The Federal Government says its move towards a dual policing system is aimed at bringing lawful protection closer to Nigerians while ensuring that police powers remain subject to professional standards…
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said Nigeria can no longer depend solely on a single centrally controlled police institution to tackle the country’s increasingly…
The Senate has explained that the Federal Capital Territory was excluded from the proposed state police arrangement because it does not have a governor or a State House of Assembly.…
By Issa Aremu Last Thursday, July 9, 2026, Arise TV hosted a Dialogue on building a national consensus for state police and national security. Commendably timely. It promoted the much-needed…
By Hon Premier Prince Ayowole Odidiomo, Esq. The proposed constitutional amendment establishing State Police is, without doubt, one of the most significant reforms to Nigeria’s security architecture since the return…
By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili Public Memorandum To: President Bola Tinubu, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Governors Forum, The People…
By Lekan Sote The Yoruba saying, “Die die ni alak’orun ndi ewu,” which roughly translates into English as “gradually, a singlet becomes a formal dress,” means that things happen in…
Ndi Igbo backs regional policing Director-general of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Seye Oyeleye, has urged the National Assembly to accelerate the legislative process required to amend…
A pan-Igbo socio-political organisation, the Ndi Igbo Worldwide Union, on Sunday, rejected the ongoing proposal to establish state police in Nigeria. The group urged the Federal Government to instead restore…
By Tonnie Iredia The clamour for the introduction of state police in Nigeria took a brighter turn last week when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called on the national assembly to…