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The Oyo State Government has suspended the entire technical crew and management of Crown FC.

The decision was necessitated following the team’s poor performance in the Nigeria National Leagu, NNL, last season.

The state ministry of youth and sports announced the suspension today.

According to the statement, the suspension takes immediate effect.

The ministry stated that further decisions regarding the club and the next course of action would be communicated in due course.

The Ajilete Warriors endured a difficult campaign and only secured their NNL status on the final day of the season. 

Crown FC finished in seventh position on the Conference B table with 16 points from 16 points.

Oyo govt suspends Crown FC technical crew, management indefinitely

 

DETAILS OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE AND FEDERAL POLICE BY KENNY ADEWOLE

1. Establishment of Federal Police and State Police (New Section 214)

•  Two distinct police bodies are constitutionally established:

•  (a) the Federal Police

•  (b) State Police (one per State, established by State law)

The National Assembly must pass an Act prescribing:

•  Structure, organisation, administration, and powers of the Federal Police

•  Framework and guidelines for the establishment of State Police

•  State Police cannot commence operational policing until:

•  Established by a Law of the State House of Assembly, and

•  Certified as meeting national minimum standards (prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly)

•  Transitional provision: Until a State Police becomes operational, the Federal Police continues all policing functions in that State. After commencement, the Federal Police handles federal policing functions and may provide assistance to the State Police.

2. Responsibilities and Non-Interference (Section 214)

Federal Police is responsible for:

•  Maintenance of public security, public order, and security of persons/property throughout the Federation (to the extent provided by the Constitution or National Assembly Act).

•  Similar functions within a State to the extent the State has legislative power under the Constitution.

Key safeguard against federal overreach (Section 214(6)):

The Federal Police shall not interfere with State Police operations or a State’s internal security affairs except in these limited cases:

•  To contain serious threats where there is a complete breakdown of law and order and the State Police is unable to respond.

•  When the Governor requests intervention.

•  When a State Police is unable to function due to administrative, financial, or other problems.

Any such intervention requires prior approval by the National Police Council.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT): Fully under the jurisdiction and operational control of the Federal Police.

3. Leadership and Command (New Section 215)

•  Federal Police: Headed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

•  Appointed by the President on the advice of the National Police Council, from serving members of the Federal Police.

•  Subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.

•  The IGP has command over the entire Federal Police, including contingents in States.

•  The President (or authorised Minister) may give lawful directions on public safety and order; the IGP must comply.

•  State Police: Headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP).

•  Appointed by the Governor on the advice of the National Police Council, from serving members of the State Police.

•  Subject to confirmation by the State House of Assembly.

•  The Governor (or authorised Commissioner) may give lawful directions on public safety and order; the CP must comply.

•  If the CP believes a direction is unlawful or contradicts general policing standards, the matter can be referred to the National Police Council (whose decision is final).

4. Removal of Top Officers (New Section 216)

•  IGP: Removed only by the President on the recommendation of the National Police Council for specified grounds (grave misconduct, breach of Police Act/Regulations/Code of Conduct, conviction for fraud/dishonesty, bankruptcy, or mental incapacity). Requires two-thirds majority approval of the National Assembly.

•  State Commissioner of Police: Removed only by the Governor on the recommendation of the National Police Council for similar grounds. Requires two-thirds majority approval of the State House of Assembly.

5. Funding Support (New Section 216A)

The Federal Government shall provide grants or aids to State Police on the recommendation of the National Police Council, subject to approval by the National Assembly.

6. Oversight Bodies

National Police Council (restructured and renamed from the old Nigeria Police Council; new composition and expanded functions in Third Schedule):

•  Broad membership including: Chairman (Presidential appointee confirmed by NA), Attorney-General of the Federation, serving senior Federal Police officer, Attorneys-General of all States, retired Commissioners of Police (one per geo-political zone), representatives of NHRC, Public Complaints Commission, NLC, NBA, NUJ, and Traditional Rulers’ Councils.

•  Key functions: Appointment and discipline of Federal Police officers (except IGP); recommending State top officers (CP, DCP, ACP) to Governors based on State PSC lists; supervising Federal and State Police activities (within constitutional limits); setting standards for training, intelligence, forensics; assisting State Police on request.

State Police Service Commission (new body established for each State in Third Schedule, Part II):

•  Composition: Chairman (appointed by Governor, confirmed by State HA), representatives of NHRC, Public Complaints Commission, NLC, NBA, NUJ, retired Assistant Commissioners of Police (one per senatorial district), and Traditional Rulers’ Council.

