IGP sets up panel to propose framework for State Police in Nigeria

The just sworn-in Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday inaugurated a committee on the establishment of state police. President Bola Tinubu, as part of ongoing discussions on policing reforms, had, last Wednesday, during the breaking of fast with senators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to initiate […]

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Dancing On The Graves: Moral Collapse, Elite Indifference, And The Crisis Of State Responsibility In Nigeria, By Gesiye Salo Angaye

Abstract Nigeria is experiencing a profound moral and governance crisis marked by widespread insecurity, hunger, unemployment, and deepening poverty. While citizens confront daily threats to life and dignity, the political elite appear insulated, celebratory, and increasingly preoccupied with electoral calculations rather than human survival. This paper interrogates the ethical decay underpinning Nigeria’s contemporary political economy, […]

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US State grants IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu honourary citizenship

Jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted honorary citizenship of the State of Georgia in the United States of America. The IPOB leader was also adopted as an ‘Outstanding Citizen’ who should be “accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia.” Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, […]

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When the State Kneels Before the Gun, By Olusegun Adeniyi

The copyright to the above title belongs to Khaleed Yazeed, a young journalist. He has written several reports about the way bandit kingpins are being enabled with a policy of appeasement that has only escalated their violence on innocent people, especially in Zamfara and Katsina States. This is what provoked Yazeed’s latest headline: “The chairman of Safana […]

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Insecurity is a by-product of corruption, unemployment, religious extremism and failure of State ―Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria, to address unemployment and religious extremism as critical measures to combat Nigeria’s widespread insecurity. In his 2024 Christmas homily at the Holy Family Cathedral Catholic Church, Sokoto on Wednesday, Bishop Kukah described insecurity as a […]

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President Tinubu landed in China on official state visit

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, the capital of China on Sunday, on an official state visit. While there, the Nigerian leader would attend the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit,  themed “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.” This was disclosed in a post on X by the […]

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Ondo Assembly confirms Adelami as deputy governor of the State

Ondo State House of Assembly, has on Thursday, screened and confirmed Olayide Adelami as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State. This came 24 hours after the governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa picked Adelami as the deputy governor-nominee and sent his name to the Assembly for screening and approval. The State Assembly confirmed Adelami after the consideration of a […]

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