By: Abudu Olalekan A fresh shift has reshaped Nigeria’s enduring conversation about regional law enforcement. One change at a time, the old arguments now face new ground. Wednesday saw the Senate approve the Constitution Alteration Bill aimed at shifting police control closer to local levels. This move sends it now to each of the 36…
By: Abudu Olalekan A rough road could be coming for Ghana’s cocoa farms if climate plans keep ignoring those who grow the crop, suggests fresh research. A morning meeting in Accra brought together researchers and policymakers to talk about a report called “Towards a Cocoa Producer-Focused Climate Policy in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.” Though much…
By: Abudu Olalekan Still, people respond in different ways to the taking of fifty older villagers from Magamin Diddi in Zamfara’s Maradun area. This happened weeks ago when they supposedly traveled toward a bandit hideout aiming for calm. Their goal was talk, not conflict – yet they vanished along the way. Some now question whether…
By: Abudu Olalekan Governors want clearer power under the constitution to handle safety where they govern, since discussions about forming state-level police forces are moving again. Fresh debate rises as leaders seek more control, backed by renewed interest in dedicated local law enforcement units across regions. From notes of a top-tier gathering arranged by the…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Presidency hit back at Peter Obi for asking Tinubu to resign, calling it childish and an unworthy distraction. Here’s what really went down. Peter Obi asked President Bola Tinubu to step down. And the Presidency? They weren’t having any of it. On Monday, they brushed off the call from the Nigerian…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was chaos in Igboho, Oyo State yesterday. The good kind. People were out in the streets singing, dancing, shouting — you name it. Why? Because a kidnapped family had just been released. A pregnant woman, her children and her sibling. The same ones that had had the whole town holding its…
