
As the Yuletide season approaches, Ondo State’s security agency has moved from routine patrols to a wider operation designed to keep criminals away from highways, forests and border communities. The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has launched Operation Laafia DanDan, deploying about 1,200 operatives across the state’s 18 local government
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Nigeria’s long-running debate over decentralised policing has moved closer to law, with 28 State Houses of Assembly approving the constitutional amendment to establish State Police Services. The National Assembly confirmed the approvals on Tuesday, saying the figure surpasses the 24-state threshold required under Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution. The Clerk to the National Assembly,
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The Federal Government has announced plans to provide up to “N2bn in financing to each of 40 tertiary institutions” to establish commercial farms, as part of efforts to boost food production, create employment and reduce dependence on government funding by universities and other higher institutions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during a
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The Akure South Local Government has arraigned Adebola Alonge, a cow-skin dealer, before the Chief Magistrate and Environmental Court in Alagbaka, Akure, over alleged violations of environmental laws at her ponmo processing facility. The council says the case will be pursued diligently to protect consumers and deter others. The matter followed reports from residents about
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adhere strictly to its published timetable for the 2027 general elections, insisting that electoral rules and deadlines must apply equally to all political parties. The APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, made the call while receiving a pre-election fact-finding mission
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Veteran Hollywood filmmaker and award-winning director, Michael Mann, has sustained minor injuries following an accidental shooting incident at a gun range in Los Angeles, United States. The 83-year-old filmmaker, renowned for directing popular crime thrillers such as Heat and Collateral, was reportedly injured on Saturday when a firearm accidentally discharged while holstered. A statement issued
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In what seems to be like the biblical rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, the People’s Democratic party , PDP says it would make an impressive statement by winning some state and national assembly seats in the 2027 general elections. The House of Representatives candidate of the party for Akure North/Akure South federal constituency, Babatunde
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