The long-standing clamor for State Police in Nigeria has transitioned from a theoretical debate to a policy priority. With the recent resolution by the 36 State Governors and the strategic appointment of an 8-man committee by the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, the nation stands at a crossroads. The goal is clear: to move away from a colonial-era, unitary policing model and toward a decentralized system that reflects Nigeria’s federal reality.

After several months of what looked like diplomatic gamesmanship,
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.

For the younger generation, the name Bakin Zuwo may not ring a bell. He was the governor of the old Kano State that included the present day Jigawa State. He held forth for just three months in 1983 until December 31 when then Major General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the second republic government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari.

A people-centred organization, known as OGANIHU has charged the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma under whose watch extra judicial practices allegedly took place, to wade into the atrocities of officers and men of the Nigeria Police “Tiger Base” unit at the Imo Police Command.

The President, National Youth Alliance (NYA) Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas has re-affirmed the group’s commitment to promoting good governance and defending Nigeria’s democracy.

A man who is neither drunk nor high on drugs, but in his clear and sane mind, goes on a prime-time show on a continental television network like the Arise News Channel and proclaims that he got information from someone who tapped the phone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. How should the Nigerian government react?

As the 2027 general elections are gradually creating alignment and re-alignment in Nigeria’s political spac

The people of Aboh Ogwashi-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State have pleaded with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to order the immediate withdrawal of police personnel deployed to assist a Chinese businessman in invading and claiming people’s land in the community.

Integrity is not a rhetorical accessory. It is the minimum requirement for anyone who seeks to shape public opinion. Once it collapses, no explanation—however eloquent—can rebuild it.

The leadership of the Federal Capital Territory chapter of NYA was also inaugurated in a well attended colourful ceremony which held at the NAF Conference Center, Abuja.