State Police: Tinubu launches Committee on implementation bill By Ladidi Al-Hassan President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, marking a major step towards establishing a legal framework for the implementation of state police across Nigeria. The inauguration, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was performed on the…
Bayelsa Police Arrest Father, Son With Four Single-Barrel Guns on Igbogene-Tombia Road By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for alleged unlawful possession of four single-barrel firearms. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, operatives of…
Bayelsa Police Recover Locally Made Pistol in Tombia, Launch Manhunt for Suspects By Chris Mark Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have recovered a locally made pistol after a group of youths fled during a routine patrol in Tombia, Yenagoa. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed,…
From Rhetoric To Responsibility: Time For The Defence Minister TO Defend Nigerians By Patrick Yakubu As 2027 approaches, the political reality confronting the Tinubu administration is stark and unforgiving: no amount of campaign messaging, infrastructure projects or policy explanations can outweigh the daily fears of citizens living under the shadow of insecurity. Nigerians are tired…
YOU ARE WHAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF By Amb. (Dr.) Yemi Farounbi, PhD, OON It does not matter what anyone says about you. It does not matter what anyone wishes for you. It does not matter if someone wants you to be nothing more than a kulikuli seller by the roadside. What you become depends on…
US-Iran War: Bloodshed, Dialogue, and Accentuated Lessons II BY Prof. M.K. Othman Like several wars, the US-Iran war has been an ill wind that has forced multinationals to count their losses, and it will take years to rebuild what has been destroyed. At the same time, we continue to mourn the deaths of several innocent…
Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty (1), by Hassan Gimba This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was then, given the worsening insecurity currently facing the country. In the book The Impact of Banditry on Nigeria’s Security in the Fourth Republic: An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Northwest by…
Gov. Diri Hails 34th Obunem Epie Festival as Symbol of Unity, Cultural Preservation in Bayelsa By Chris Mark The 34th edition of the Obunem Epie Festival ended in grand style on Saturday, July 4th, 2026 at the Central Epie Secondary School Field, Opolo-Epie, Yenagoa, with Bayelsa State leaders praising it as a platform for unity,…
Tinubu’s Investigator indicts Buhari, Boss Mustapha in $6.2m Forex deal, recommends prosecution By Dally Iyamu The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to examine the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under former Governor Godwin Emefiele, Mr Jim Obaze, has recommended the prosecution of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and…
Air Force Major arrested at Capitol after speech demanding Trump’s removal By Lai Gidado A United States Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol after publicly calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a news conference. The officer, identified as Major…
