We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say something, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, elected to say something. And he did say something last Wednesday. “We talked about inflation, where has it come from? It’s come from eight …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned what he called “the heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and students in Kaduna State”. In a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President directed security and intelligence agencies to “immediately rescue the victims and ensure that …

Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Amnesty International, the Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (PTAN), the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and the House of Representatives condemned the attack and asked the government to rescue the …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a ‘notorious kidnapper’, Saidu Abdulkadir. Confirming the arrest of Dahiru to newsmen at the command headquarters, on Friday, FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igwe said that, following a raid on kidnappers’ camps bordering Nasarawa State and Abuja via Kuje Area Council, at about midnight on Thursday, the bandits, on sighting the operatives, …

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have rescued five abductees from two different gangs of kidnappers in Abuja. The five victims were rescued by a combined team of the FCT Special Intervention Squad and the FCT Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Josephine Adeh, made the development known on Monday, during a press …

Kidnappers are no longer on the prowl. They are now on a rampage. They have run riot, running rings around hapless Nigerians. The impunity with which they go about it means they know that the coast is clear for them to go about their criminal activity without fearing that there will be consequences. Once there is no chance of punishment, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that President Bola Tinubu has given approval for emergency procurement of digital tracking tools to help halt kidnappers in their tracks. At a media interface on Monday in Abuja, Wike said while he would not go into details, the informants recently arrested by security agencies in the …

Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one song by grand old Odolaye Aremu, Ilorin, Kwara State-born Dadakuada song minstrel. While philosophising the concept of calamity, which Yoruba call eemo, Odolaye sang that surprise and swiftness are primary features of calamities, holding tight to them like leeches. So he sang, Peki laa k’eemo, …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun has arrested no fewer than 33 persons for involving in various criminal activities in the state. The state Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adeleye, said the suspected criminals were arrested in various locations across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. While parading the suspects on Monday, at the …

The wife and two children of the Kwara State House of Assembly member, Hon. Soliu Ayanshola who were abducted on Monday, have regained freedom, according to top government sources. The victims regained their freedom at about 8 pm on Wednesday, following discreet efforts of the security agencies and the state government. “At least five members of the gang that abducted …