A great many of our compatriots and undoubtedly silent non-Nigerians as well who see the solution to Nigeria’s worsening security challenge in the establishment of state police must have heaved a sigh of relief in the President’s speech last Monday, when he said the setting up of ‘state police is no longer optional but a national imperative’. I say relief …

President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people. On the president’s directive, intelligence chiefs, the police and the military have arrived in the state …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said he loves the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and would never work against the party. The state chapter of the APC recently accused the governor of neglecting the party and opting to work with opposition political parties. It also accused Alia of recruiting and funding a five-man committee to convey false …