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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the country’s security situation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the meeting focused on developments across various theatres of operation and ongoing efforts to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security threats. Those in attendance included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, retired Gen.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the indefinite suspension of the services of Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application Centres in the United States, effective from July 1. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), Mr Akinsola Akinlabi.

The Police Command in Plateau has warned its personnel against unlawfully demanding and searching of citizen’s mobile phones. Mr Bassey Ewah, the Commissioner of Police in the state gave the warning while addressing its personnel in Jos. Mr Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.

The Citizens Platform for Political Inclusion (CPPI) has issued pre-action notices to major political parties over exorbitant nomination and expression of interest fees. The group also petitioned the National Assembly, seeking urgent amendments to the Electoral Act to regulate nomination fees charged by political parties. CPPI said the legal and legislative actions were undertaken in partnership with the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership and the Embassara Foundation.

ADC African Democratic Congress (ADC) has directed all state chapters and officials nationwide to immediately forward court processes served on the party to the national legal adviser. The party warned that neither the state chapter, officer nor representative has constitutional authority to receive court processes or engage legal practitioners without prior written approval.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria is strengthening its preparedness for public health emergencies through enhanced collaboration, coordination and strategic planning. The agency said this on its official x handle on Wednesday. According to it, the agency convened stakeholders for a National Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Preparedness Tabletop Simulation Exercise aimed at testing national and subnational readiness for a potential Ebola outbreak.

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the establishment of state police, urging nationwide constitutional reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Lawmakers also called on the 36 State Houses of Assembly to expedite consideration and approval of the Constitution Alteration Bill on state policing. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion titled, ‘Support for the Establishment of State Police in Nigeria,’ moved by Majority Leader, Noheem Adams.

IGP New York, July 9, 2026 (NAN) Tunji Disu, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has urged global law enforcement leaders to ensure that technological innovations strengthen public trust, transparency and human rights Disu made the call while addressing the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2026) on Innovation and New Technologies in UN Policing on Wednesday.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an international force, but described its decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza’s reconstruction after years of war.

Peter Obi Peter Obi, the presidential hopeful for the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the upcoming 2027 elections, has raised the alarm over his safety and the systematic frustration of his businesses, claiming he “might not even be alive” to contest the next poll. Speaking during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo and shared on X on Wednesday, Obi painted a grim picture of the challenges facing opposition figures in Nigeria.