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Some unidentified gunmen who rode on motorbikes popularly called ‘Okada’, on Sunday, allegedly killed a lawmaker in Kano State. Boko Haram insurgents have attacked some political leaders and other symbols of authority in Nigeria’s restive north in the past. A police source, who confirmed the killing, said the group may be responsible for the latest violence. Ibrahim...
Barely 24 hours after he was declared winner of the 2011 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday suspended the Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.). A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, said Iheanacho‘s ‘personal and official conduct‘ had led to lapses in the political...