Right in front of our eyes, Nigeria is slipping into chaos, threatened by agitations and plain terrorist acts that endanger life and property. There seems
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Maybe some levelheaded and well-meaning observer needs to point out to the lunatic operatives of the Boko Haram terror machine, that a remarkable dosage of Western-type formal education would do the clinically confused leaders of the group a lot of good. Needless to say, helping them to recover their sanity would go a long way
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Across the road from Maiduguri railway station, in the corner of a now abandoned property, a leafy neem tree provides a canopy for the remains
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The very disturbing phenomenon of Islamist fundamentalism and the ready use of deadly force and violence is a perennial staple of northern Nigerian culture, particularly
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The Nigerian government has imposed a curfew on the national capital city, Abuja, following recent attacks by Islamist militants. Nightclubs, beer parlours, and cinemas must close by 10pm local time (2100 GMT) and public parks that admit children should close by 6pm. Abuja city’s administration said it has also banned parking of vehicles on two
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