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President Bola Tinubu Retired military and police chiefs have expressed differing views on the extent of powers governors should wield under the proposed policing structure, warning that while decentralised policing could strengthen security, adequate safeguards must be put in place to prevent abuse. Their positions come amid renewed calls by state governors for greater constitutional […]

Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) Prominent leaders of the National Democratic Coalition, Col Tony Nyiam (retd.) and Chief Ayo Opadokun, have rejected claims by former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), that leaders of the pro-democracy group requested an extension of military rule in 1998. The duo also challenged Abdulsalami’s assertion that the late winner […]

The Senate on Tuesday suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yaya Tongo, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess […]

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made this known during Tuesday’s plenary, adding that the Senate will consider the constitutional amendment bill on Wednesday (tomorrow). Akpabio also announced that the states have promised to consider […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Death toll in Plateau attack rises to 22, health workers among victims More soldiers deployed as search for abducted Oyo students, teachers intensifies Presidential aides, Bayo Onanuga, Dada Olusegun, and House of Representatives member, Philip Agbese, have separately dismissed calls for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, made respectively by the presidential candidate […]

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders Forum have warned that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy if the Federal Government fails to rein in Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, over his reported ultimatum to Fulani leaders in Oyo State following the abduction of a […]

State governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police Services, according to a report of a high-level strategic meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts and senior security officials convened by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat in Abuja last week. The report, contained […]

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have praised the Federal Government over reforms in the country’s passport application process, saying the introduction of the contactless renewal system has dramatically cut waiting times from several months to as few as five days. Speaking from different cities across the UK, diaspora […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners of the senatorial, federal constituency, and state assembly by-elections conducted across several states on Saturday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the six contests, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured victory in the Rivers south-east senatorial district. Below are the results as announced […]

It was an emotionally charged moment that will linger in the memory of many who witnessed it at the APC Situation Room for the Ekiti Governorship Election in the South West. As Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa walked into the room, the atmosphere shifted almost instantly. The usual political formality gave way to something more spontaneous, […]