At the time the debate commenced, 87 senators were in attendance, exceeding the constitutionally required two-thirds majority needed to pass such an amendment. Two-thirds of the Nigerian 109-senate is 73.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion for the suspension of Senate rules to accelerate consideration of the executive bill.

He clarified circumstances in which the federal police could intervene in security situations or conditions at the sub-national level

Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has revealed the reasons he supported the creation of state police in Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on 'Prime

Senate is set to take final action on state police after the move by President Bola Tinubu. This is as insecurity ravaged the different parts of the country.

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has pointed some issues that need to be addressed before having a full-fledged state

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to have their own police forces, paving the way for a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nat

The Senate on Wednesday finally passed a constitutional amendment bill to establish State Police nationwide, marking Nigeria’s most significant shift in

The Senate on Wednesday finally passed a constitutional amendment bill to establish State Police nationwide, marking Nigeria’s most significant shift in

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, says any state governor, who misuses state police, will face sanctions. Adaramodu

The legislation seeks to establish a state policing structure that would operate concurrently with the existing federal police system.

The Nigerian senate passes constitutional amendment bills to establish state police, a landmark move aimed at decentralising policing in the country.

The legislation seeks to establish a state policing structure that would operate concurrently with the existing federal police system.