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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 […]

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Southwest zone, Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that efforts are underway to secure the release of schoolchildren and their teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last month. Fayoade said all security agencies, in collaboration with government authorities, are working tirelessly to ensure the safe return of the victims and expressed confidence that their release would be achieved soon. […]

The Federal Government has disclosed that local petrol production has increased from virtually zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, Olu Verheijen, made the disclosure while speaking on the theme, “Energy in Nigeria: From Potential to Reality,” at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026. Verheijen said that, for the first time in a generation, the majority […]

The Oyo State Government has warned individuals and groups against road obstruction, thuggery, and any act capable of disrupting public peace during the 2026 Egungun Festival in Ibadan. Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, said the government remains committed to maintaining law and order throughout the festival period. He noted that reports had indicated that some individuals were taking advantage of the festival to block roads and hinder the […]

  The Oyo State Government has issued a seven-day public notice to relatives and next of kin of unidentified and unclaimed corpses deposited in public hospital mortuaries across the state to come forward for identification and collection before the bodies are given a mass burial. The directive was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi. According to the commissioner, the decision became necessary […]

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his application seeking a stay of execution of an earlier court order revoking his bail and issuing a bench warrant for his arrest. The order was made on Monday by Justice Mohammed Umar during proceedings in the ongoing trial involving the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential […]

  The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign over the country's security challenges, describing the demand as politically motivated and linked to preparations for the 2027 general elections. Agbese, who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State on the platform of the Labour Party, said the call by some opposition lawmakers does not reflect the position of […]

  A commercial truck driver is receiving medical treatment after sustaining a gunshot wound during an encounter with police officers at a checkpoint along the Ketu-Epe-Ikorodu Road in Lagos State. The incident, which occurred on June 12, has sparked controversy, with conflicting accounts emerging from the victim's legal representative and the Nigeria Police Force over the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The victim, identified as Peter Francis, was reportedly returning home […]

  Traffic was brought to a standstill on Monday at the busy Iwo Road axis of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as members of the Take It Back Movement staged a protest over the worsening security situation in the country and the continued captivity of abducted schoolchildren and their teachers. The demonstrators converged on the popular intersection at about 10:00 a.m., carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs as they called […]