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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 threat of mass electricity disconnection by DISCOS 

The threat of mass electricity disconnection by DISCOS 

SINCE the public hearing on estimated Billing on June 5 2018, I have noticed a sudden and desperate barage of press interviews granted by Discos and those who are reluctant to do the right thing in the industry. The question they refuse to address is the simple one that is it right, moral or even legal in a service industry to bill consumers for services not rendered or for power not consumed?  I have heard and read so many arguments from the Discos and remain unconvinced as none of their arguments are compelling.

Saraki vs Idris: ‘You Tarka Me, I Daboh You’

Saraki vs Idris: ‘You Tarka Me, I Daboh You’

Politics have always had its fair share of colourful characters, especially in the First and Second Republics. After that, it seems the gaiety and oratory of politicking was taken out of latter day politicians. However, the thrills and frill of the past still linger, and once in a while we have happenstances that remind us of the flamboyant, even if controversial characters of the past.

2019: Politics of arrest and voices of reasoning

2019: Politics of arrest and voices of reasoning

As Nigerians warming up in preparations for the major political event of 2019, the struggle for political power has long started with the incumbent at center scheming to retain power beyond 2019 while some descenting voices, even with the ruling party and the leaders of opposition political parties are not sleeping.

Man and the de-humanisation of lepers

Man and the de-humanisation of lepers

Lepers are living in ghoulish hell in our country, as they are regarded as castaways, grisly macabre creatures not fit for communal, societal and government assistance