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Buhari sacks NDDC administrator; We’ll continue to demand state police – Sanwo-Olu | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari sacks NDDC administrator We’ll continue to demand state police – Sanwo-Olu US pledges $1 million support for flood victims in Nigeria Nigeria to launch Africa’s first payment card January FG says no decision yet to ban Okada in Nigeria Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news... Read More

Kaduna School Kidnap: Why time is ripe for state police

There would certainly be no offence taken if one has lost count of the number of times schools have been attacked and students kidnapped in the last one year. The condition has deteriorated to the extent that students abducted from one school would still be atop news trends before another one happens. A rough estimate... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

Kaduna kidnapping, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Restructuring Nigeria, state police

January 10, 2020

‘Amotekun’ initiative is the paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for to combat Nigeria’s growing insecurity challenge

Imagine a group of security personnel made up of people who live in our neighborhood or have a comprehensive understanding of its’ security challenges getting maximally equipped, trained and charged with curbing any form of insecurity plaguing our communities. This is the base of what the newly launched ‘Amotekun’ would revolve around. Coming after months... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Amotekun, Governors' Forum, state police

June 3, 2019

The Late 5: Buhari approves establishment of state, LG police; Sanwo-Olu signs 2019 Lagos budget of N873bn | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court adjourns suit seeking disqualification of Gbajabiamila The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until Friday, hearing in a suit challenging the eligibility of Femi Gbajabiamila to vie for the position of speaker of the House of Representatives in the incoming 9th National Assembly. Justice Inyang... Read More

The News Blog

Buhari, Kabir Marafa, Lagos budget, Sanwo-Olu, Shehu Isah, state police, The Late 5, Zamfara APC

July 3, 2018

The Late 5: Nigerian Senate to amend Constitution to allow for state, community police; Oprah Winfrey says running for president would kill her and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The National Programme Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), Temitope Sinkaye, has disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Federal Government has, since 2016, disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries. She said that the programme started in 2016 with eight pilot states that... Read More

The News Blog

1999 Constitution, Bukola Saraki, Late 5, Nigerian News, nigerian senate, Oprah Winfrey, state police

February 10, 2018

Osinbajo supports state police, Catholic Bishops ask President Buhari to act as a father and other stories that got people talking this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barr. Solomon Dalung, said President Buhari’s victory in 2015 against former president, Goodluck Jonathan, proved that one could win election in Nigeria without having money. Dalung said there was a brewing political revolution against ‘god-fatherism’ in the Nigerian political... Read More

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Catholic Bishops, Nigerian News, president buhari, state police, Yemi Osinbajo

February 9, 2018

The Big 5: Osinbajo on state police, U.S. government shut down round 2 begins and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Over two months after they embarked on a strike, the non-teaching staff of Nigerian Federal Universities have vowed not to return to work until the Federal Government addresses their grievances. In an address read by the Archbishop of Jos and Conference President, Catholic Bishops’... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

big 5, Global News, Nigerian News, state police, US government shutdown, Yemi Osinbajo

July 21, 2017

Nigeria not mature for state police – IGP Idris

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said Nigeria is not mature enough for state police. Idris said this while speaking at a meeting with governors on Thursday in Abuja. Idris said federal police system is the best for the country. “I sincerely believe that the federal police is still the best for the country and... Read More

The News Blog

Ibrahim Idris, IGP, mature, nigeria, state police

July 20, 2017

Governors Forum set up committee for State Police

The Governors Forum last night set up a six man committee to ascertain the possibility of state police in the country. The committee which has a representative from the six geo-political zones of the country was mandated to come up with the best way of policing the country in view of the myriads of security... Read More

The News Blog

Abdulaziz Yari, Governors' Forum, Ibrahim Idris, nigerian police, state police

October 29, 2016

Violent attacks: About 800 herdsmen have been arrested – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says about 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country by security agencies. According to a statement issued by his spokesperson Mr. Laolu Akande on Saturday, Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure in Houston, Texas in the US on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians. The... Read More

The News Blog

800 herdsmen, Prof Osinbajo, security agencies, state police, Violent attacks

September 27, 2016

BREAKING: House of Reps back state police

The House of Representatives on Tuesday backed the establishment of state police in all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The lawmakers gave their approval in a bill seeking to alter Section 214 of the constitution to provide for establishment of state and community police in the country which passed... Read More

