The Nigerian Senate has scheduled Wednesday for the consideration and possible passage of the State Police Bill, a landmark constitutional amendment aimed at decentralising the country’s policing system to address growing security challenges. Lawmakers cut short their recess to deliberate on the proposed legislation, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and establish a dual policing structure where federal and state police forces operate concurrently. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu formally […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on all senators to be present at Wednesday’s plenary session as the National Assembly prepares to consider a constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police services across Nigeria. Speaking during an emergency Senate sitting on Tuesday, Akpabio described the proposed State Police Bill as one of the most significant legislative reforms in the country’s democratic history, noting that it could fundamentally reshape Nigeria’s security […]

The Oyo State Government has issued a seven-day notice to relatives and next-of-kin of unclaimed bodies deposited in public hospital mortuaries across the state to come forward for identification and collection, after which the remains will be given a mass burial. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, said the decision was necessitated by a significant increase in the number of unclaimed bodies in public health facilities across the state. According […]

The 36 state governors have renewed their call for greater constitutional authority over security operations within their respective states as discussions on the establishment of state police continue. The position was reached following a high-level meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts, and senior security officials, aimed at harmonising proposals for a constitutional and institutional framework for decentralised policing across Nigeria. A key proposal from the meeting seeks stronger constitutional recognition […]