Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has finally shared his thoughts with regard to the ongoing nationwide protests. In a Sunday August 4, 2024 statement circulated to the press, Wole Soyinka said “the presidential address fell conspicuously short” while noting that “the…
Soldiers rescue 4 kidnap victims in Taraba, destroy bandits’ hideouts
Soldiers of 114 Battalion (Rear) of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security forces, on Saturday destroyed multiple bandits’ hideouts and rescued four kidnapped victims in Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba. This is contained in a statement…
Kuje prison break: why were terrorists kept in medium security prison?
The Kuje Prison break on Tuesday, 5th of July 2022 saw 879 prisoners escape, over 60 of whom are Boko haram terrorists; so far, according to reports, some 600 plus prisoners have been recaptured but none of the recaptured are…
Dear Nigerians, we don’t have security forces o! – Peju Akande
Recent attacks by Boko Haram got me thinking about how utterly clueless our security agents and porous our public places are. You would think that our security agencies should, by now, have mastered the profile of the average suicide bomber,…
El Chapo: Mexican police free drug lord’s son as Culiacán battle erupts (BBC)
Heavy fighting broke out in northern Mexico on Thursday after security forces detained a son of the jailed drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Fighting raged for several hours after Ovidio Guzmán López was found during a routine patrol in…
This Codeine problem is not a new problem – Viola Okolie
It would take a whole lot of guts to pick up a knife and stab your fellow human, right? Some people do it out of anger and provocation, it doesn’t lessen the crime though, they still get to do the…