State Police
6 Feb
In the last one year I must have written up to a dozen articles on the intractable problem of insecurity in the country.
2 Feb
Governors under the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have once again called for the establishment of state police when they visited Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State over the recent deteriorating security situation in the state.
2 Feb
The consequences of befuddled thinking flowing from parochial interests and not for the general welfare of all, are staring all in the face. The country is in a choke –hold of anguish, uncertainties and disillusionment.
31 Jan
The significance of civic engagement between the government and the people, especially in connecting needs and policies, was at the centre stage recently when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu held a town hall meeting in Lagos.
31 Jan
Speakers of the Houses of Assembly in South-West, yesterday, said they were working towards harmonised legislation in the region to tackle security challenges, regional integration, economic development and others.
19 Jan
It has been reported that top on the legislative thinking of the House of Representatives when it reconvenes on 30 January is the issue of security and the concomitant imperative of the establishment of state police.
9 Jan
Our dear President Tinubu, I mean no disrespect by writing a letter to you through this public medium. I do so to easily draw your attention to the subject under discussion, since I am told that you are an avid reader of newspapers.
1 Nov
Inertia is characterised by several adjectives including idleness, static, unimaginative, uninspiring and wimpish.
10 Oct 2023
For the eight years that President Muhammadu Buhari was running Nigeria, an estimated 63, 111 Nigerians were killed by an assortment of criminals. This is the data provided from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST), a project of the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Programme. This diary of disaster may be an underestimation since a lot…
5 Sep 2023
The recent declaration of emergency on food by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can’t be achieved since there is large scale insecurity in the country. It would have been better for Mr. President to have declared emergency on insecurity instead of emergency on food.
18 Aug 2023
The National President, Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Bitrus Pogu, has urged President Bola Tinubu, to be more proactive over renewed hostilities in the Middle Belt region and never give in or buy the argument that the development is merely armed herdsmen and farmers insurgency.
12 Jul 2023
Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution to allow state police, with the view to curb security challenges bedevilling the country.
Latest
2 mins ago
In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
10 mins ago
Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
1 hour ago
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
1 hour ago
Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…
1 hour ago
Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted from the Nova music festival in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on October 7. "I went to hang out with my…
1 hour ago
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
1 hour ago
The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…
1 hour ago
Austrian manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed he was in talks with Bayern Munich to become the club's head coach in the summer. The former Manchester United boss said "there has been contact" between himself and Bayern but would not be drawn on whether he would take the offer. "I've also informed the Austrian FA (OeFB) about…
1 hour ago
President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme (CCS) starting with members of the civil service. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
1 hour ago
Three people were injured in an apparent stabbing at a secondary school in Wales on Wednesday, police said. The attack occurred at the Amman Valley School, about 60 miles (100 miles) northwest of Cardiff. Two air ambulances were seen at the school, along with a number of police vehicles. "Three people have been injured and…