•  Functions: Recommending three qualified candidates for CP/DCP/ACP to the National Police Council; appointment, discipline, and removal of State Police officers below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police; other functions as prescribed by Constitution or National Assembly Act.

7. Legislative Framework (Second Schedule – Concurrent Legislative List)

•  National Assembly may make laws on: establishment/organisation/administration/powers/duties of Federal Police; powers/duties of State Police; national minimum standards for both; policing standards, inspection, certification, complaints mechanisms, criminal information systems, inter-governmental cooperation, federal intervention, use of force, firearms, grants, and accountability.

•  State Houses of Assembly may make laws for the establishment, organisation, administration, funding, and oversight of their State Police — but must comply with the Constitution and valid National Assembly Acts.

•  States may set higher standards than national minimums but not lower.

•  National Assembly laws cannot give federal authorities routine command, deployment, appointment, promotion, transfer, discipline, or control over State Police personnel (except for explicitly authorised federal intervention).

8. Other Related Changes

•  Updates to various constitutional provisions (e.g., Sections 34, 35, 39, 42, 84, 89, 129, 153) to replace references to “Nigeria Police Force” with appropriate “Police”, “Federal Police”, or “State Police” terminology.

•  Exclusive Legislative List adjustments (e.g., light arms for policing purposes; fingerprints/biometrics/forensics shared with State Police; Federal Police listed separately).

•  Consequential amendments to the Third Schedule for the new bodies and their compositions/powers.

Kenny Adewole is the publisher of Swift Reporters 

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed 73,463.21 kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth N2.8 billion in Edo State.

DAILY POST reports that the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances were destroyed on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Idogbo in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.

The substances were destroyed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa, a representative of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, heads of various security agencies in the state, among others.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, Commander of the Edo State Command of the anti-drug agency, said the public destruction of the illicit drugs followed an order of the Federal High Court, Benin City.

Ofoyeju gave the breakdown of the destroyed exhibits, with an estimated street value of N2.8 billion, to include 73,210.23 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa and 246.36 kilogrammes of psychotropic substances, including Tramadol (141.81kg), Diazepam (8.4258kg), and Codeine cough syrup (61.7652kg).

Others were 2.662 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 3.7441 kilogrammes of cocaine, and 0.2168 kilogrammes of heroin.

He said that during operations leading to the seizures, the command intercepted cars and articulated trucks laden with drugs.

“We have identified and destroyed cannabis farms as well as illicit drug warehouses. We have apprehended both the young and the old, male and female, and have even recovered drugs hidden in shrines. We have been attacked on the line of duty with firearms, but we are not deterred from executing our mandate.

“We may give our children the good things of life, such as money, the best schools, good food and clothing, but if we fail to protect them from drug and substance abuse, we have indeed given them nothing,” he said.

He described the ceremony as a product of relentless, intelligence-led operations by the officers and men of the command.

He also added that the destruction ceremony amplified what the combined efforts of a committed government, a determined agency, and an engaged citizenry can achieve.

In his keynote address, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa described the event as a reaffirmation of the collective resolve to confront, dismantle, and defeat the menace of drug abuse.

Marwa, represented by the Director of Operations and General Investigation, Deputy Commander-General of Narcotics Ahmed Suleiman Ningi, commended the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration for its support, particularly the allocation of 20 plots of land for the construction of a model State Command Headquarters.

“This gesture speaks volumes about his (Governor Okpebholo’s) administration’s understanding that the war against drugs requires infrastructure, institutional capacity, and long-term investment,” he added.

He commended the officers and men of the command for their bravery, dedication, vigilance in the face of danger, willingness to work long hours under difficult conditions, and uncompromising commitment to the mandate of the agency.

“You have my deepest admiration, my unqualified respect, and the gratitude of the nation you serve,” he stated.

In his remarks, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, who was the special guest of honour, described the war against drugs as a battle against criminality.

Okpebholo, who was represented by Mrs Edesili Anani, Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of Edo State and Chairperson of the State Drug Control Committee, opined that the ceremony was not a moment for celebration alone but also a moment for sober reflection and recommitment to the fight.

“The war on drugs is a war for the soul of our nation. It is a war against criminality, kidnapping and banditry, as well as the health hazards that drug abuse brings,” he noted.

Okpebholo, who assured the NDLEA of continued partnership, reeled off plans by his administration to provide a modern rehabilitation centre for people recovering from drug use disorders.

He, however, issued a stern warning to drug traffickers, saying: “Drug traffickers must leave Edo State because we are coming for them, and we will not relent until every gram of illicit substance is seized and destroyed.”

