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 […]
We have a new beginning
By Col. Kemi Peters (retd) On April 28th 2015 our nation was given a new lease of life. The nation had one of the most transparent elections ever held in our country. All international observers rated it above average. All thanks to God almighty and Professor Attahiru Jega, the INEC Chairman. However it was not […]
Uncle Sam @ 80 – An appreciation
I join the numerous friends and admirers of Mr Sam Amuka (Uncle Sam) to congratulate him on his 80th birthday and to wish him many happy returns in good health and contentment. My admiration for Uncle Sam dates back to his “Sad Sam” column in the Sunday Times that he edited between 1967 and 1971.
You Tambuwaled Me, I Sarakied You
Senator Bukola and Hon. Dogara are not the candidates of the APC and a majority of its National Assembly members-elect for the positions of Senate President and House Speaker…. The party is supreme and its interest is superior to that of its individual members.
National Assembly’s remunerations: It’s a matter of conscience
At the onset of a new administration in Nigeria, it is appropriate to have a new look at many things that bedevil the nation.
Saying no to kidnapping in Imo
Kidnapping for money is an evil that came to the South East, for whatever reasons, about seven years ago. Ndigbo fought it ruthlessly; houses belonging to kidnappers were simply bulldozed, and culprits were promptly prosecuted.
