These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has hinted at his possible candidacy in the 2019 Presidential elections. A former governor of Enugu, Chimaroke Nnamani has been served a bench arrest warrant for failing to appear before the court. The... Read More

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Gunmen abduct former Senator, demand N80m ransom

A former Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Senator Ayo Arise, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. He was kidnapped alongside his driver on Sunday along the Okene-Lokoja road while on his way to Abuja and taken to an unknown location. There are reports that his family has been contacted and an N80 million ransom... Read More

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Tonnie Iredia: Government’s 419 Biometrics

by Tonnie Iredia Beyond costs however, there are too many unanswered questions. First, what image does the proliferation of biometrics give to our government? Can the relevant data required by all the bodies not be domiciled in one agency? One school of thought says that since the police is empowered to retrieve data from... Read More

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