Also speaking, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Senator Joseph Ikpea, commended the NDLEA for the monumental drug seizures and pledged legislative backing as well as appropriation support to ensure a better-equipped, better-funded, and better-motivated anti-narcotics agency.

Ikpea, representing Edo Central Senatorial District, posited that every kilogramme of cocaine, every bag of cannabis, and every sachet of tramadol and codeine destroyed represents lives saved from the catastrophic effects of drugs.

“Your work is dangerous and often not properly funded, yet you fill the gaps. We will continue to press for better welfare, funding, equipment, and legal backing for your operations,” he said.

NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N2.8bn in Edo

Ogun State House of Assembly has restated its commitment to continuous staff development through regular capacity-building and retraining programmes to aid quality service delivery.

The Speaker. Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, represented by the Clerk/Head of Legislative Service, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin, stated this on Thursday, while declaring open a- day training programme for all categories of staff at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

He explained that the Assembly leadership considered learning and relearning essential in building a highly effective legislative workforce.

The Speaker noted that the Assembly had organized the quarterly training programmes to ensure that members of staff remain professionally equipped towards delivering quality service.

He described the workshop as an opportunity for officers to sharpen their skills and adapt to the changing demands of modern governance and administration.

Elemide appreciated the resource persons for supporting the Assembly’s efforts towards strengthening the capacity of its workforce through knowledge sharing.

He added that the Assembly would continue to invest in human capital development to promote efficiency, productivity and effective legislative service delivery.

The workshop featured specialized training sessions for different categories of staff on time management, financial regulations, digital transformation, communication, records management and workplace professionalism.

Ogun assembly trains workers, assures sustaining quarterly capacity building

Umar Ajiya, a former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has urged the Federal Government to arrest and jail those who have stolen money from the company.

Ajiya spoke while addressing the Senate over claims that N210 trillion was missing from the company’s coffers.

According to the former CFO, such claims were false and inaccurate.

He said: “The figures that arise the attention of many of you and the Nigerian public that the huge sum of N5.8 billion was used to register the new company, NNPC is not true, it’s inaccurate.

“The amount that was used to register that company is N2.9 billion and it was paid to two government agencies, Corporate Affairs Commission and FIRS which is now NRS and you can corroborate it with CAC.

“What happened, perhaps someone must have misled the committee on the fact that NNPC being the child of Mobil, ought to have been given the money to be used for the registration by the federation because in accordance with the PIA, it’s these shareholders that represent the Nigerian public.

“And because Mobil did not bring the money, NNPC paid the money to FIRS and CAC. No third party was paid a kobo to register that company.

“Coming to the second issue which is the N210 trillion, this is similar to what Hon Gudaji was talking about that trillions are missing due to stamp duty. The reality here is that the whole revenue earned in the period under review for the whole NNPC, assuming no kobo was spent to produce the oil was N54.5 trillion.

“So how can N210 trillion miss, I have advice before the Auditor General to do a forensic audit of NNPC and find the truth, whoever has stolen money, go and look for him and jail the person.

“We don’t steal, we are patriotic, we block leakages, so when you hear people say that N210 trillion is missing, why is the N210trn gone to? Ask the NFIU, EFCC, and all of them to go and look for it.”

Arrest, jail those who stole NNPCL money – Ex-CFO, Ajiya to Nigerian Govt 

Nigerian actress and media personality, Bamike Olawunmi, popularly known as Bambam, has lost her phone at the service or songs held for late actor, Alex Ekubo.

DAILY POST reports that several Nigerian dignitaries, movie stars and social media personalities including Bambam gathered in Lagos on Wednesday for Ekubo’s service of songs ahead of his burial next week.

A few hours after the event, Bambam in an Instagram post on Thursday raised an alarm that her phone was stolen from her bag.

Bambam wrote, “I already tracked it instantly last night. Last known location was Nnamdi Azikiwe Street Lagos Island. It has not moved from there. Now it just says Lagos Island. It’s probably sold or dismantled.”

Also, in an Instagram post, actress Susan Peters announced that her iPhone 16 pro max was stolen at the event.

“IPhone 16 pro max white is missing at the Monarch Event Center. its an E Sim with my US line so we can’t even call it. The screen saver has my picture. Please repost this. Anyone who finds it will be rewarded. Please its URGENT. 

“How do people come to such an emotional event and still I have the guts to steal? Even after all Papa Jerry preached yesterday? Make una fear God please return my phone I beg,” she said.

Bambam, Susan Peters phones stolen at Alex Ekubo’s service of songs

The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has urged teachers to adopt play-based learning methods to enhance children’s education and secure a brighter future for them.

