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Looking forward to more proactive actions by DSS

Looking forward to more proactive actions by DSS

The high-yielding material benefits accruing to insurgents and kidnappers from their dreaded activities in Nigeria in the last decade can no longer be seen as stand-alone issues.

My detention by Ahmed, and the aftermath

My detention by Ahmed, and the aftermath

The first part of this article was written in 1992. It earned me my first arrest and detention and anguish which I never revealed until now. It was the first time, not the last since my columns started appearing in VANGUARD Newspapers, that I was tested almost to the limit. Perhaps, the only thing that was not at stake was my life. Follow me.

We produce ground-breaking recommendations to solve Nigeria’s problems — Omotayo, NIPSS DG

We produce ground-breaking recommendations to solve Nigeria’s problems — Omotayo, NIPSS DG

Professor Ayo Omotayo is the Director General of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS. In this interview, the professor of environmental sustainability speaks on the activities of the institute, saying it has been instrumental to the creation of many governmental bodies like the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, and the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, while proffering solutions to the everyday problems of society.

NAF rescues 7 kidnapped Chinese in Kaduna

NAF rescues 7 kidnapped Chinese in Kaduna

Special Forces under the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State carried out a rescue operation in the early hours of yesterday, leading to the rescue of seven Chinese kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists.

Beware of religious hypocrisy (1)

Beware of religious hypocrisy (1)

By Femi Aribisala Jesus warns against religious hypocrisy: “You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip, and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.” […]

SECURITY: The Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu roadmaps

SECURITY: The Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu roadmaps

In the last seven years, according to Nigerian Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations of the United States of America, 53,418 Nigerians lost their lives to one form of insecurity or the other.

Our fears for 2023 elections —  CSOs, others

Our fears for 2023 elections —  CSOs, others

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure that nothing truncates the electoral process and democratic participation of the citizenry.