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State Police: A Cure Worse Than the Disease?

By James Aduku Odaudu, PhD For decades, the conversation around policing in Nigeria has oscillated between calls for deeper reforms and periodic agitation for state police — enforcement units created, funded and commanded by state governments rather than the federal centre. At first blush, this idea appeals to many: bring law enforcement closer to the […]

CUPP Criticizes Tinubu, Shettima’s Foreign Trips Amid National Crises

The Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned the simultaneous foreign trips of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a “dereliction of duty.” As Nigeria faces economic decline, rising insecurity, and a depreciating naira, the CUPP expressed deep concerns over the absence of the nation’s top leaders. Peter Ahmeh, National […]