President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his call for constitutional amendments to enable states that desire State Police to establish them have once again thrust Nigeria into one of its most contentious constitutional and governance debates.

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate, marking another major step towards changing Nigeria’s…

President Tinubu transmits a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate, seeking to establish state police. This move aims to decentralize policing and enh

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police across the federation.

The bill is designed to provide a legal framework for a dual policing structure in Nigeria, allowing states to establish and operate their own police services alongside the…

The Senate is set to vote today on the State Police Bill, transmitted by President Tinubu. Retired military and police chiefs share differing views on gove

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country, a major step towards overhauling Nigeria’s policing…

* Proposal seeks constitutional backing for state-controlled policing nationwide

• Proposal seeks constitutional backing for state-controlled policing nationwide

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his call for constitutional amendments to enable states that desire State Police to establish them…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) supports state police in Nigeria but criticizes President Tinubu's 'rushed' plan, citing lack of safeguards and prope

*Obi warns against rushed legislation, wants law after 2027 elections

Nigeria moved a significant step closer to one of the most far-reaching security reforms in its democratic history on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, as the Senate approved a…

The National Assembly has finally cleared the path toward dismantling Nigeria’s 66-year-old unitary security architecture.

The country's uncharted constitutional territory, a landmark reform, now devolves policing powers to all 36 states for the first time in the country's history. The move promises a…

27 years after Nigeria returned to democratic rule and decades after the country abandoned regional policing, the National Assembly...