The News Blog

Constitution, Dada Awoyele, House of Reps, Nigeria Police Force, state police

July 13, 2016

Osinbajo responds to critics, advocates for state policing and true federalism

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed his support for state policing in the country even as he advocated a “deep understanding” of the current restructuring agitation. This was revealed in a statement released by his spokesman, Laolu Akande in Abuja yesterday. During an interactive session at the Elizade University, in Ondo State last week, Akande had... Read More

The News Blog

Afenifere, Laolu Akande, state police, True Federalism, Vice Presiden Yemi Osinbajo

May 9, 2016

Ezeife says President Buhari is using the DSS to oppress Igbo people

A former governor of Anambra state has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using the Department of State Services (DSS) to oppress the Igbo people in the South East region of the country.. The former governor, Emeka Ezeife alongside professor Pat Utomi were barred from speaking at a book launch in Akwa by agents of the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

biafra, Buhari, DSS, south east, state police

August 4, 2014

Someone stole the corpse of a SAN in Enugu

by Kolapo Olapoju The corpse of Theodore Ezeobi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was reportedly stolen from the Christ Specialist Hospital, Enugu, on the morning of Thursday, 31 July. The mortuary was said to have been broken in to and the corpse of the late lawyer who died four months ago, was stolen. Late... Read More

anambra, Christ Specialist Hospital, corpse, Ebere Amaraizu, enugu, mortuary, Orumba north local government, Osiwu village, Public Relations Officer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, state police, Theft, Theodore Ezeobi

October 13, 2013

Duro Onabule: Why must Nigerians constantly overheat the polity?

by Duro Onabule All the same, critics of the national conference were the same group all along, pretending to be clamouring for Bashorun MKO Abiola to be honoured and when Jonathan decided to rename University of Lagos after the deceased, the hypocrites were up in arms against the honour done Abiola. Otherwise, agitation for national... Read More

Duro Onabule, Goodluck Jonathan, Jega, National Conference, new pdp, Old PDP, state police

January 28, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: Jonathan, Oshiomhole, and the case for state police

by Tunde Fagbenle Some people will argue that we have the most corrupt and evil police in the world. And going by the recent lamentation of Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the “medal” is well earned. I am imagining the sort of conversation that would have taken place between President Goodluck Jonathan and one of... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Goodluck Jonathan, Olaitan Oyerinde, Peter Gana, state police

August 20, 2012

“You can’t pay minimum wage but you want state police?” – Edwin Clark blasts governors

by Akan Ido Hate him, or love him, this is a man you have got to respect for speaking his mind. President Jonathan’s ardent supporter, Chief Edwin Clark has express his opposition to the clamour by some state governors for state police wondering how the states in question intend to fund the expected exponential increase... Read More

Edwin Clark, expenditure, governors, security, state police, Tanko Yakassai

June 26, 2012

Governors demand money, state police to combat Boko Haram

Bombings by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, and the retaliatory attacks have dominated the headlines in Nigeria for the last couple of months, preoccupying the nation, and governors are requesting a fund to be able to cope with the added security needs, and to be able to have their own state police who would answer to the governors. From ThisDay: Governors Monday canvassed for... Read More

boko haram, funds, governors, money, security, state police

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The Late 5: Buhari approves establishment of state, LG police; Sanwo-Olu signs 2019 Lagos budget of N873bn | Other stories

The Late 5: Nigerian Senate to amend Constitution to allow for state, community police; Oprah Winfrey says running for president would kill her and other top stories

Osinbajo supports state police, Catholic Bishops ask President Buhari to act as a father and other stories that got people talking this week

The Big 5: Osinbajo on state police, U.S. government shut down round 2 begins and other top stories

Nigeria not mature for state police – IGP Idris

Governors Forum set up committee for State Police

Violent attacks: About 800 herdsmen have been arrested – Osinbajo

BREAKING: House of Reps back state police

Osinbajo responds to critics, advocates for state policing and true federalism

Ezeife says President Buhari is using the DSS to oppress Igbo people

Someone stole the corpse of a SAN in Enugu

Duro Onabule: Why must Nigerians constantly overheat the polity?

Tunde Fagbenle: Jonathan, Oshiomhole, and the case for state police

“You can’t pay minimum wage but you want state police?” – Edwin Clark blasts governors

Governors demand money, state police to combat Boko Haram

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