By Peter Duru, Makurdi Operatives of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) have rescued a six-year-old boy, Aondonenge Guda, from an alleged kidnap attempt in Buruku Local Government Area of the state and arrested a 25-year-old suspect, Desmond Kwaza. The suspect was apprehended last Friday at Tyowanye while allegedly trying to board a commercial […]

…Says state police alone won’t guarantee reforms By Olasunkanmi Akoni Constitutional lawyer and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has urged the Federal Government to complement its proposed state police reforms by constitutionally insulating key national institutions from executive interference. In a letter dated June 26, 2026, addressed to the Secretary to […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kolawole Akinlayo, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to strictly enforce the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026, in resolving the dispute arising from the party’s primary election for Ekiti North Federal Constituency II. Akinlayo, who […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in two commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and six federal commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The inauguration took place at the Council Chamber of the State House shortly before the commencement of […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — The Southern Nigeria Peoples’ Mandate (SNPM), a pan socio-political organisation, has urged President Bola Tinubu to abandon any attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state in pursuit of a second term in 2027. The group also called on the President to review policies it said have worsened economic hardship […]