Tag: State governors

‘Notorious bandit leader threatens to kidnap Govs.’ – Security informants 

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Bandit leader threatens

A notorious bandit leader, identified as Kachalla Maha, has threatened to kidnap top government officials, including state governors, while claiming he has informants within Nigeria’s security agencies who provide him with advance intelligence on military operations. In a recorded audio message that surfaced at the weekend and shared on social media, Maha alleged that he has access to confidential security information, including details of planned military offensives against his camp. The bandit leader claimed his renewed wave of attacks followed the arrest of some of his associates and the seizure…

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36 Govs. declare position on state police

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36 govs. on state police

Governors of the thirty-six states in Nigeria, have declared their support for the establishment of State Police in the country. The Governors, operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), made their stance known in a communiqué signed by its Chairman, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. According toreports, the decision was taken at the NGF meeting in Abuja, which lasted from Wednesday to early yesterday. According to the governors, the move must be constitutionally sound and align with federalism and citizens’ rights. The communiqué disclosed that the Governors…

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₦525bn security votes fail to stem killings across states – Report

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Security votes report2

Nigerian states budgeted a combined ₦525.23 billion for security votes and related operations between 2023 and 2025, but the spending has failed to curb the worsening wave of killings, kidnappings and violent crimes nationwide. An analysis of approved budgets from 32 states, sourced from the BudgIT-backed Open States portal, shows security vote allocations rose sharply year-on-year — from ₦150.47bn in 2023 to ₦164.07bn in 2024, before jumping to ₦210.68bn in 2025. Figures from Gombe, Kebbi, Niger and Yobe were not clearly disclosed, suggesting the actual total is higher. Despite the…

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Fuel Subsidy: SERAP sues Govs., Wike over ‘failure to account for ₦14tr savings’

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), sued 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, “over their failure to account for the spending of the ₦14trillion fuel subsidy savings they collected from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, including details of projects executed with the money, and the completion reports on the projects”. Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, SERAP said the suit followed reports that the 36 governors and the FCT minister have collected trillions of naira from FAAC allocations as…

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“Create grazing reserves to resolve farmers/herders clashes”, Fulani leaders beg Govs.

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Fulani leaders beg Govs

National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-cultural Association, Dr. Bello Bodejo and Secretary, Engr. Saleh Alhassan have appealed to Governors to create grazing reserves for herders in their respective States. The duo said this is one of the ways government can curb conflicts between farmers and herders across the nation. Speaking in Iseyin, during the South-West Peace Summit and Inauguration of Oyo executives of the association, the Fulani leaders warned that farmers and herders clashes, if unresolved, pose great threat not just to the economy but also to national…

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“Account for security votes”, SERAP tells Govs.

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SERAP tell Govs.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the 36 State governors to publicly account for how they have spent security vote allocations since May 29, 2023, and to invite anti-corruption agencies to investigate the expenditure. In a Freedom of Information (FoI) request dated June 28, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the group also called on the governors to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to track and monitor the disbursement of…

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All Govs. now in support of State Police – NEC

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NEC on State Police

Gov. Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has said 36 States of the federation had endorsed the creation of state police, following the submission of their reports to the National Economic Council, (NEC). The Governor made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents at the end of 147th NEC meeting, chaired by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, in Abuja. Sani stated that many States were in agreement with plans to establish state police in view of the fact that virtually every state had security challenges. According to him, there are a…

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Dont downgrade, scrap States’ Information Ministries - Minister Idris appeals to Govs.

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Minister Idris appeals

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to some state governments considering the dissolution or downgrading of their Ministries of Information to reconsider the decision. The Minister, who made this appeal in Kaduna yesterday, stressed that the ministries are not just administrative bodies but key drivers of public engagement, national orientation, and societal cohesion. The Minister, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant (Media), Rabiu Ibrahim, spoke at the 48th National Council of Information and National Orientation, with the theme: Enhancing Public Information Management for Inclusive…

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S’Court dismisses States govs. suit challenging constitutionality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU Acts

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S'Court dismisses

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the suit instituted by 16 States of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU). A 7-member Justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the suit was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court resolved the six issues raised for…

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NNPCL in massive N2tr fuel subsidy scam – Report alleges

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NNPCL HQ

”Its a lie” – State govts. The controversial fuel subsidy regime purportedly scrapped by President Bola Tinubu at his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, may have bounced back in full force, with the nation spending trillions of naira monthly on what the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) calls ‘under-recovery’, a report has revealed. According to the findings and analysis,  published yesterday, NNPCL, on behalf of the Federal Government, spends N16.48 billion daily and N494.16 billion on the 870 million litres of petrol imported monthly for local consumption. Recall…

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