As a panacea to Nigeria’s insecurity challenges, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has advocated for the creation of state police. Kalu, while addressing newsmen in Abuja after returning from Geneva, Switzerland, where he represented Nigeria at the 55th WTO–Inter–Parliamentary Union Public Forum, explained that the state police bill before the National Assembly aims to improve response times and align policing with international standards. The deputy speaker announced that a...

Following the revocation of over 1,263 mineral licenses, the Federal Government is set to delete their names from the portal of the Electronic Mining Cadastral system of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office (MCO). A press statement on Sunday by Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant on Media to the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, noted that they include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licenses, and 470 small-scale mining leases. The statement reads,...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) felicitates the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 65th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message signed by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, the APC described the first lady as a devoted Christian, shrewd public servant, philanthropist, and astute politician. The message reads, “Beyond her role as a loving wife and caring mother, Senator Remi Tinubu has been...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for restoring democratic governance in Rivers State after six months of emergency rule. In a statewide broadcast, Fubara described the period as “enormously challenging” but said it offered lessons in peace, reconciliation, and collective responsibility. He explained that he chose not to contest the constitutionality of the declaration but instead cooperated fully with the President and the National Assembly in the interest of stability....