The launch last week of the “Clean Hands” initiative by the EFCC indicates that the anti-corruption agency is beginning to move in the right direction. Any institution set up to combat a prevailing social challenge should realize that the measure of its effectiveness should be in the prevention rather than cure. The launch of the “Clean Hands” project indicates that EFCC under its current leadership is prepared to embrace a new way of thinking and accept a new interpretation of its role. EFCC is beginning to realize that all the years of ruthless devotion to catching people and throwing them in detentions have hardly dented the huge problem of corruption in Nigeria. With this new initiative, EFCC is bringing preventive advocacy to the heart of its operation. This should be commended.

His every move was calm and deliberate as if he was scared of attracting unnecessary attention, but his gaze was directed at the baby in his hands. With eyes full of emotions and compassion as he lovingly cuddled the four-month-old baby, it was extremely difficult for onlookers to believe the man was a member of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group.

Success indeed rolls into success, and so it is no surprise that the Diamond Jubilee of the Nigerian Navy is attracting the high-level international participation. At least 26 naval chiefs and flag officers from international navies are expected to grace next week’s international conference on maritime security which is part of the activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the Navy. The high level participation also affirms the nation’s increasing position as one of the naval powers in Africa.

Just when Benue farmers were beginning to enjoy some respite from the incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen, the dear-devil marauders struck again last Friday night at Tarfi village, Binnev Ward in Buruku local government area of the state, and in their usual fashion killed scores, injuring many and razing down houses and several property. The Buruku massacre came on the hills of a similar incident at Agatu where over 500 were killed and Tse Tia village in Tarka local government area, where the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Aondohemba Kasa and three others were also butchered in cold blood.

THE riddle security forces are battling to unravel in the Niger Delta is: Who are Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, the newborn militant group that has gone haywire in the region? Unfortunately, the answer is not straightforward. It is complicated.

Organisers and participants at the Tackling Corruption Together Conference, and the Anti-Corruption Summit: London 2016, which held in London on Wednesday and Thursday, no doubt, had expected the usual jamboree, where papers are presented and theoretical discussions held and everyone returns to his or her country: business as usual. However, the events turned out to be business unusual as the issue of corruption was frontally discussed beyond rhetorics, and practical steps taken to confront the issue of corruption, generally seen as a major factor responsible for the underdevelopment of third world or developing countries.

The federal government had announced a new fuel pricing regime which had sent the pump price to an all time high of N145 per litre, and in some place far above that. This development was a culmination of the various economic crises that had attended the present government since inception.

ALONG the plains and tributaries of the River Niger in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State, is Iyano community largely known for its commercial agricultural prowess. This agrarian town that is made up of the villages of Aluaja, Iru and Itale is specifically distinguished by its cultivation of yam in commercial quantities and fishing. Bordering Edo State on the West and Delta State in the South, the three villages had coexisted peacefully for centuries, resulting in intermarriages and other forms of communal relations.

Suddenly, things seem to be turning around for Chief James Onanefe Ibori. There is a frenzy of writings in FACEBOOK about his release date; some of the postings actually say he has already been released and will be in Nigeria as soon as he could possibly get a seat on a flight. To those who post such, I have little to say. So, this article is not addressed to them, but to those who are doing their malicious best to destroy whatever ray of positive light, from the Ibori point of view, that has been trained recently on this case.

Prof. Bola Akinterinwa is a former Director General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). In this interview, he bares his mind on President Muhammadu Buhari’s trips abroad which critics say are too many, among other issues .

In Yoruba land, the Oba is an unquestionable monarch. He is not primus inter parels(first among equals),he is revered and widely known as being second only to the gods- “Igbakeji Orisa”.

One of the recent cases of fake miracles by pastors is that of an unnamed pastor and two others, who were arrested by the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged faked miracles and healing to deceive church members and the public. The Army Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command, Captain Eli Lazarus, parading the suspects, said the pastor and his accomplices conned several members, and added that the pastor and his collaborators, whose names he didn’t mention, were arrested following a tip-off from a member of the church, who complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on in the church.

With a proposed investment summit scheduled to hold next month, the Enugu State government appears set to launch an economic blueprint which Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi describes as a “one-stop-shop” for all manner of business opportunities in the area. Tagged “Oganiru Enugu State World Investment Summit,” the programme, according to government, is expected to attract prospective investors to exploit the abundant resources in the state. The move comes at a time when governments at various levels in the country try to find alternative sources of income independent of the dwindling crude oil revenues.

Following a breakdown of negotiations between the leadership of the Senate and the Federal Government over the 45 per cent increase, the Senate a few days ago stopped the implementation of the new electricity tariffs expected to take off on February 1. In the same vein, a Federal High Court in Lagos also ruled that going ahead with the implementation would amount to contempt. This was as a result of public outcry that greeted the announcement of the increase. The Labour unions had held mass protests across the country recently to register their displeasure over the new electricity tariffs, shutting down major cities including Abuja for several hours. The argument of the indigenous companies managing the distribution of electricity was that the hike would guarantee steady supply of electricity. Previous hike in the past never translated into stable power.

Upon assumption of office as the 18th indigenous Inspector -General of Police, on April 22, 2015, Mr Solomon Ehijiator Arase, came up with a six- point strategic policy designed for what the police would be now and in future. Going by his intimidating resume and experience, Crime Guard decided to put the performance of the scholar of police history on scale , with a view to ascertaining whether his words were matching with action.