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The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is rising in exponential dimension as citizens now sleep with one eye closed, not knowing the next community or institution that the hoodlums may attack. Anarchy recently broke out in Owerri, Imo State, a relatively peaceful town as thousands of prison inmates from Owerri Correctional Service (NCS) located along…
The issue of making public the asset declarations of public office holders has always been controversial. The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has reiterated its stance that it is illegal to release or publish asset declarations of public officeholders. In letters dated 30 March 2021, Munirah Elabor, the chairman of the Code of Conduct of…
Unruly criminals and terrorists seem poised to expand Nigeria’s theatre of war beyond the Northeast. Their goal is to make a caricature of Nigeria’s security apparatus. The series of attacks in the Southeast region in recent times is a scary reality the nation is compelled to confront, as the pristine tranquility the southeast has enjoyed…
Nigerians have been clamouring for more efficient ways of processing passports as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) appears to be overwhelmed by the avalanche of applications and the human traffic that throng its headquarters to apply for or renew international passports, as well as visa. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola seemed to have hearkened to…
According to recent reports, the social media accounts of over fifteen top influencers in Nigeria became inaccessible as Twitter users noticed their suspension on 6 April 2021. It was revealed that they were part of the Venezuelan government campaign deployed on social media to sway public opinion and prevent authorities in Cape Verde from extraditing…
States in Northeastern region of Nigeria have been ravaged by activities of bandits who are currently on a wanton spree of kidnapping, rape and brazen attacks on local communities. While the menace cuts across the region from Zamfara to Kastina, Kaduna appears to be the epicentre now. This follows El-Rufai’s position that his government will…
The recent face-off between Nigerian Banks and Telecommunication Companies on the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a pointer that regulators on both financial and telecom sectors have a lot of work to do. The face-off which lasted for almost three days was a great setback to the quest to achieve the…
It was with a blend of disbelief and apprehension that Nigerians received the news of the death of Yinka Odumakin, the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere. As Mike Ozekhome said and as others reasoned, Odumakin’s death had to be an April Fool Day prank. The jolting nature of the news is better…
Political activism has always been a noble cause. The likes of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, among others, will forever be remembered in history for the decorous ways they went about advocating the rights of the people. Many who are today activists and human rights advocates were inspired by these lots. In recent…
Ibrahim Maigari is the MD/CEO of Rice Afrika, a top food brand in Nigeria. He is also a Tech Expert. He strongly believes in the use of technology to transform livestock management, a feat he has achieved with Livestock24/7. At a time, he proposed to the Federal Government the idea of establishing a livestock identification…
