Aiyedatiwa assures security as Amotekun inducts 500 new men

says lives, property must be protected for Ondo to prosper Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday reaffirmed that security remains the fulcrum upon which sustainable development rests. He cautioned that no society can prosper in an atmosphere of fear, no economy can thrive where lives and property are unsafe and no government […]

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INEC to issue new timetable for 2027 election

INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan (SAN), has disclosed that the commission will issue a revised timetable for the 2027 General Election following the enactment of the new Electoral Act 2026. He stated this on Wednesday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) […]

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Acting IG Disu declares zero tolerance for corruption, end to impunity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right), Mrs. Olufunmilola Tunji Disu (left), decorated Mr. Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo credit: State House The decorated acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has declared that the era of impunity in the Nigeria Police Force is over, […]

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Disu assumes duty as acting IG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right), Mrs. Olufunmilola Tunji Disu (left), decorated Mr. Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo credit: State House The acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, assumed duty on Wednesday. This followed his decoration by President Bola Tinubu earlier in the […]

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Tinubu decorates Disu as acting IG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right), Mrs. Olufunmilola Tunji Disu (left), decorated Mr. Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo credit: State House President Bola Tinubu has decorated Tunji Disu with his new rank as the acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House, Abuja. […]

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Acting IG Disu arrives Aso Rock Villa for decoration

Acting Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has arrived at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, to be decorated with his new rank. He arrived at the Villa at about 3pm, our correspondent observed. His appointment followed the resignation of former IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, whose exit from office was confirmed […]

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Police confirm kidnap of six people in Ondo church attack

The Police have confirmed the abduction of six worshipers by gunmen at a celestial church in Uso community, Owo Local Government Area of the State. A statement by the state police command’s spokesman, Abayomi Jimoh, a DSP, said that the six worshipers were kidnapped at a Celestial Church located along the Uso/Owo Expressway in Uso. […]

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AGF withdraws forgery charge against Ozekhome

Mike Ozekhome (SAN) The Attorney General of the Federation, Lareef Fagbemi, has withdrawn the criminal case filed against Mike Ozekhome (SAN) by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama […]

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Disu Replaces Egbetokun As IGP

By John Dike, Osogbo President Bola Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector-General of Police, following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun on February 23, 2026. The appointment places a seasoned career officer with more than three decades of service at the helm of the Nigeria Police Force at a time when […]

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Oil revenue row: Presidency defends Tinubu as legal titans split over Executive Order

The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order, which halted revenue deductions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other agencies. It said the Petroleum Industry Act violates, and is not superior to, the Nigerian Constitution. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that criticism of the […]

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