BREAKING: Nigeria’s House of Representatives Passes State Police Bill 289-1
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would allow each of the country's 36 states to create its own police force, a major move to address the country's worsening security crisis. Lawmakers approved the Sixth Alteration Bill, 2026, by 289 votes to 1, easily clearing the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas presided over the session,…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s House of Representatives Passes State Police Bill 289-1
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Young Nigerians stormed NASS over insecurity. The old men in charge? Nowhere to be found
On Tuesday, a group of young Nigerians did something that should have been unnecessary. They marched to the National Assembly.…
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Young Nigerians stormed NASS over insecurity. The old men in charge? Nowhere to be found
On Tuesday, a group of young Nigerians did something that should have been unnecessary. They marched to the National Assembly.…
