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Support for the proposed state police has gathered momentum as speakers of the 36 State Houses of Assembly, governors, the Labour Party and the Forum of APC Speakers backed the constitutional amendment passed by the Senate, raising hopes that the bill could secure the approvals needed to become law....

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President of Global Peace Movement International, Dr. Mike Uyi, and Chairman of International Watchers, Dr. Olusegun Ademola, have hailed President Bola Tinubu for transmitting the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate, describing the move as a courageous and decisive step towards restructuring Nigeria's security architecture....

By Happiness SamuelSOKOTO — A member of the House of Representatives representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Abdussamad Dasuki, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to strengthen diplomati...

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BY LAURA BESTMAN 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 A...

By Opeyemi SundayEdo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the nomination of Terry Igiebor as Chairman of the Edo State Ecological Funding and Management Commission.The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, in a statement on Monday, said the move is aimed at strengthening environmental management and grassroots development across the state.Igiebor, described as a distinguished businessman and grassroots...

By Israel Adebiyi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted in Oghu Community, Ewohimi, Esan South-East Local Government Area, and arrested two suspects linked to the incident....

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Borisenko Evgenievich, has received Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia, Joseph Iji, in Moscow.The meeting was revealed in a statement issued in Abuja by Miss Daria Senyushina, Communications Officer at the Russian Embassy in Nigeria.According to her, both sides discussed issues aimed at strengthening the long-standing friendly relations between Nigeria and Russia.She said the discus...