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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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Agony of a diseased nation

Agony of a diseased nation

By Adewale Kupoluyi ON a daily basis, one keeps ruminating over the litany of moral decadence afflicting our society. What seems more disturbing is the prevalent cases of rape and defilement of children, toddlers and babies across the land. Rape should never be tolerated. It dehumanises and is emblematic of degradation of societal values and […]

What you should know about Kashimbila 40MW Hydro-Power Plant

What you should know about Kashimbila 40MW Hydro-Power Plant

The Kashimbila/Gomovo Multipurpose Buffer Dam is at River Katsina-Ala in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. It was proposed principally to check treat of flood from the structurally weak volcanic Lake Nyos, located upstream along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity.

Nigerian Education: The trigger and the catch

Nigerian Education: The trigger and the catch

The glory of yesteryears education system in Nigeria has vanished like the vapours of a dewy morning. No vehicle can run indefinitely without a refuel, just as no tree can hope to remain sturdy without water and sunshine

Xenophobic attacks: For how long should our countrymen brand us bad?

Xenophobic attacks: For how long should our countrymen brand us bad?

By Mark Columbus Orgu AFTER a careful look at the various arguments concerning the incessant attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, which also resulted to some youths attacking South African-owned businesses like Shoprite and MTN, most social critics have described these incidents as unfortunate and against the growth of the Africa continent. Meanwhile, African leaders have […]

Shame!

Shame!

It is my fervent hope that a Sex Offenders Register can be opened nationally and in all our States. When individuals commit sex crimes, it can be perceived as a matter of personal failing, something they need to be ashamed of and pay for