The North under siege: A rehash, by Hassan Gimba As reporters and analysts, we must inform, based on trends, and where possible, raise the alarm, hoping that those in authority will heed. In 2018, six years ago, that was what I did. And so, this is just a rehash of my article “Insecurity, the North…
Today, public university employees are Nigeria’s most disenchanted, discontented, and embittered workers. The segment of the academic staff housing the teachers is at the bottom of the ladder in this villainous classification. The university lecturers are the crème de la crème of the sane society and deserve special treatment to do their best for societal…
Police in Canada are investigating a series of extortions and related crimes that they believe are orchestrated by a suspect in India and involve criminals in Edmonton, Alberta, targeting the region’s affluent South Asian people. In what Edmonton Police described as a new trend in Canada, victims typically receive a WhatsApp message along with…
Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on past political office holders to with matter of urgency returned all government vehicles in their possession. . The party slammed the All Progressive Congress (APC) for supporting its members who illegally charted away government vehicles and plunged the state into another round of…
The Nigerian Police Adamawa State Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected ritualist after a woman was tragically killed and beheaded in a hotel in Yola North Local Government Area on January 18. Reports indicated that the victim was murdered and beheaded by an individual who lodged in the hotel with her. According to…
A 56year-old House wife (name withheld) has been reportedly raped to death by a 37yr-old Co-worker, James Emmanuel at a poultry firm located at Oke-Odu area, on Ijare road, Akure Ondo State; The suspect who is now in police net, was said to have dumped the corpse of the woman at a nearby stream….
KIDNAPPINGS: WHO WILL PAY RANSOM FOR NIGERIANS ? The spate of kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria is enough to take any reasonable person off his or her comfort zone. Najeebah’s gruesome murder amidst her four other siblings few days ago is a microcosm of the disaster that has befallen Nigeria as a result of kidnapping…
Abuja Insecurity: Wike Announces Major Arrests. FCT minister Nyesom Wike has given fresh update on his administration’s efforts toward stamping out kidnappings and bandits attacks in Abuja. Addressing a town hall meeting on Friday, Wike announced the arrest of some informants allegedly working for kidnappers operating in some parts of the capital city. Wike declared…
FG reviews recruitment guidelines to accommodate 35% women in four agencies The federal government has announced the review of the guidelines for recruitment into the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional and Immigration Services, saying henceforth 35 percent of recruitment into the services would be allocated to women. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo broke the news…
Despite the financial cacophony currently rocking the boat of our dear humanitarian ministry making an attempt to redefine womanhood in Nigeria, it would be less of an act of God and a great disservice to humanity to generalise such misdemeanor and thus exempt women from leadership equation. This presupposes that their pride of place vis-a-vis…
