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The making of Gombe State

How many of our libraries today have a compendium of our history? That was my quarrel with one of our so-called history professors sometime ago, inste

PDP and the new mercenaries

Mischievous petition writing by faceless individuals or organizations that lack any iota of credibility is a needless distraction, which is not good f

Borno: Facing the Boko Haram challenge

In his inaugural address to the people of Borno State on May 29, 2011, Governor Shettima outlined very ambitious objectives of his administration whic

Contingencies of fasting

As the title of the piece suggests, we intend to discus some unforeseen circumstances that might arise in the course of a Muslim’s observance of fasti

Bait-and-switch publishing: New face of academic fraud

First, in general, “bait-and-switch” is a kind of fraud where unsuspecting customers are lured into (or “baited” to) an attractive, often too-good-to-