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By SaharaReporters, New York Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Attahiru Jega yesterday beat a hasty retreat from the wedding of the daughter of the Emir of Kazaure as irate youths in the city hurled stones at his car, damaging some vehicles in his convoy. The youths had converged at the scene of the wedding and were in ...

The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) at an emergency meeting in Kaduna on Saturday told the Northern Governors Forum to forget about any Northerner becoming the president of Nigeria in 2015. After several hours of deliberations, the national president of AYF, Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu declared that the body resolved that the governors should concentrate on the transformation of the Northern region ...

The 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn., resident has reportedly set a Knox County record for his ability to reproduce. He has 30 children with 11 women. And nine of those children were born in the last three years, after Hatchett — who is something of a local celebrity — vowed “I’m done!” in a 2009 TV interview, saying he wouldn’t father more ...

Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum(NGF) and Niger State Governor Mu’azu Banbagida Aliyu yesterday said the North will present a united candidate for the 2015 presidential election in line with aspirations of the people of the region. Speaking during the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, he said since the interest of the people of the region is paramount, they will use ...

Meet Norman (a dog). He’s a budding Hollywood star, and he’s got mad skills on the scooter, skateboard and surfboard. Oh yeah. He’s also a dog. From surfing at the 2012 Rose Bowl to scooting and skateboarding around his neighborhood in South Carolina, Norman can do things that, well, your average American cannot. And now, he has a new trick ...