Oba of Benin to Invoke Ancestral Curses Against Terrorists, Kidnappers

The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, has fixed 2 July for a special traditional ceremony aimed at invoking ancestral sanctions against terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements responsible for insecurity across Nigeria. The ceremony, expected to attract traditional leaders, palace chiefs, community representatives and residents from different parts of Edo State, is being seen as a symbolic response to the growing security challenges facing the country. Palace sources...

Enugu Govt Commissions Centre For DNA Forensics And Criminal Investigation

The Enugu State Government on Wednesday commissioned the Centre for DNA Forensics and Criminal Investigation (CeDFoCI). The Center strengthens the ability to investigate crime scenes, follow evidence, identify those responsible, and support law enforcement with world-class forensic science. The Center for DNA Forensics and Criminal Investigation (CeDFoCI) was established by a strategic partnership between the Enugu State Government, the Godfrey Okoye University, and the Nigeria DNA Learning Center. The Centre is located in Godfrey Okoye...

LPPC Bars Ozekhome from Parading Himself as SAN

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended Chief Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was announced in a press release issued by the Committee following its 173rd General Meeting held on 23 June 2026. According to the statement, the LPPC approved Ozekhome’s suspension pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate...

Senate Approves Tinubu-Backed State Police Bill

The Senate on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, marking a significant step towards restructuring the country’s policing architecture and addressing persistent security challenges. The proposed legislation, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, was approved after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses during the Committee of the Whole. If eventually ratified by at least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly and assented to by the...

Senate passes Constitution Alteration Bill establishing state police

…Provision of the bill “empowers state governors to appoint Commissioners The Senate on Wednesday passed the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, marking a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long debate over decentralizing the country’s policing structure to address worsening insecurity. The legislation seeks to establish a state policing framework that would operate concurrently with the existing federal police system, effectively ending the Federal Government’s exclusive control over policing. A key...

IGP Olatunji Disu Consoles Plateau people over killing of 28 people 

The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has consoled the government and people of Plateau state over the killing of 28 persons and many others wounded in a deadly attack on Kawel community of Mushere Chiefdom in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. The Inspector General, who was represented by Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone 4, Morris Dankwambo, paid a sympathy visit to Governor Caleb Mutfwang at the Old Government House, Rayfield, on Wednesday, and...

US Slaps Sanctions on Nigerian, 3 Firms for Funding ISIS

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian-based individual and several companies over alleged links to the financing network of Islamic State. In a statement released on Monday, US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the Nigerian was among three individuals and six entities designated for allegedly aiding the movement of funds for ISIS across multiple regions. Pigott said the sanctions target a transnational network operating across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria, with roles...

Makinde Imposes 16-hour Curfew in 10 Oyo LGAs

Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a 16-hour curfew across 10 local government areas of Oyo State, citing security concerns in communities bordering the Old Oyo National Park. The directive, which takes effect from Wednesday, 24 June 2026, was announced in a memo issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Musibau Babatunde. The announcement was conveyed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in a statement dated 23 June 2026. According to...

DSS: Sowore Arrested for Social Media Post Calling Tinubu ‘Criminal’

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, following a courtroom incident in Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the agency said it was responding to public concern over events at the Federal High Court on 22 June 2026, which culminated in Sowore’s remand at Kuje Correctional Centre. The DSS acknowledged “concerns of some citizens” and pointed...

Governor Fintiri Appoints Ex-SGF Mustapha to Security Trust Fund board 

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Barrister Boss Mustapha has been appointed as Adamawa State’s representative on the Board of Trustees of the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved the appointment. He said the appointment reflects his administration’s commitment to strengthening regional security architecture and ensuring Adamawa State is effectively represented in critical decision-making on the safety of lives and property. The Governor, in a...

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