Did the activities of militants in the Niger Delta qualify as crime? Hell Yes! Militancy and kidnapping were a profitable pursuit in that oil-rich region in the early 2000s. Kidnapping as an organised venture entered our national lexicon at the time. Immigrants from Europe and America working with oil companies were kidnapped and huge ransoms…
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of former service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate.Their confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammed Bulkachuwa.President, Ahmad Lawan, had on February 10, directed the Committee on Foreign Affairs to confirm General Abayomi Olonisakin (retd.) (Ekiti); Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) (Borno);…
The Nigerian government says private individuals will be permitted to build, operate or maintain assets on some federal highways that are up for concession.The arrangement is under the new highway development and management initiative (HDMI) Already, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has received the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance to commence the…
The Nigerian government says private individuals will be permitted to build, operate or maintain assets on some federal highways that are up for concession.The arrangement is under the new highway development and management initiative (HDMI) Already, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has received the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance to commence the…
Rafiu Kolawole Abdulrasaq, a security expert and former PA (Security) to former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, former, Chairman FIRMA Lagos and later SURE-P under President Goodluck Jonathan amongst others, speaks with Gboyega Alaka on the ongoing battle against Fulani herdsmen being championed by Sunday Adeyemo (AKA Sunday Igboho), the danger of ethnic profiling, how…
Politics and Governance A critical analysis of Nigeria power structure indicates an obvious concentration of power at the centre. John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet. Posited that “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The Federal government which is at the centre cannot be in control of the Armed Forces, yet refuses to share power within the limitation…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday accused his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, of being a terrorist based on his utterances supporting herdsmen from carrying AK-47 to defend themselves.Governor Ortom who made this accusation while addressing journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital said Governor Mohammed must be a terrorist for supporting illegal arms wielding…
Adedayo Adeola Akintoye, a judge in the criminal division of Lagos State High Court, has procured a luxury flat worth millions of dollars inside the world-famous Burj Khalifa, records seen by Peoples Gazette showed, even though she earns roughly $1,700 per month in salaries and allowances. Mrs. Akintoye, 63, a familiar personality across Lagos judiciary, secured the…
