LIBERTY NEWS EDITORIAL: State Police Working Group – The Deficit Of Representation – Mohmood Tunde Hassan

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LIBERTY NEWS EDITORIAL on State Police

The inauguration of the Presidential Working Group on State Policing on 7 July 2026 should have been a defining moment in Nigeria’s search for a workable security architecture. Instead, the composition of the Presidential Working Group on State Policing has shifted attention from the promise of reform to the politics of representation; to who is missing at the table and the deficit of representation. According to the published list, the 13-member body comprises nine members from the South-West, two from the South-East, and one each from Plateau and Nasarawa states…

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Tinubu orders relief for rescued Oyo pupils, teachers

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Tinubu orders relief

President Bola Tinubu has expressed delight over the successful rescue of abducted children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, commending the military, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police Force for ending their 56-day captivity. The President said the security operation led to the arrest of eight suspected abductors while several others were neutralised, describing the outcome as a major relief for the victims, their families and the nation. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…

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BoN hails Tinubu, security agencies over rescue of abducted Oyo pupils, teacher

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BoN hails Tinubu

The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BoN) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the nation’s security agencies for the successful rescue of schoolchildren and a teacher who were abducted in Oriire local government area of Oyo State. In a statement issued yesterday by its Executive Secretary, BoN described the rescue operation as a major success and praised the country’s security architecture for demonstrating a high level of operational competence in securing the victims’ freedom. The organisation lauded the courage, professionalism and dedication of the personnel involved in the operation, noting…

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2027: Tinubu’s retention of Shettima as running mate gives APC full control of North” – Senator 

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Senator on Tinubu Shettima

Senator Sani Musa has praised President Bola Tinubu for retaining Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Musa, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, who made his position known in an issued statement yesterday, described the decision as a significant political boost that had strengthened the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s grip on northern Nigeria. The lawmaker said President Tinubu’s decision had renewed confidence across the region, and positioned the APC strongly ahead of the 2027 general election. According to Musa, Shettima’s…

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Senate passes Bill to regulate home media practice

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Senate passes Bill

The 10th Senate has passed the Chartered Out-of-Home Media Practitioners of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2026, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at establishing a regulatory body for practitioners in Nigeria’s home media industry. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia-South), was passed after lawmakers considered and adopted the report of the Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters, Information and National Orientation, and Media and Public Affairs. The proposed legislation seeks to regulate the practice of home media, promote professionalism within the sector, and provide a comprehensive legal…

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2027: Northern Christians laud Tinubu’s nomination of Shettima as running mate

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Northern Xtians laud Tinubu’s nomination

The Middle-Belt Pentecostal Association (MPA) has warmly welcomed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The group described the move as a demonstration of continuity, stability, and commitment to national development, announced shortly after the submission of nomination forms to the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday. In a statement issued in Abuja, MPA President, Rev. Jolly Usman of the Grace Assembly praised the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, saying it reflects strategic leadership focused on addressing the challenges facing northern…

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FG revives digital postcode after 20yrs, begins link with NIN

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FG revives digital postcode

The Federal Government has relaunched Nigeria’s long-delayed digital postcode project, more than two decades after it was first conceived, and is now integrating it with the National Identification Number (NIN). The initiative was formalised on Friday in Abuja, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).  The agreement, signed by NIMC Director-General, Abisoye Coker-Odusote and NIPOST Postmaster-General, Tola Odeyemi, brings NIPOST into Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem. Coker-Odusote explained that postcode retrieval has already been integrated into the NIN platform,…

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Escalating Insecurity: “Bandits imposing taxes on farmers to plant, harvest in the North” – ACF

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ACF on escalating insecurity

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has raised an alarm that bandits and terrorists are imposing taxes on farmers in the northern part of the country. National Publicity Secretary of the Forum, Professor Tukur Baba, who exposed the situation yesterday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on television,  was reacting to the upsurge of insecurity bedevilling Nigeria and the North in particular, lamenting that farmers also pay bandits to harvest their crops from the farm. “Bandits are not only imposing taxes on farmers for access to their farms,…

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2027: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate, submits APC nomination forms

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Tinubu retains Shettima

President Bola Tinubu has officially retained Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after submitting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms, bringing an end to months of speculation over the vice-presidential slot.  The development was announced yesterday by the President’s Special Adviser on Political Affairs, Ibrahim Masari, who submitted the completed nomination forms on behalf of President Tinubu during a ceremony in Abuja.  The submission formally confirms that the APC will contest the 2027 presidential election with the same Tinubu-Shettima ticket that secured…

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At last, abducted Oyo pupils, teachers regain freedom after security operation

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Oyo pupils, teachers

…Tinubu hails rescue The pupils and teachers abducted in Orire local government area of Oyo State have regained their freedom following efforts by security agencies. The development was announced yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on his verified 𝕏 account. “Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by our security agencies”, Onanuga wrote. While confirming the successful rescue, the Presidency did not disclose details of the operation or the circumstances surrounding the victims’…

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