PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari made a highly commendable call on the international community to strive towards the total dismantling of safe havens for looted monies around the world in one of the most important speeches he has ever made as Nigeria’s leader.

FOLLOWING the invasion of the den of the Boko Haram terrorist group by the Nigerian armed forces and the steady recovery of territories illegally occupied by them, we had called attention to the need for greater vigilance, not only by the military and security agencies but also by the entire citizenry.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s interest in establishing a new aviation national carrier became evident when, early in August 2015, he directed visiting top ministry of aviation officials led by the Permanent Secretary, Hajiya Binta Bello, to take steps towards actualising the project which was strongly recommended by the Ahmed Joda transition committee.

Kidnapping as a crime made a bold return to the centre of prime media attention when, within the past three weeks, two females, one a journalist were snatched from their homes. On 30th August 2015, Donu Kogbara, a columnist with Vanguard Newspapers, was forcibly taken away in Port Harcourt and it took about two weeks for her to be freed.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reiterated its earlier advice to states and local governments to immediately relocate residents of communities along rivers, waterways and flood-prone areas to safer grounds to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and property. The agency anchored the warning on expert predictions of impending heavy rains and devastating floods.