Oba Adeoye

PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, hails High Court win confirming the PDP’s Ibadan convention as lawful. The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ini Ememobong, has hailed the recent Oyo State High Court ruling affirming the party’s Ibadan Convention as a victory for democratic transparency over legal technicalities. This follows a messy legal tug-of-war within the PDP that began after the party’s November 2025 Ibadan Convention.

President Bola Tinubu on Friday night urged members of the House of Representatives to urgently consider constitutional amendments that would pave the way for the establishment of state police. He stressed that while decentralising the country’s security architecture is necessary, any reform must be carefully structured to prevent abuse as witnessed in the past. Tinubu made the call during an interfaith breaking of fast hosted for the leadership and members of the House at the State House, Abuja.

The Director-general, Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, Dr. Charles Omole has stated that state policing can work in Nigeria, if strict safeguards are put in place. Dr. Omole said this in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Friday where he shared a rich history of state policing in Nigeria. This comes after President Tinubu’s recent appeal to the Senate to prioritise constitutional amendments for the establishment of state police across the nation.