President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on his birthday, praising his legacy in governance, infrastructure and national development.
A lawyer has warned that allowing governors to control state police appointments and funding could encourage political repression, calling for constitutional safeguards and an independent oversight commission.
The Nigerian Army has graduated 4,739 recruits in Osogbo to strengthen security, with the new soldiers forming part of President Tinubu's approved expansion of military personnel.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the NIMC Act 2026 into law, strengthening Nigeria's digital identity system, as the Interior Minister says integrated databases aided the arrest of suspected terrorists.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Sa'ad Namdas as BCDA Director-General and named Patrick Obahiagbon and Chukwuma Umeoji as executive directors of the NDPHC.
Education reform received a fresh push as President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to urgently pass the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Amendment Bill 2026 to strengthen the governance of public senior secondary schools.
Governor Peter Mbah has called for financial autonomy, constitutional backing and greater investment in technology for the proposed State Police, arguing that effective funding and operational independence are critical to improving security across Nigeria.
A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Offences Court in Anambra has remanded a 46-year-old man over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl, with the case adjourned until August 5 for hearing.
Enugu's decades-long land dispute between the Onuogba Nike community and the Ezza Nkomoro community has been brought to an end after the Supreme Court affirmed the ownership claims of Onuogba Nike, ending nearly 50 years of litigation.