Tag: Hostage
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Obaro Ikime: The intellectual as hostage – By Owei Lakemfa
General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the Dean of Coups in Nigeria, finally staged a coup for himself on August 27, 1985. The veteran coup plotter could sniff coups years away. On December 17, 1985, he rounded up over 100 military officers for allegedly conceptualising a coup. Some, including his childhood friend, Major General Mamman Vatsa, were…
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3 INEC ad hoc staff held hostage in Warri South regain freedom
Three ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta, allegedly held hostage on Sunday have been freed. The Warri South INEC Electoral Officer, Mr. Kingsley Ogboe, confirmed this to newsmen in Warri on Monday.
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A Rash Decision That Keeps Single Women Hostage, By Michael West
By Michael West “Had I known, I would have listened to my mom. I didn’t know it would be this difficult to get marry.” This lamentation came from a caller Wednesday evening while sharing her story with me. I have her types on my counseling list. I have been reluctant to write about this…
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As another group holds Nigeria hostage (3), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Members of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria miscalculated the other day, in their belief that the South would capitulate under the supplies blockade to the zones. But media reports, on which this piece rests, spoke of Southern ethnic nationalities laughing-off the stage the union members, who clamped…
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As another group holds Nigeria hostage (2), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon New revelations are coming from Northern Nigeria, on the heels of the disclosure by Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, that the government and security agencies “know the bandits’ hideouts” in the forests across Nigeria. In January and February 2021, Sheikh Gumi’s in the news, acting as “unofficial go-between” for bandits that…
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Insecurity: As another group holds Nigeria hostage (1), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Can things get worse than they’re in Nigeria today? It’s doubtful! That’s why rational minds can’t blame critics for labelling Nigeria a “failing state,” a “failed state” or a “banana Republic.” Where else will non-state actors dictate the pace and tenor of things, and the government appears nonchalant, helpless or abetting activities…
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Somali pirates release Iranian held hostage since 2015
An Iranian held for more than four years by Somali pirates has been released, a humanitarian organisation that helps hostages said on Saturday. Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh was a crew member on the FV Siraj, an Iranian fishing vessel that was captured off the coast of Somalia in March 2015, the Hostage Support Partnership said in…
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We will not tolerate act of holding our officials hostage – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would no longer tolerate any attempt by politicians to hold its officials hostage and force them to declare winners of elections under duress. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the warning at the meeting of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) ahead of Saturday…
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Alleged corruption: Untold story of how DSS held Oshiomhole hostage for eight hours
Details have emerged of how the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was held hostage at the Department of State Security Service (DSS) for eight hours last Sunday at the behest of some governors and some forces in the party to force him to resign. Oshiomhole, however, stood his ground…