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“It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there” – Mie Hamm A few months ago, precisely on January 26th, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) appointed new Service Chiefs for the country. Rear Admiral A. Z. Gambo was appointed Chief of Naval Staff. He was found competent and worthy to drive the…
Kidnapping is a victim crime or a crime of violence that affects the physical nature of a captured population, their lives or even leads to their death. This represents a sharp contrast from non-victim crimes such as prostitution, corruption, among others. It is stating the obvious that Nigeria is faced with an epidemic of kidnapping…
A day after the Taliban installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul, seizing control over Afghanistan two decades after being toppled from power by the U.S. military, fears intensified about a return to the Taliban’s brutal rule and the threat of reprisal killings. Kabul’s international airport was under the protection of foreign forces, including…
The extended war against Boko Haram has drawn in various state reactions to end the bloodletting. Both counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measures utilized by Nigeria and her neighboring countries (Chad, Niger, and Cameroon especially) have not delivered the ultimate anticipated results and outcomes. One of the strategies deployed to end the war was to provide safe…
The world just witnessed the takeover of Afghanistan’s political control by the Taliban and critical conversations have been emerging with regards to the future prospects of the new regime with regards to its governance philosophy within the volatile region and broader international relations. The Taliban which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is an Islamist religious-political…
Foremost Ijaw Leader, former Federal Commissioner of Information and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, declared unequivocally that the South-South region of the country is not part of the current Biafra agitations. He postulated that while the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) might be pursuing a noble cause, the methodology…
American military interventions globally have been called to question, following the footprints of catastrophic genocides that countries have passed through at America’s exit, due to the emergence of armed groups that put the incumbent regimes on their tenterhooks, with a view to toppling them. This assertion may have been proved right as President Joe Biden…
Last week, Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, announced the immediate suspension of tinted glass permits and the issue of SPY number plates in the country. According to him, some criminals have taken advantage of the license to perpetrate horrible crimes. “I’ve known of SPY plate number abuse and tainted windows,” Baba said. He further…
Nigeria is going through difficult times. From the harsh economic realities of inflation to the country’s security challenges, the problems are quite inundating. The recent demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and his entourage who were poised to halt some of these challenges, especially in the area of security, has equally added…
Census has remained a veritable mechanism through which countries around the world garner the data of their citizens for sustainable development. Constitutionally, Nigeria’s census should be done every 10 years by the National Population Commission (NPC), but it has been difficult to sustain due to the pressures on the economy and lack of political will…
