By Theophilus Abbah, PhD Just three months after the third anniversary of the gruesome murder, the sacrifice, the burning alive of Mrs Salome Abu in Ochadamu, her ancestral home, in Kogi State, on the altar of politics to lubricate the undeserved victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November, 2019 Kogi governorship […]Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying ‘‘I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.’’ Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, the President restated his vow to serve God and Nigeria until […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The robbery of First Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc branches in Ankpa, Kogi East last Tuesday, September 6, 2022, has caused severe cash shortage in the geopolitical zone. An eye witness, Julius Adukwu, who is a resident of Ankpa, told The Insight that “The robbers invaded Ankpa at about 1pm on […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Media aides, alongside social media associates, on Thursday unveiled a compendium, the 3rd Verdict, to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The compendium’s Editor-in-Chief, who is also the Governor’s Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, announced the unveiling via a statement. Gusau Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Alhaji Bukar Gambo, popularly known as Mandama, was the Chairman of the Civilian Joint Task Force, (CJTF) who was killed alongside four other members by Boko Haram terrorists, suspected to be members of Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) on July 17, 2022. He was killed when a convoy of military […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has commended Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for his efforts in ensuring that security operatives are provided with materials needed for the security of lives and property of the citizenry. He spoke on Tuesday in Owerri while commissioning 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and […]Continue Reading
APC looking like a “janjaweed” party Nigeria of 2022 is not 1993 Tinubu has made a fatal error of judgment The adoption of a Muslim-Muslim Presidential and Vice Presidential ticket by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is capable of leading Nigeria to disintegration like Yugoslavia, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the immediate past Speaker of […]Continue Reading
By Theophilus Abbah, PhD The 1990s was aptly tagged the ‘Black Decade’ in Algeria. It was not just black, it was deadly and pernicious. It was a decade of fire and brimstone when terrorists’ fire engulfed the country from Algiers, its capital city, to rural and isolated communities. Riding on the wings of warped Islamic […]Continue Reading
The word ‘terrorist’ evokes the image of a man who is ruled by a warped religious, political or economic ideology, for which he is prepared to sacrifice everything, including the most precious gift of all – his life. His age bracket could be imagined – between the early 30s and 70s – and, perhaps, a […]Continue Reading
By Michael Achile Umameh, PhD The Igala mega-state reached the zenith of its powers in the early 17th century under the astute leadership of Attah Ayegba Idoko. Through tactical military maneuvers and colonial conquests, diplomacy and innovation, wealth creation, administrative acumen, mastery and domination of the river Niger waterways, and complex treaties, the Igala Continue Reading
A nonpolitical, peace and unity organization, One Nigeria Group, has called for justice for the relations of victims killed by insurgency and terrorist groups in the country. The national leader of the group, Muhammad Saleh, made the call at Unity Fountain, Abuja, during a rally organized by the group to condemn the nefarious activities of […]Continue Reading
At the recent round table on US-Nigeria military cooperation with journalists in Abuja, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stated that her country was willing to partner with Nigeria on identifying sponsors of the Boko Haram terrorists. This is no doubt a positive development that will go a […]Continue Reading