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How intelligence, technology, VCRU are closing in on Auchi–Okene kidnappers

How intelligence, technology, VCRU are closing in on Auchi–Okene kidnappers

By AKINDELE ADEGEBO For years, the Auchi–Okene–Abuja highway and its surrounding communities have carried a reputation that no Nigerian traveller would wish to associate with a journey home: the fear of being watched, followed, and intercepted by men who know the roads, the settlements, and the forests better than almost anyone. For criminal gangs operating […]
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The sorry state of footballers’ welfare in the Nigerian league

The sorry state of footballers’ welfare in the Nigerian league

The League Management Company (LMC) has no doubt done superbly well in the almost-over 201 League season, coupled with songs of praise from all and sundry, including me, for a well organized and a more focused league. Although, we have not heard much about new sponsors coming into the league, but the LMC have been able to create awareness by drawing more spectators to the stadium.

Femi Fani-Kayode, Biafra and Buhari’s dogs and baboons

Femi Fani-Kayode, Biafra and Buhari’s dogs and baboons

A recent essay that appeared in some online news media titled “Femi Fani-Kayode and the Laughter of Biafra” purportedly written by one Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu, was obviously written before the brain was engaged as it generously manifested the uncontrolled masturbatory ejaculation of a writer who gave himself away as one of the famed dogs and baboons of Buhari and Tinubu.

Improvement in power sector: Kudos to Obasanjo

Improvement in power sector: Kudos to Obasanjo

Every well-informed Nigerian living in the country since the second coming of the military in December 1983 knows that very little investment was made in the power sector until the Olusegun Obasanjo administration came on board on May 29, 1999. For many, this is a misconception. Another misconception was the one peddled by the late political orator and former Minister of Power, and later Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, that the sector could be fixed within six months.

The temptations of Biafra

The temptations of Biafra

Do not be deceived, every Igbo man is a Biafran, irrespective of where he was born and grew up on this earth, whether he fought and witnessed the Nigerian civil war or not. He may not even know what Biafra is all about, and may not believe in the concept or idea of Biafra, but God knows why he was created an Igbo man.

Reviewing our legislators ‘Ayes’ and ‘Nays’

Reviewing our legislators ‘Ayes’ and ‘Nays’

A few days ago, I was watching some legislative proceedings in one of the parliaments in the country when the speaker demanded the response of his colleagues to an important national discourse.

Need for constitutional role for First Lady

Need for constitutional role for First Lady

We are concerned women in Nigeria, who have decided to write you on behalf of 69,086,302 females (women) estimated to be the population of women in Nigeria, according to the 2006 population census.

Overcoming Nigeria’s water, sanitation challenges

Overcoming Nigeria’s water, sanitation challenges

IN an era that is witnessing the resurgence of Ebola and other contagious haemorrhagic viral diseases, having access to running water may well be considered a national security issue. Adequate water supply is a problem that faces most of us daily, almost regardless of income bracket. If you live in a rural area, you probably have to go and fetch water from a well, stream or river.

This work and ‘chop’ mantra

This work and ‘chop’ mantra

The time this article is published, the ministerial screening would have been completed and the majority party’s candidates would have sailed through irrespective of the people’s feelings. That has been the tradition- take a bow and go-, it has not changed. That is our Nigeria, a country that was promised a radical change from the past, well, we wait and see.

In faraway Guinea Conakry, Tinubu’s political prowess holds sway – Sunday Dare

In faraway Guinea Conakry, Tinubu’s political prowess holds sway – Sunday Dare

Though the October 11, 2015 presidential elections in Guinea Conakry have come and gone, not many would forget in a long time the key role played by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And just like he did in the Nigerian situation serving as the catalyst, the fulcrum alongside others and perhaps the “babalawo” that brought the opposition to power and chased away the PDP after 16 years in power, Asiwaju Tinubu has helped retain a trusted friend and pan-Africanist in power.

Akwa Ibom: Why Umana Umana may lose the rerun election

Akwa Ibom: Why Umana Umana may lose the rerun election

By Philip Obin I’m 100% APC – body and soul, and have continued to volunteer to contribute my quota to the ideals of the party and its sustainability, but after carefully personally investigating the current state of the politics of Akwa Ibom state, carrying out a survey, and hearing from a good number of Akwa […]

Fela: The noise of advancing ideas

Fela: The noise of advancing ideas

THE first time I watched Fela perform was in the mid-1970s at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Then, he was lusty and nimble. He sprang across the stage, as he danced, sang and played both the piano and tenor saxophone. Every move he made was mirrored in the sound of the music, as the drummer and the other percussionists followed his every move with their beat. His band members were decked out in pink “Crepelin” outfits.