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 […]
Issues ahead Anambra 2014 guber election
THE intrigues and political gimmicks unfolding in Anambra State are clear pointers to the governorship election slated for next year. Contenders and pretenders are declaring their ambition to rule the state, promising heaven and earth, and claiming to be the best, even when their antecedents indicate the contrary.
Obaze and issues around Anambra 2014
I HAD a chance encounter with Oseloka Henry Obaze in July 2012. I was in Awka, about to confer with a number of folks on official business, when someone introduced one of my would-be interlocutors -Mr. Obaze – as the Secretary to the State Government of Anambra (SSG).
Truths, lies and my EFCC days
I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”. It was composed in his characteristic meticulousness which also touched a nerve that concerns all. It also involved me, personally.
Bond Fee: Between Nigeria and UK
THE controversial , purported plan by the British Government to impose the payment of bond on Nigeria visa applicants is a wrong step that will not do the peoples as well as the two countries any good.
What’s in a dog?
TWO issues grabbed the headlines penultimate weekend.Here,I will try to examine these issues as reflections of the state of our country Nigeria.
