A 10-year old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, has reportedly been killed by kidnappers in Rikkos community, Jos North LGA of Plateau state. An uncle of the deceased, Aliyu Muhammad, said in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Jos that the boy was abducted on December 16 in front of his house after being lured by…
Concerned about the state of the nation, I returned over the weekend to Professor Adam Przeworski’s seminal work, Crises of Democracy, to make sense of the present, the prospects of democracy and the portents of the democratic order, and to answer the questions citizens ask across the length and breadth of our country- what democracy…
Two logics, citizens are gradually getting used to, have taken hold of our country. The first logic takes the political turf as a militarised space which asserts itself as the dominant power that captures anything and everything standing in opposition, compelling all to follow its own logic. How can one discern the prevalence of this…
Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. On Wednesday, 35 children were killed in a similar incident in Ibadan, Oyo state. In the statement, the police urged members of the public to always adhere strict adherence to event notification. “The FCT Police Command…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) council has approved the promotion of 53 officers. The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Kabiru Ali, said in a statement on Friday that the promotions include 19 Air Vice-Marshals (AVMs) and 33 Air Commodores (air cadres). He said the the promotion reflects NAF’s commitment to…
Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN), on Thursday organised Town Hall meeting for the Town Hall Meeting for Christian leaders in Northern Nigeria at the Epitome Hotel, Kaduna, to brainstorm on the controversial Tax reform bills before the National Assembly. The event with the theme: “Church and Society: Tax reform and matters arising”, was attended…
