Author: Clement Oluwafemi Abayomi

Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Mexico Reno Omokri has explained why Nigerian security agencies struggle to locate and neutralise bandits operating in the country’s forest regions, arguing that the real issue borders on geography and infrastructure gaps rather than incompetence. Through a Facebook post on Friday, Omokri focused on the limitations of “triangulation” —the primary digital tracking technique used by law enforcement agencies worldwide. The method, Omokri maintained, relies on cell phone towers, internet routers, and IP address data to pinpoint a person’s location. Where necessary, security agencies can obtain a court warrant compelling mobile and internet providers to share a suspect’s…

Nigeria has moved a step closer to creating state police, with the Federal Government saying that work on the required constitutional changes is nearing completion after months of discussions among government officials and security agencies. The update was given on Thursday after a meeting at the State House in Abuja involving representatives of the Presidency, the National Assembly and security agencies. The meeting was attended by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu and other senior government officials. Officials revealed that there have been significant progress…

It has been nearly three weeks since kidnappers stormed schools in two Nigerian states on the same day, dragging children and their teachers into captivity. Recall that on 15 May, 39 school children and seven teachers were kidnapped at the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. On the same day, over 40 pupils and students were abducted from Mussa Primary and Secondary Schools in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Read Related News Updates Oyo insecurity worsens: Seyi Makinde under fire, Tinubu under pressure Protests continue in Oyo, Abuja, Borno, Lagos over abduction of students, teachers Oyo school abductions:…

Former presidential aide and Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has argued that Nigeria must embrace state police to prevent a repeat of incidents such as the recent abduction of students in Ogbomosho and other attacks on schools across the country. He said this in a statement shared on Facebook on Sunday, stressing that the country’s current security structure lacks the manpower needed to protect every school and community. Omokri said the issue of school security should be guided by practical realities rather than emotions or political disagreements. Nigeria’s security agencies are, according to him, overstretched, making it difficult for the…

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Saturday accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), presenting a wide-ranging policy agenda that focuses on national unity, security, healthcare, education, agriculture, energy, employment, governance reforms and democratic accountability ahead of the 2027 general election. He spoke at the party’s nomination event in Abuja said Nigeria was facing serious economic and social challenges but maintained that the country could overcome them through responsible leadership, investment in people and a renewed commitment to production and good governance. He reiterated that “a New Nigeria is Possible”, noting…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ebonyi State has rejected claims that its executive committee passed a vote of no confidence on State Chairman Prince Enyinnaya Alum, describing the allegation as a deliberate attempt to destabilise the party ahead of future elections. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by State Publicity Secretary Comr. Okereke Nnanna. The statement came in response to reports circulating online and in certain quarters that senior party officials had moved against their own chairman. These claims, the party said, are without foundation. The NDC acknowledged that its primary elections on 29th May were…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will go ahead with a special convention on Saturday after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike allegedly threatened to shut down the Abuja venue where the party planned to hold it. The PDP had booked A Class Event Centre in Wuse 2, Abuja, to ratify former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate. But the party said the venue’s management told them that Wike had threatened to close down their business if they allowed the PDP to use the hall. The party’s spokesman, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this on Thursday that the PDP had already…

Nigeria’s Ambassador Designate to Mexico Reno Omokri has publicly challenged Sowore’s promise of a ₦500,000 minimum wage, arguing that the pledge is financially unworkable and would push the country back into borrowing just to pay salaries. Omokri on Thursday in a statement shared on Facebook laid out a straightforward arithmetic case against the proposal. Nigeria currently employs roughly two million civil servants. Add the military, police, and paramilitary services, and that figure climbs to three million. Factor in pensioners, and the total reaches four million people whose pay would be pegged to — or above — whatever minimum wage is…

Morocco has displaced South Africa as Africa’s leading industrial economy as South Africa grapples with a worsening wave of xenophobic violence involving the killing of foreign nationals by vigilante groups. The African Development Bank (AfDB) revealed that Morocco had climbed to the top of the continent’s industrial rankings through sustained investment in manufacturing, export diversification and long-term industrial policy. South Africa, meanwhile, has been convulsed by xenophobic violence that, according to a separate analysis, killed many people for years and displaced around 40,000 foreign nationals, yet left unemployment and service delivery no better afterwards. As Morocco cements its reputation as…

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify rescue operations for abducted children in Oyo and Borno states, as Nigeria marked Children’s Day alongside the Eid-el-Kabir celebration on Wednesday. Tinubu on Wednesday, 27 May, in a statement on X, expressed concern over the plight of children and teachers still being held by kidnappers. He said some families could not celebrate because they were focused on the safe return of their loved ones. He assured affected families that the Federal Government had not abandoned them and promised continued action to secure the release of the victims and punish those behind…