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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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Atiku: When lies fail test of reality 

Atiku: When lies fail test of reality 

The ready assumption by some writers and public commentators is that most Nigerians are gullible and have short memories. As such, some of these self acclaimed political analysts churn out falsehood as facts in an attempt to manipulate the mind of well meaning Nigerians.

Femi Aribisala:  Confusion or mischief? 

Femi Aribisala:  Confusion or mischief? 

We read the comments of Mr. Femi Aribisala, analysing the actions and pronouncements on the issue of tithing and most especially on the Kaduna state Governor Alhaji Nasir El-Rufai as contained in his column in the Vanguard Newspaper of Sunday 10th December and we must say that we were  quite disappointed that a respected columnist with the pedigree of Mr. Aribisala, would offer such pedestrian and simplistic analogy on a matter which ordinarily shouldn’t engage his intellectual attention. 

‘PDP Convention: Loud promotion of corruption’

‘PDP Convention: Loud promotion of corruption’

By Reuben Abati The elective Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday, December 9, was a charade and an anti-climax. Everyone who had been a witness to the travails of the once-upon-a-time ruling party which lost power to the All Progressives Congress in 2015 […]

TYD @ 80: Danjuma’s longevity celebrated with historic resonance

TYD @ 80: Danjuma’s longevity celebrated with historic resonance

CEREMONIES to celebrate retired Chief of Army Staff and one-time Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma’s 80th birthday were at the top of the Lagos social scene last Saturday. Commencing with a crowded thanksgiving service held in Cathedral Church of Christ at the Marina and culminating with a lavish open air reception at the Eko Atlantic City construction site at Bar Beach the event served not only to celebrate the General’s longevity but also to recollect his central role in Nigeria’s post-independence history.

Tragedy of the oppressed

Tragedy of the oppressed

HERE’S what the Bible says in Ecclesiastes 4:1-4:“1. Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter. And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still aliv

I want to go to Libya

I want to go to Libya

Migrants, mainly of Edo origin are been exploited by smugglers when they make a required stop in the North Africa nation

Anambra election: Truly free and fair?

Anambra election: Truly free and fair?

MY perception about the future of this country took a drastic turnaround after watching and listening to the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi on Channels Television appearances in October of 2016 and May of 2017. Those intelligence-parked speeches based on very practical analysis, particularly as it concerns cutting costs of governance, permeated into the marrows of every Nigerian adult. Obi told us very clearly that all our travails as a nation were and are still being created by us – Nigerians.