The Delta State House of Assembly has approved a proposed alteration to the 1999 Constitution aimed at paving the way for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. All 23…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called for an urgent and comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture, while supporting the establishment of state police subject to strict…
A civil society group and three other plaintiffs have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the procedure allegedly adopted by the House of Representatives in passing the…
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has urged the Federal Government and National Assembly to broaden consultations before proceeding with the establishment of state police. The council warned against…
Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed concerns over the proposed creation of state police, warning that governors could misuse the outfit for political…
The House of Representatives has passed the Executive Bill seeking to establish state police, bringing Nigeria a step closer to adopting a decentralised policing system aimed at addressing the country’s…
The House of Representatives has withdrawn its own constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, opting instead to consider an Executive Bill transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. Lawmakers said…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, directing it to prepare the legal framework required for the implementation of state police across…
Former Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro has attributed the growing calls for the establishment of state police to the operational challenges facing the Nigeria Police Force, saying the force is…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has endorsed the proposed death penalty for kidnappers and bandits in Edo State, throwing his support behind Governor Monday Okpebholo’s plan to strengthen the state’s response to…
The Presidency has criticised Peter Obi’s proposal that the implementation of state police be postponed until after the 2027 general election, describing the position as inconsistent with Nigeria’s security realities.…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate says implementing state police before the 2027 general election could expose the new policing structure to political manipulation. The presidential candidate of the…
The Senate has approved a constitutional amendment bill that would allow states to establish their own police services alongside the federal police structure. The Nigerian Senate has passed a constitutional…
President Tinubu has transmitted a constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police across Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate…
The House of Representatives advanced constitutional reforms aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s security and governance framework. Nigeria’s House of Representatives has adopted the report on the proposed establishment of state police…
Lawmakers say recent kidnappings and attacks on schools have renewed the urgency for decentralised policing across Nigeria. The House of Representatives has renewed its call for the implementation of state…