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Northern governors, traditional rulers back state police
The forum commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for prioritising security and reaffirmed support for ongoing federal efforts to restore peace…
Tinubu inaugurates presidential working group on national policing bill
“The Working Group has been constituted to produce a technically robust, implementation-ready draft National Policing Bill for transmission to the…
Taraba CJ welcomes establishment of State Police
“I want to believe that this policy will go along way in maintaining law and order within local communities."
Senate moves to stop govs from turning state police into political weapon
The National Assembly is working on legal safeguards to stop governors from turning state police into instruments of political intimidation,…
Opposition’s focus on timing of state police rather than insecurity raises questions – Rep Gagdi
Gagdi argued that with insecurity worsening across the country, political leaders should prioritise measures capable of protecting lives instead of…
State police in Nigeria: Understanding the proposed constitutional framework
The proposed framework sets strict conditions before a State Police Service can begin operations. A state must pass its own…
Obi: No guarantee state police will not be used to rig 2027 election
Before reaching this conclusion, Obi had acknowledged that the passage of the State Policing Bill by the National Assembly was…
State Police Bill passage a major victory for Tinubu’s security agenda – TMF
The group urged Nigerians not to view the proposed reform through partisan lenses, stressing that State Police is a national…
Conference of Speakers reacts to passage of state police bill
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to decentralise policing by empowering states to establish their own…
“Funding, abuse by governors major threats to State Police”
“Again, I also fear that state police will be subject to abuse by governors, who pay them irrespective of the…
State Police Bill gains international praise as US lawmaker applauds Tinubu
According to him, a decentralised policing system would improve the capacity of local authorities to tackle security threats and provide…
Senate passes historic State Police Bill, Govs to appoint police commissioners
If fully implemented, the legislation will establish a state policing framework operating alongside the existing federal police structure, ending the…
Police not responsible for delay in establishment of state police: I-G
The I-G urged stakeholders made up of security agencies, traditional rulers, religious leaders, community leaders, Civil Society Organisations, business class…
Senate moves on state police as lawmakers hold emergency sitting
The Senate will on Tuesday reconvene for an emergency plenary session as lawmakers move to advance the State Police Bill,…
State Police Bill scales through Second Reading at the Senate
Nigeria had unprecedented security challenges ranging errorism and violent extremism to banditry and mass abductions; farmer-herder conflicts; cultism and gang…