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Newspaper headlines: US names 124 Nigerians for deportation
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (28+ words) The Cable Newspaper headlines: US names 124 Nigerians for deportation Commentaries on state police dominate the front pages of national dailies....
State police is coming. But have we answered the hardest questions?
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (282+ words) The proposed constitutional amendments now represent perhaps the boldest policing reform since 1999. For the first time, Nigeria appears ready to move away from a fully centralised policing model towards one that shares responsibility between the Federal Police and State Police....
Envoy: Australia-Nigeria ties go beyond transactions " they are also built on culture
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (335+ words) Leilani Bin-Juda, Australian high commissioner, says the country's relationship with Nigeria extends beyond trade and diplomacy to cultural exchange and shared values. Speaking at the Australian High Commission's NAIDOC week reception in Abuja on Thursday, Bin-Juda described culture as a…...
The public administrator and the trajectory that has shaped her career
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (1422+ words) The Cable The public administrator and the trajectory that has shaped her career In this piece, I want to extricate who and what a public administrator is within the context of public service and the governance process. This is a…...
Zambian vice-president escapes unhurt as air force helicopter crashes after take-off
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (222+ words) Zambian Vice-President Mutale Nalumango has escaped injury after an air force helicopter carrying her crashed shortly after take-off. The incident happened in Zambia's Nakonde district, Muchinga province, on Thursday. Seven other people were on board, and all escaped unharmed. Nalumango…...
South African rights groups, protesters raid homes, offices to eject immigrants
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (533+ words) South African rights groups have begun weekly protests that they say will continue until the government meets their demands to eject undocumented foreigners." Thursday marked the second phase of the weekly protests. The demonstrations are led by March and March,…...
PDP reps candidate decries 'arbitrary' arrests in Benue after MACBAN chairman's killing
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (697+ words) Aida Ogwuche, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency in the 2027 general election, has condemned the reported arrest and prolonged detention of Idoma youths and traditional leaders by security agencies in Benue state. In a…...
FG's fourth S'Africa repatriation flight lands in Lagos " last batch to arrive next week
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (200+ words) The federal government's fourth evacuation flight from South Africa has arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The Air Peace flight arrived last night with 282 returnees. This brings the total number of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa since the…...
Dapo Abiodun: We're confident all 36 state assemblies will pass state police bill
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (209+ words) Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, says he is confident that all 36 state houses of assembly will approve the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police. "At the Arise Television Town Hall Meeting on State Policing, we expressed confidence that…...
Opeyemi Bamidele: State police without guaranteed funding risks abuse by governors, criminals
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (330+ words) Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, says creating state police without constitutionally guaranteed funding could put the proposed security architecture at risk of abuse by governors, private citizens and criminal groups. Speaking on Thursday at the Arise TV town hall meeting on…...