The final activity organised by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was hailed a rousing success. “Navidad y Jazz”, the Christmas Jazz concert organised by the embassy through the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation Hugo Chavez Frias, in conjunction with this country’s Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and …
The final activity organised by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was hailed a rousing success. “Navidad y Jazz”, the Christmas Jazz concert organised by the embassy through the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation Hugo Chavez Frias, in conjunction with this country’s Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and …
It’s time for state police
While nations across the world are increasingly relying on technology to fight crimes, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is stuck in the past, dependent more on mounting roadblocks, blaring sirens, and using other antiquated methods. Recently, a national newspaper disclosed that a key tracking equipment deployed by the police to go after kidnappers, bandits and terrorists had been inactive since the beginning of the year, due mainly to non-renewal of subscription. For a nation under the vice-grip of sundry cartels of violent criminals, how can such an essential platform used in tracking phones be allowed to remain inactive for an hour?
A total of 121 students were kidnapped while two soldiers were gunned down.
Hours after the incident, Aruwan visited the community but aggrieved parents and protesters blocked his convoy.
“Go back! Go back!” they yelled repeatedly.
The security operatives attached to the commissioner tried to pacify the protesters but they stood their ground.
As the stalemate continued, the vehicles in Aruwan’s convoy blared their sirens and reversed out of the place and the people shouted in unison.
Some other persons jeered the commissioner and clapped in solidarity with the aggrieved parents.
The kidnappers have already contacted the school authorities but are yet to demand ransom.