CHAIRMAN of Nigeria's Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (Pacac) and close adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari Professor Itse Sagay has thrown his weight behind the establishment of the regional security outfit Operation Amotekun.
[1] Amotekun is not perfect and a lot still needs to be worked out to prevent it becoming an uncontrollable paramilitary force outside the ambit of the law but it is a good idea in principle. Having a regional security that provides intelligence to the police and armed forces is a good thing as local people know the terrain and know where all the criminals are hiding out in their communities
NIGERIAN crude oil production has grown to a four year high of 2.2m barrels a day over the last month as output has been stepped up in defiance of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) directive limiting daily supply to 1.77m barrels.
(1) Today is January 12. On this day in 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Council was founded with Martin Luther King Jr as its leader at Ebenezer Church in Atlanta
(2) On January 12 1948, Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast in the quest for Indian independence
PAN-Igbo cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has proposed the creation of a security outfit to be codenamed Operation Ogbunigwe for the southeast geo-political zone following the successful launch of a similar body called Operation Amotekun in the southwest.
(1) Nigeria is actually a very rocky country. In the northeast and north central geo-political zones in particular, we have large swathes of rocky plateaus. Have we ever thought about how to cash in on this?
CORRUPT Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers have taken extortion to new levels with the introduction of Point of Sale (Pos) machines at checkpoints that enable them to deduct money straight from motorists' bank accounts.
BOKO Haram has stepped up its attacks in Borno State over the last few days carrying out a deadly attack along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road that resulted in the sect kidnapping four soldiers and two police officers.
FORMER Lagos State police commissioner Fatai Owoseni has shed further light on the creation of the Southwest Stakeholders Security Group known as Operation Amotekun yesterday saying that its members will be allowed to carry dame guns.
SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze could become the subject of a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool over the next few weeks as both English Premier league sides look prepared to trigger the £52m transfer clause in his contract this month.
CHAIRMAN of Nigeria's Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (Pacac) and close adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari Professor Itse Sagay has thrown his weight behind the establishment of the regional security outfit Operation Amotekun.
NIGERIAN crude oil production has grown to a four year high of 2.2m barrels a day over the last month as output has been stepped up in defiance of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) directive limiting daily supply to 1.77m barrels.
PAN-Igbo cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has proposed the creation of a security outfit to be codenamed Operation Ogbunigwe for the southeast geo-political zone following the successful launch of a similar body called Operation Amotekun in the southwest.
CORRUPT Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers have taken extortion to new levels with the introduction of Point of Sale (Pos) machines at checkpoints that enable them to deduct money straight from motorists' bank accounts.
BOKO Haram has stepped up its attacks in Borno State over the last few days carrying out a deadly attack along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road that resulted in the sect kidnapping four soldiers and two police officers.
FORMER Lagos State police commissioner Fatai Owoseni has shed further light on the creation of the Southwest Stakeholders Security Group known as Operation Amotekun yesterday saying that its members will be allowed to carry dame guns.
SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze could become the subject of a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool over the next few weeks as both English Premier league sides look prepared to trigger the £52m transfer clause in his contract this month.
