Archives Tag: Kidnapping
Fact Friday: The Dangerous Monetization Of Banditry (2)
April 19, 2022
As the sequel to the first part, banditry, that not-so-distant cousin of terrorism that the media have been browbeaten into watering down, is now being monetised. These criminals who have also been noted to pose like genuine herdsmen for a long time lurk in bushes strategizing on how to pounce on their next victims. One … Continue reading Fact Friday: The Dangerous Monetization Of Banditry (2)
By adedoyin
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
The Music Collaboration Between Davido And Chris Brown Blow My Mind, the song by Davido featuring Chris Brown has been the highlight of the week. It should be recalled that Chris Brown’s last collaboration with an African artist was on the song “African Bad Gyal” by Wizkid. Blow My Mind happens to be the second, … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
On Security: Self-Governance by the People
April 19, 2022
While the President was away on his unexplained trip to the UK, the father-in-law of his Aide de Camp was kidnapped. The presidency has since remarked about this as a sign that the President and his officials are not enjoying a better security than even the average Nigerian does. News also filtered in over the … Continue reading On Security: Self-Governance by the People
By adedoyin
The Impact of Insecurity on Tourism and National Development
April 19, 2022
Just before bombs went off in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, terrorists invaded a popular resort, the Kajuru Castle in Kaduna State on Good Friday, 19th April, kidnapping tourists and killing two other people in the fracas. The event was not only a tragedy but also an embarrassment as one of the victims was a … Continue reading The Impact of Insecurity on Tourism and National Development
By adedoyin
When Militants Were Offered an Olive Branch
April 19, 2022
In a declaration of amnesty on June 2009, President Umaru Musa Yar’adua did something unprecedented which stamped his name in the golden annals of history and which generations will continue to benefit from. It was a huge strategic and political move, the kind so drastic no government or leader ever pushed for, where subjects regarded … Continue reading When Militants Were Offered an Olive Branch
By adedoyin
The School Angel App: Monitor Your Children Even When They Are out of Sight
April 19, 2022
Parents have legitimate concerns about the safety of their children when they’re at school or at some point between school and home- because not everyone who they come into contact with might mean well for them. Placing them in the care of a trusted guardian isn’t a guarantee that they won’t get in harm’s way. … Continue reading The School Angel App: Monitor Your Children Even When They Are out of Sight
Be Careful! 5 Tips for Preventing Child Kidnap
April 19, 2022
Once it was internet fraud, then human trafficking took the centre stage of Nigeria’s multibillion Naira underworld industry. Today, kidnapping seems to be the new ‘big thing’ for criminals looking to make a quick buck. Inasmuch as we intend to equip rather than scare our readers, our attention was brought to this rising trend because … Continue reading Be Careful! 5 Tips for Preventing Child Kidnap
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