Funding of banditry by politicians by Taiwo Ojoye

ONE of the priceless elements of successful security operations lies in identifying the motives and sponsors of crime. With the government searching for solutions to the escalating violence in the country, the Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, has attempted to do so by linking the blistering banditry in Zamfara State to politicians. He contends …

Travel Guide: Here’s how to be a tourist in Lagos by Cable lifesyle

With the traffic and a seemingly never-ending bustle, Lagos can be overwhelming. Hence, people who reside in the state won’t mind getting away for a few days. If you fall into that category, and you can’t afford to take a vacation, there might be a way out. Have you ever thought that #VacationLagos could be …

Kenyan lawyer: Nigeria must improve its healthcare so Buhari doesn’t go abroad for medical vacation

Patrick Lumumba, director of Kenya School of Laws, says Nigeria must improve its healthcare system to discourage President Muhammadu Buhari from going abroad on medical vacation. Lumumba said this on Wednesday while speaking at Summit Of The Alternatives (SOTA) in Abuja. The professor spoke to the audience via Skype. Buhari is currently on a 10-day …

My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Illustration by Angelica Alzona My parents’ home, in Umujieze, Nigeria, stands on a hilly plot that has been in our family for more than a hundred years. Traditionally, the Igbo people bury their dead among the living, and the ideal resting place for a man and his wives is on the premises of their home. …

Former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan has died at age 80, his foundation confirmed Saturday.

Annan, who was born in Ghana in 1938, served as the seventh UN Secretary-General, from 1997 to 2006, and was the first to rise from within the ranks of the United Nations staff. He had been a member of The Elders, a group of global leaders working for human rights, since it was founded in …