As court sentences Oriire abductors, by Adekunle Adekoya
IT is no longer news that terrorism is live in our country, Nigeria. As we speak, we have home-grown terrorists, mostly radicalized, unemployed youths in cahoots with foreign terrorists with international affiliations like ISWAP and Al Qaeda plying their nefarious trade in our country. The last terror attack that dominated the news headlines for more than […]
Misplaced tears over Iranian leaders when blood flows in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya
THE war in the Middle East, being fought by the United States and Israel against Iran, is still raging, and its outcomes are being felt all over the world. In the early days of the war which began February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the aftermath of air strikes on selected targets […]
War in the Middle East and our economy, by Adekunle Adekoya
IT is no longer news that the United States, in coalition with Israel has been bombarding Iran. It is also no longer news that the aerial bombardments targeting Iran’s military and defence infrastructure claimed the life of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Again, it is also not news that the conflict has triggered spikes in the […]
On the march towards state Police, by Adekunle Adekoya
LAST Wednesday, the new Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, was formally sworn-in as the 23rd indigenous head of the Nigeria Police Force by President Bola Tinubu. Before going further, some optics. His predecessor, Kayode Egbetokun was said to have been summoned by the President penultimate Tuesday, and in the aftermath of the meeting, Egbetokun resigned. Disu, an […]
Security risks posed by Okada riders govts are blind to, by Adekunle Adekoya
THAT our nation is challenged on many fronts may be a trite observation; from economic challenges in the form of a cost of living crisis and the growing inability of many Nigerians to afford things they once took for granted to existential threats posed by kidnapping, banditry, insurgency and terrorism, it is obvious that these are not […]
Working to the answer on Electoral Act amendment, by Adekunle Adekoya
After weeks of back-and-forth, the National Assembly just passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill into law. We all witnessed the legislative histrionics that attended the legislation, right up to its conclusion with its signing into law by the President. I call it legislative histrionics because it appears that as a collective, the National Assembly, comprising the […]
