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Kaduna SSG’s Kidnappers Cut Ransom

Apparently determined to make quick money, the abductors of the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government (SSG), Mr. Waje Yayok, have revised the ransom downward from N40 million to N15 million. A top public official of the state, who confirmed … read more

Ransom demand for Kaduna SSG

Unknown gunmen who kidnapped the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government [SSG] Mr. Waje Yayok at his country home on Monday night yesterday demanded that N40 million be paid as ransom for his release. Shock and anxiety enveloped the state … read more

We won’t surrender arms, MEND

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has reiterated it would not surrender its arms irrespective of any possibility of dialogue with the government. But with barely 11 days to the deadline for militants to surrender their … read more

Bank boss has no regrets

Nigeria’s Central Bank governor says he has no regrets over his controversial shake-up and reform of the country’s banking system. Lamido Sanusi defended his position and answered listener’s questions on the BBC’s Africa Have Your Say programme. He said that … read more

Muslims ‘mass producing’ babies

The Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, who believes that Christianity is under attack from Islam, was elected primate of Nigeria earlier this month, making him one of the powerful figures in Anglicanism. Nigeria, where the Anglican church has 17 million adherents, … read more

Nigeria’s image problem

For anyone who has seen the hit film District 9, it’s no surprise a Nigerian minister would be upset by it. The science fiction film, set in South Africa, is an allegory on segregation and xenophobia, with alien life forms … read more

Yar’Adua Off To Saudi Arabia Today

President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua will today depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia on what the presidency said was a working visit to that country. In a press statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr … read more