Nigeria’s long-debated proposal to establish state police has moved significantly closer to reality, with the Presidency confirming that work on the constitutional and legal framework is now at an advanced stage and an amendment is expected soon. The Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Thursday after a high-level consultative meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, describing months of sustained deliberations between the executive, the National Assembly, and...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into what it describes as the unauthorised disclosure of voter information from its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, insisting there was no external breach of its system. The commission’s response follows public outrage over the circulation of details belonging to Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, whose voter registration record was shared online amid controversy surrounding his participation in a recent political party primary in the Federal...

…Urges Community, Religious Leaders To Assist Security Agencies With Information The Lagos State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has demanded the immediate rescue of kidnapped school children. The Lagos State chairman of the party, George Ashiru, in a statement on Tuesday, urged community leaders, religious institutions, civil society organisations, and well-meaning Nigerians to cooperate with security agencies by providing useful information that may aid rescue efforts. The statement reads, “This disturbing development is...