Reports reaching our desk says that a couple are feared dead while 20 others suffered various levels of injuries in a stampede at the just concluded inauguration ceremony of the newest international stadium in Akwa Ibom state.
More details later.
Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to amend the 1999 Constitution, decentralize the Nigerian Police Force, and legalize state policing. The question is not why lawmakers took this important step. The real questions are twofold: Why would anyone with a working brain imagine that a centralized police ...