President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi, immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS). The appointment, which takes effect from 22 October 2026, is for an initial four-year term, according to a statement issued by Lilian Omo-Odigwe, the institute’s director of coordination and liaison. The statement said President Tinubu approved the appointment on the recommendation of the...

Nigeria’s proposed state police system has moved closer to reality after 24 State Houses of Assembly approved the constitutional amendment required to establish decentralised policing, meeting the two-thirds threshold stipulated by law. The latest approvals came amid a flurry of legislative activity across the country, with the Ekiti, Benue, Imo and Anambra State Houses of Assembly among those endorsing the proposed reform. The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and chairman of the Presidential...

One person has been killed and three others injured in an attack on the convoy of Rollins Offia-Nwali, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Ezza South Constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly. The attack took place at about 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 22 October, in Amaezekwe community, Ezza South Local Government Area, the police said. The Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu, said operatives were deployed to the community after receiving...

The Nasarawa State Government plans to relocate victims of recent flooding in Doma Local Government Area residing in flood-prone riverine communities to higher ground. The affected communities are Olegokemi, Obendo, Achebe, Olegopa, Oguatema, Ijiwo, Taliga, Otia, Otiageke, Otiagiso, Olegambulu and Anaguga. Nearly two weeks now, the flood has displaced over 4,000 people with two decades across 11 communities, many victims remain in neighbouring upland settlements without adequate food, clean water and medical supplies. The Director-General...