Northern governors and traditional rulers have declared strong support for state police, citing Nigeria's population boom and inadequate central policing. They urge the Federal Government to fast-track the process.
Northern governors and traditional rulers issue urgent warning on insecurity after Kaduna meeting. They call for state policing and unity to combat banditry and kidnappings.
President Bola Tinubu met Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas at the State House, Abuja. This marks Kefas's first official visit since defecting from PDP to APC. Read the full details.
Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas met President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. Details emerge on his planned defection from PDP to APC. Read the full story.
Northern Governors and traditional rulers met in Kaduna, calling for state police and unity against banditry. They urged an end to ethnic and religious narratives harming national cohesion.
Former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, has officially defected to the APC, citing abandonment by his former party during his legal trials. He revealed President Tinubu's crucial support. Read his full statement and the implications for 2027
Southern Nigerian governors have agreed to create a regional security fund and enhance intelligence sharing to combat rising insecurity. The move aims to strengthen coordinated responses across state lines.
Northern Governors Forum led by Gombe's Governor Inuwa Yahaya mourn the passing of centenarian Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, global Tijjaniyya leader.
Kaduna PDP defends the resolutions of its Ibadan national convention as final. Read how the party is addressing leadership disputes and positioning for future elections.
President Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders mass recruitment into security forces and supports state police establishment. Southern governors unite on decentralized security approach.
Southern Governors Forum, meeting in Abeokuta, has intensified the demand for state police as a crucial solution to Nigeria's escalating insecurity. Read their unified stance.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has returned $20,000 to ex-Governor Ayo Fayose after their public disagreement during Fayose's 65th birthday celebration in Lagos.
Southwest governors endorse SWDC's plan for unified economic bloc and coordinated security. Learn how six states will collaborate for development and safety.
Northern Nigeria's 19 governors schedule crucial security meeting with traditional rulers in Kaduna to address escalating attacks and kidnappings. Citizens urged to support security agencies.
Reno Omokri suggests Nnamdi Kanu could have used his massive popularity to start a political party and elect governors and senators for peaceful change in Southeast Nigeria.
Governors from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states have presented three crucial demands to President Tinubu, including state police creation and enhanced security measures to combat regional insecurity.
South-West Governors declare state police a national urgency, approve Security Fund & digital platform. They insist decentralizing policing can't be delayed. Read the full communiqué.
Six Southwest governors convened in Ibadan for emergency security talks following the Eruku church attack in Kwara. Meeting focused on regional safety and economic stability.
Former VP Atiku Abubakar officially joins African Democratic Congress after leaving PDP, marking his 7th party switch in over three decades of political career. Full details inside.
Former APC councillors in Plateau State oppose Governor Caleb Mutfwang's alleged plans to join APC, citing governance failures and past anti-party rhetoric. Read full details.
Former Jigawa governor Sule Lamido alleges PDP governors blocked his national chairman bid over independence concerns. He calls for party reorganization.
Ten northern states close schools as insecurity worsens. Governors implement emergency measures following attacks. Read about the security crisis affecting education.
Expert analysis reveals why Nigeria's 2024 Supreme Court ruling on local government financial autonomy faces political resistance and constitutional challenges. Discover the path to true grassroots governance.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke faces uncertain re-election prospects amid PDP factional crisis. Sources reveal he may explore alternative platforms if party disputes persist.
Abubakar Bawa, Taraba PDP chairman, defects to APC hours after resignation. Governor Kefas postpones defection ceremony following Kebbi schoolgirls abduction. Full details.
Hundreds of PDP members in Ondo, mainly transport workers, defect to the APC, pledging support for President Tinubu's re-election. Read the full story.
Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas postpones defection from PDP to APC following schoolgirls' kidnapping in Kebbi. Read about the political implications and national security concerns.
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed vows PDP Governors' Forum will not allow party dismantling after violent Abuja secretariat clash. Read the full details on the political crisis.
Speaker Kizito Bonzena and 15 Taraba Assembly members defect from PDP to APC, citing national party factionalization. All 24 members now belong to APC.
Abubakar Bawa resigns as Taraba PDP chairman citing national leadership crisis. His exit comes ahead of Governor Agbu Kefas's planned defection to APC.