The Tacit Complicity Of The Nigerian Police In The Increasing Spate Of Crime In Nigeria; The Need For A Radical Tactical Change In The Fight Against Crime In Nigeria

By Nkem Okoro Esq The Nigeria Police Force is established by section 214 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended and Part 2 section 3(1) of the Nigeria Police Act 2020. By section 4(a) of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, the primary or core functions of the Nigeria Police Force,…

May 5, 20210Comments

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Who wants to overthrow Buhari? By By Fredrick Nwabufo

When there are murmurs and whispers of a putsch, someone somewhere may be fiddling with the sticks. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the hawks and vultures circle seeking supper from anarchy and insecurity in the land. But may it never be said that Nigeria experienced a…

It’s not the duty of FG to prosecute kidnappers, bandits —Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said it was not the responsibility of the Federal Government to prosecute suspected kidnappers and bandits. The government spokesperson who said this on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, explained that kidnapping and banditry were not federal offences. Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja, while…

Ex-Ekiti lawmaker and PDP chieftain accused of rape, wife kicks

A former member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Samuel Omotoso, has been accused of rape by his family’s house help. According to available information, the house help reported the rape allegation through her school. The Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda,…

Father Mbaka’s Sin, By Reuben Abati

This is really a different kind of priest. Mbaka represents an emerging face of the Church, a living embodiment of the rise of utilitarian capitalism in the Church of Christ, and the conflation of priesthood with hedonism. Catholic priests were known ordinarily as persons who had taken the Oath and dedicated their entire life to…

Human rights key to industrial harmony — NHRC

Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu on Sunday said that human rights were key to industrial harmony. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Fatimah Agwai- Mohammed Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the commission in commemoration of the 2021 International Workers Day (IWD) celebrated every May 1. Ojukwu reiterated…

May 4, 202114Comments

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Mbaka: Villa and its Vulture

By Lasisi Olagunju Vulture means Igún in Yoruba. At the very beginning of time, he was the priest of the earth. The priest was also earth's doctor. It happened that Olófin, the king in Ile-Ife that time, had his life in total disarray - a life broken like calabash and rent like cloth (ayé e…

Why Pantami Must Step Aside From Government

The public interest and good of having Mr Pantami vacate his ministerial position far outweighs any other consideration, as his continued stay in office will only constitute a distraction at a time of rising ethnic, religious and nationality tensions in the country. The storm surrounding the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…

Bandits use ransom to buy weapons, settle informants – Sheikh Gumi

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that bandits use proceeds from kidnapping to purchase arms and settle informants. Gumi disclosed this while dismissing claims that government officials and the elites are behind the increased activities of banditry in the North. Speaking with DAILY POST, the cleric also disclosed that bandits are fighting an…

Why Buhari’s government is collapsing — Amechi

Nigeria’s first Minister of Transport and Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has raised the alarm that the country is in a precarious with the “total collapse of the security architecture.” Amechi, who is now the only surviving minister in the First Republic, said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari is also collapsing in addition to…

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