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It is no news that Nigeria is facing serious security challenges. The current spate of banditry and insurgency, mixed with kidnapping and uprising from secessionists, give both government and the citizens sleepless nights. It is most probably against this backdrop that President Muhammadu Buhari is soliciting assistance from the international community. In a virtual meeting…
In his popular drama, “Macbeth”, Williams Shakespeare wrote that there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He must have felt that no one can read someone else’s mind by merely looking at the face.However, last Tuesday, the reverse was the case in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. No one needed any art…
Nigeria is in a state of war. A few months ago, the war was in the northeast. But today, it is ubiquitous. The entire country is now the theatre of violent engagement. Up until January this year, and raging as they were, Boko Haram had no Nigerian territory under their control. But today, they are…
It is almost natural to put one’s mouth where one’s sentiments lie. But if one takes a closer look, one would discover that man-made categories such as race, religion, ethnicity, race, political interests, around which we form our sentiments or emotional allegiances, are the problems of our very existence as we are always too ready…
Mixed reactions have trailed a new law signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State which mandates agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), as well as other anti-graft agencies to hand over corruption cases to the state government. Going by the legislation…
The current spate of banditry, kidnapping, as well as the constant attack on security personnel and facilities, has raised the country’s insecurity challenges to a crescendo. Although one must not fail to admit that issues like banditry and kidnapping are one thing, while Boko Haram is another thing, the purported inability to defeat the insurgents…
Mr. Garba Ahmadu is the Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in charge of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). In this interview with Godwin Anyebe, he reels out several arrests made at the airport in the past three months, how the judiciary handles drug suspects, and how they are tackling new mode of concealment…
Political parties have been growing exponentially since the inception of democratic governance in Nigeria. But stakeholders in almost all the parties appear to be focused on making the party an instrument for their ascendance to power by all means rather than a tool for good governance. It is against this backdrop that Kano State Governor,…
With President Muhammadu Buhari serving out his second term in 2023, one has seen a cacophony of opinions on the yardstick that should be used in picking his successor. While some are clamouring for zoning, others want a religious balance that would ensure a Christian succeeding a Muslim. A good number of people are also…
The magnitude of Nigeria’s security problems seems to have exceeded the coping capacity of the conventional security outfits in Nigeria combined. Only few states have minimal security challenges. From Imo State where separatist are on a rampage, to Kaduna and Benue where university students were kidnapped right in their hostels, the news sends panic into…
