerian govt reach agreement, set date for implementation - Source

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigerian government have reached an interim agreement on the ongoing renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, PREMIUM TIMES has ... Read More


Understanding Fubara's opossum strategy, By Austin Tam-George

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- In the animal kingdom, the opossum survives through a combination of tact, patience, and strategy. When threatened by a pack of predators, the opossum collapses into stillness, mou... Read More


Court orders EFCC to produce Bauchi finance commissioner for money laundering trial

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, for arraign... Read More