The Nigeria Police, for instance, is too centralised for effective control, and the state police will complement the efforts of the federal police by providing intelligence. We are not lacking intelligence, but what we are lacking actually is the capacity to deal with such a situation we have at hand. The misgivings people have about the state police is that it will be abused by the governors. There must be a yardstick and areas of establishment that check all this.
- Mike Ejiofor, Fmr. DSS Director, speaking on establishing and managing state police in Nigeria
#CTVMorningBrief
Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix, ending championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s five-race winning streak.
The seven-time world champion finished ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris, while Antonelli was forced to abandon in the final stages because of a technical problem.
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Police authorities in Ondo have “launched a coordinated rescue operation”, a manhunt for gunmen who abducted a community leader, Adeniyi Adelana, in Ode Oriya Village, Owo Local Government Area, of the state.
Adelana, 60 and Baale Ode Eriya village, was abducted on Friday.
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Former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd), has said that the pursuit of peace has always been at the heart of his mission as a leader.
He made the remark on Saturday in Abuja during the unveiling of three books to commemorate his 84th birthday.
Edo Queens have been crowned champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) for the 2025/26 season.
They won the title after drawing goalless with Bayelsa Queens in the final round of NWFL Premiership Super Six fixtures at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday.
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The Kogi State Government has announced the purchase of 50 armoured vehicles as part of efforts to tackle insecurity and enhance the safety of residents across the state.
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo disclosed this while inspecting the first batch of five vehicles that have arrived in the state.
Thousands Protest In Geneva Ahead Of G7 Summit In France
Thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Geneva Sunday ahead of the G7 summit in Evian in neighbouring France, with police omnipresent amid fears of a repeat of the violence seen at a similar summit in 2003.
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If a retired military general [Rabe Abubakar], who was the chief spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, could be abducted and kept in captivity for about two weeks and killed in that way, it tells us that no Nigerian is safe.
-Bulama Bukarti, Security Consultant
#SundayPolitics
Insecurity: It is a situation where the president has to play very, very carefully if he wants to come back as the next president, just as Jonathan did, stop the political campaigns, and face the security problem frontally. If we need help from outside, get it, and then let us go back to campaigning again.
– Ex-DSS deputy director, Dennis Amachree.
#SundayPolitics
Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn.
The unprecedented “UFC Freedom 250” event will see 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship stars beat each other to a pulp in a giant arena called The Claw.
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