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 […]
The dawn is almost here
I plead with you; you have patiently borne the brunt of this situation; don’t be persuaded to change course
Nigerians should be cynical about Atiku’s ambition
If Atiku does not articulate a clear ideological basis for his campaign, it is only fair to assume that he is putting together another group of vultures seeking to feast on the carcass of Nigeria
Obaseki’s result-oriented leadership style in a political milieu
In just over a year, Godwin Obaseki, governor, Edo State, has redefined governance in a manner never thought of before now. His ideas on public policy are radically different from the norm and so are his policy drives, putting his state far ahead of its peers in development parameters.
Sule Katagum, Civil Service Commision and Future of Public Administration
The Nigerian Civil Service has again been decimated. The death of Alhaji Sule Katagum, Wazirin Katagum, has just been announced. And even though he was an old man, his death is one that historians of public administration in Nigeria will celebrate with nostalgia.
Another one billion dollars to fight Boko Haram?
Which Boko Haram would the President need a whopping sum of US$1bn to fight again, having defeated same on the night of Friday, December 29, 2016, according to his own statement?
Lai Mohammed Exposes President Buhari as a Hypocrite – Reno
Yesterday (Tuesday, December 26, 2017), the minister of information, Lai Mohammed, gave a press conference saying that ‘$1 billion is not too much to fight insecurity’.
A glimpse into Yakubu Dogara’s Golden Heart
“As I clock 50, what is uppermost to me, really, is not longevity, I want to see how well I have invested the 50 years that God has given me. You know, when you are alive, you can choose to invest in yourself, or in others. I think honour is when you serve others,” so said Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives at a charity football competition organized to raise funds for Internally Displaced Persons and the less privileged last week in Abuja.
Dogara: Crusader of the North East Initiative @50
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, a lawyer, will best be remembered as one parliamentarian who ensured the North East Development Commission sails through without a hitch.
Economy is different from politics
One of the key mandates of Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning is to render policy advice to Federal Government on national development and national plans.
History and the making of Emir Farouq
HISTORY was made last Friday, December 15th, 2017 in Katagum emirate of Bauchi State in particular. The 12th emir was appointed. It was classic. History beckoned, Governor M. A Abubakar, the advocate and respecter of popular will, hearkened and Emir Baba Umar Farouq, the kingmakers’ choice, was appointed.
