A 25-year-old Nigerian student in the United Kingdom, Anderson Ishiekwene, has been sentenced to three years in prison and faces automatic deportation after attempting to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex, following online sexual grooming. According to the BBC, Ishiekwene was arrested in Washington, England, after arranging to meet the supposed teenager, who was in fact a decoy operated by an online paedophile hunter group. The […]

The Federal Government has directed tertiary institutions to dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of involvement in kidnapping or related criminal activities. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, gave the directive during a meeting with the management of the Federal University of Lafia in Abuja. Alausa also ordered tertiary institutions to strengthen internal intelligence systems and collaborate with security agencies to improve campus safety. He said the directive […]

President Bola Tinubu will review the Executive National Policing Bill on September 3, 2026. The Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Monday. He also announced the launch of a public portal for Nigerians to submit memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation. Gbajabiamila said the consultation would take place before the bill […]

The Federal Government has opened public consultation on the proposed National Policing Bill ahead of its planned presentation to President Bola Tinubu on September 3, 2026. The Presidential Working Group on the bill has invited stakeholders to submit memoranda and proposals on the proposed state police system. The submissions are expected to address issues including funding, recruitment, jurisdiction, federal-state police relations and safeguards against abuse. The deadline for submissions is […]