Security

The urgency of the security question became manifest again two days ago with the reported killings by herdsmen in Ukpabi Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Some other persons were reportedly injured […]

“I conquer my enemies when I make them my friends”  –Abraham Lincoln.  Nigeria’s  ranking in crude oil production suffered yet another dip in the month of March. For the second time in four months, Angola […]

Islamic extremists in the Philippines beheaded one of three Western hostages taken captive months ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday. The Abu Sayyaf terror group had issued public threats to kill one […]

How many of those seeking positions in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are driven by passion for policing, and how many of them are simply following their existential passion? This question, which may be difficult […]

“All animals are equal; but, some animals are more equal than others”. George Orwell, 1903-1950 in ANIMAL FARM. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”—Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, wife of late American President. From […]

At least eight people have been killed in “execution-style killings” in four places near each other in rural Ohio. It is believed the victims – seven adults and one teenager – are from the same […]

The controversy over how to deal with the time bomb that defines the frequent violent clashes between herders and crop farmers is an unfortunate example of our habitual politicisation of issues of economic and social […]

The United States will deter and confront aggression against Gulf Arab countries, who continue to have concerns about threats from Iran, President Barack Obama said after meeting their leaders to iron out strains in their […]

I HAVE been thinking through President Muhammadu Buhari’s threat to “deal with (pipeline vandals) like Boko Haram”. That was the president’s “latest release” from foreign land, when he completed his one-week epic tour of China last […]

The Police Service Commission has received 705,352 applications from candidates seeking employment into the Nigeria Police Force. A breakdown of the applications showed that 202, 427 applicants have successfully applied for the position of Cadet Assistant […]

A bomb explosion and subsequent fire has ripped through a bus in West Jerusalem, Israeli police said, with medics reporting that at least 16 people were wounded. Police were initially uncertain whether Monday’s explosion was […]

When the Department of Security Services DSS recently announced its investigations claiming that members affiliated with Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB, abducted, murdered and buried five Fulani men in a shallow grave in Abia State, […]

THE Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that hard drug tests should be conducted on urine samples of policemen before they are allowed to handle firearms and lethal weapons. This decision is […]

Saudi Arabia has reportedly told the Obama administration and congressional leaders that it will sell billions of dollars in U.S. financial assets if Congress passes a bill to make the Saudi government legally responsible for […]

The abduction of almost three hundred female secondary schoolpupils from Chibok in Bornu State two years ago represents a new low in the struggle to preserve the sovereignty and sanctity of the Nigerian state. But […]

The United States government says it is seeking more coordinated military campaign against Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. To achieve this, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is expected […]

THE statement issued by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) on Saturday, April 9, 2016 accusing the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) of murdering five men who, according to the Service, belonged to the Hausa-Fulani […]

Following the broadcast of the proof of life video showing 15 of the abducted Chibok girls by US cable news network, CNN on Wednesday, THISDAY has confirmed that the 219 girls who were kidnapped from […]

United States House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday reaffirmed Capitol Hill’s support for finding the 219 schoolgirls who were abducted two years ago. Alongside fellow members of Congress and girls who had escaped the 2014 […]

The United States has deployed tactical aircraft capable of attacking ISIS’s ability to communicate closer to the front lines of the battle against the terrorist group. The U.S. European Command announced a squadron of Marine […]