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The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Bayelsa state Chapter, has called on the leadership of Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) Worldwide to come to its aide over the kidnap of …
Ohanaeze Ndigbo cries for help as gunmen kidnap car dealer in Bayelsa Read More
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) under the Joint Boarder Patrol Team (JBPT) said it has intercepted no fewer than 391,631 contraband goods smuggled into the country through south-south and south-east …
Akwa Ibom: Customs sieze 391, 631 contraband goods, arrest 66 suspects in 6 months Read More
President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, on Wednesday said the continuous silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on the insecurity in Nigeria ” is too …
Continuous silence on insecurity too loud, disturbing – PFN tells Buhari Read More
For obvious reasons, Governor Yahaya Belloof Kogi state is becoming more popular in the current political dispensation due to his purposeful leadership. Political analysts opine that building skyscrapers is not …
2023: GYB the incoming president Read More
I am optimistic that the recent resolution by the Katsina State Government under the leadership of Governor Aminu Bello Masari to reopen of all female Boarding schools to on Day …
Female boarding schools resumption: An open letter to Governor Masari Read More
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said that, ahead of the 2023 general elections, “many unscrupulous politicians are capitalising on insecurity and agitations from different parts of Nigeria to hurt …
Insecurity: North won’t be blackmailed by unscrupulous Nigerians nursing 2023 ambitions, Northern elders fume Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, saying the string of brutal attacks on individuals and communities in the state, with the latest one …
As Buhari, IGP order probe, govs say: Attack on Ortom a rude awakening Read More
Residents of Wukari local government area of Taraba state on Friday expressed worry over the increasing rate of kidnapping in area. The president of the Jukun Youth Cultural Development Association, …
Wukari residents in fear, lament increasing rate of kidnapping Read More
Of the 36 states in the country, we have 19 successor states to the Northern Region. That, if you do have some problems with simple arithmetic, translates into 19 state …
Because of bandits Read More
The rising spate of kidnapping and banditry has been one of the front burner issues that ignited heated reactions amongst Nigerians of vast extractions. Heightening scares across the country, citizens, …
Banditry: A step beyond dialogue Read More
As part of the Operation Puff Adder II recently launched by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) through two of its units: the …
Operation Puff Adder II: Police smash kidnapping, robbery, gun dealing syndicates Read More
In the last two write-ups, this columnist examined the modus operandi of two trending personalities on Nigeria’s security issues, namely, Nnamdi Kanu, an advocate of secession with his proscribed Indigenous …
Insecurity: Sheikh Gumi’s new angle Read More
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has assured the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of the readiness of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to …
We ‘ll soon get rid of bandits, CAS assures El-Rufai Read More
As part of strategies to discharge its duty of securing the Nation, the new leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed plans to redevelop some …
Insecurity: Tension in NSCDC as Audi confirms imminent shake-up Read More
An exclusive report published by this newspaper on Tuesday to the effect that in about three months, bandits have serially attacked not less than five schools in both the North-west …
The ominous signs on North’s education Read More
The Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen, has cried out over the increasing cases of kidnap of school girls and killings of innocent citizens, calling on pepetrators of Violence …
Kidnapping, killings unacceptable, Minister cries out Read More
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has cried out over the increasing cases of kidnap of school girls and killings of innocent citizens, calling on pepetrators of Violence …
Kidnapping, killing unacceptable, leave our children alone, Minister cries out Read More
The Osun State Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Gboyega Famodun, has blamed past administration for the banditry and insurgency all over the country. He said the …
Osun APC caretaker blames insurgency, banditry on PDP govt Read More
The Zamfara state government has been called upon to establish an elder’s forum considering their significance role in ensuring honesty and good governance. The permanent secretary of the Ministry for …
Insecurity: Experts want Gov Matawalle to establish elder’s forum Read More
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ ) had raised the alarm that Nigeria’s education sector was facing immediate threat following spate of kidnapping of large number of students from …
Abductions: Education facing imminent threat, NAWOJ warns Read More
Unidentified gunmen Wednesday night reportedly stormed the National Institute of Construction Technology in Uromi, Edo state and abducted two students and a teacher. Blueprint gathered that tension heightened in the community …
Breaking: Tension as gunmen storm school, kidnap lecturer, students in Edo Read More
We found ourselves oppressed in a dangerous darkness of silence, moving into the invisible cloudy road that leads to an unknown destination. We caught the glimpse of a foggy country …
Foggy country road Read MoreIt is noticeable that kidnapping has led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and huge sums of money in Nigeria. Many of the victims of the crime …
On kidnapping business Read More
Dr. Alex Otti is an accomplished entrepreneur, philanthropist and economic guru. In this interview, Dr. Otti who was twice the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia …
2023: It’s time for Igbo to lead Nigeria – Alex Otti Read More
When Boko Haram commanders warned government over their ambition to end western education and democracy in Borno state, the federal, state governments, traditional rulers and the people didn’t take action …
How to defeat Boko Haram Read More