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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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14 years of Nigeria democracy and Nnamani’s example

14 years of Nigeria democracy and Nnamani’s example

OVER the years, Nigeria has been consistent in its search of a patriot who is endowed with sterling qualities to render selfless service to the nation. It was only during the pre-independence period that we saw men ready to die for this country.

Affirmative action and first  female governor

Affirmative action and first female governor

OVER a decade and one half of our democracy, and about 13 years after the Beijing Conference on Women, we are yet to produce a female governor or vice president in Nigeria.

Yuguda: Not because he is my boss

Yuguda: Not because he is my boss

Not because he is my Boss, not because he is the Executive Governor of Bauchi State but because he is Isa Yuguda just as it is a fact that he cannot be separated from the office of the Governor of Bauchi State at least for the next two years when his constitutionally approved tenure ends coupled with the fact that till then he remains my boss and not ‘Oga at the top’.

Memorial to a great Abibira son, Dike Udensi Ifegwu

Memorial to a great Abibira son, Dike Udensi Ifegwu

LOCATED in present day Ohafia Local Government in Abia North Senatorial zone of Abia State, the Abiriba people have a rich and amazing history. Generally referred to as one of the Cross River Igbos, they migrated to their present location about 500 to 600 years ago from Northern Cross River.

Appraising Osun’s new tablet of knowledge

Appraising Osun’s new tablet of knowledge

ANYONE who conscientiously observes the policy initiatives of the current administration in the State of Osun since inception may not be hard-pressed to aver that it is increasingly working its fingers to the bone in order to make the effects of governance felt in all households in the state.