state police

The Digest: Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu has inaugurated a seven-member committee to oversee the implementation of state police in Nigeria, tasking the panel with proposing an operational framework for the establishment and coordination of state police structures. The committee, led...

The Digest: The Senate has committed to completing the constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police before the end of 2026. Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu told Sunday PUNCH that work on the constitutional review will resume immediately when plenary reconvenes next week...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to "rescue" Nigeria and fulfil campaign promises, announcing plans to establish state police as a practical reform to curb insecurity. Speaking at an interfaith breaking of fast with state governors at the State House, Tinubu...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has directly urged state governors to support the establishment of state police and the full implementation of local government autonomy. According to reports, the President appealed during the APC National Caucus meeting in Abuja, stressing that Supreme Court...

The Digest: At an emergency meeting in Kaduna, the Northern States Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers declared the region faces an “existential threat” from escalating insecurity and poverty, demanding state police as a critical constitutional solution. According to Premium Times, this...

The Digest: Governors from Nigeria’s six South-West states have jointly declared that the “time for state police is now,” following an emergency security meeting in Ibadan. The forum, chaired by Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also announced a unified digital intelligence network and a...

The Digest: The security imperative is here. President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that the establishment of state police is an unavoidable measure to strengthen security nationwide. The declaration was made in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation of prominent indigenes from Katsina State...