The chairman of the board, Professor Haruna Musa, made the call during the 2026 International Day of Play celebration held at Kiyawa Special Primary School on Thursday.

The event was themed “Protect Play, Protect Childhood” and aimed at promoting effective learning through play among children.

Representing the chairman, Malam Muhammad Ibrahim described play-based learning as one of the most effective ways of imparting knowledge to children.

He called on teachers and parents to encourage children to engage in play rather than burden them with excessive household activities.

According to him, play helps children develop creativity, social skills, and problem-solving abilities, which are essential for their overall growth and development.

Speaking at the event, UNICEF representative Malam Mukhtar Muhammad stressed that play is a fundamental right of every child and should not be regarded as a luxury.

He noted that denying children opportunities to play contributes to various social and developmental challenges.

“When children play, they become active, healthy, and develop critical thinking and other life skills that will benefit them and society in the future,” he said.

Mukhtar added that UNICEF remains committed to partnering with the Jigawa State Government to create more play spaces for children, particularly at a time when many are facing learning poverty.

He said the International Day of Play is celebrated globally to highlight the importance of play in children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development.

Some of the children expressed their joy at the opportunity, urging parents and teachers to allow them to enjoy their rights.

Adopt play-based learning to strengthen basic education – Jigawa SUBEB urges teachers

A former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, has reacted to the decision of the Senate to declare him wanted.

Kyari said he did not refuse to honour the invitation of the Senate, as insinuated.

In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday, Kyari noted that he had earlier informed the committee of his inability to appear before it due to medical treatment abroad.

This came 24 hours after the Senate Committee on Public Accounts ordered Kyari’s arrest for failing to appear before it over an ongoing investigation into alleged unaccounted funds totalling N210 trillion between 2017 and 2023.

According to Kyari, the position of the red chamber of the National Assembly was deeply shocking.

“I refer to the news of the arrest warrant issued against me during the proceedings of your esteemed Committee today, June 10, 2026. I am deeply shocked by the issuance of the warrant,” he stated.

The ex-NNPCL boss equally denied allegations that he deliberately ignored the Senate’s invitation.

He insisted that he did not receive any subsequent summons before the warrant was issued.

“However, I wish to respectfully state that I have neither received nor sighted the said invitation. Had the invitation reached me, I would have gladly honoured it,” he stated.

Meanwhile, the senate on Thursday distanced itself from the warrant of arrest issued against Kyari by its committee on public accounts.

‘I informed your committee of my medical trip’ – Kyari denies dodging Senate probe

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has formally received the Central Bank of the Year Award at the Central Banking Awards ceremony held in London.

He dedicated the honour to the Board, management, and staff of the Bank for their steadfast commitment to institutional reform and economic stability.

In his acceptance speech, Cardoso expressed appreciation to Central Banking Publications and the award judges for the recognition. He also congratulated fellow institutions and individuals honoured during the event.

The CBN Governor stressed that the award was not a personal achievement but a testament to the collective efforts of the entire Central Bank of Nigeria, particularly the professionals whose dedication, integrity, and expertise – often exercised away from public attention – have strengthened the Bank and reinforced confidence in Nigeria’s economy.

“I accept this award on behalf of the Board, Management and staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria,” Cardoso said. “Above all, it belongs to the many dedicated professionals who serve our institution with integrity, expertise, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.”

Reflecting on the global economic landscape, Cardoso noted that recent years had presented significant challenges for central banks worldwide, with Nigeria facing its own share of economic pressures and policy tests.

He highlighted several difficult but necessary measures undertaken by the CBN, including efforts to address elevated inflation, implement major reforms in the foreign exchange market, and invest in critical digital and financial infrastructure to support the country’s long-term economic development.

Cardoso also pointed to key milestones achieved during the period, including Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list and the successful completion of the banking sector recapitalisation exercise.

He noted that these accomplishments reflected the collaborative efforts of multiple institutions and stakeholders.

According to the Governor, the Bank’s reform agenda has been guided by a clear objective: restoring confidence, strengthening institutional resilience and policy credibility, and laying a solid foundation for sustainable economic growth.

While acknowledging that significant work remains ahead, Cardoso expressed optimism about the progress made so far and the renewed confidence emerging across the economy.

He attributed these gains to the support of the Federal Government, market participants, development partners, and, most importantly, the resilience and confidence of the Nigerian people.

“We receive this recognition with humility,” he said. “We see it not as a destination, but as encouragement to continue the important work ahead.”

Cardoso reaffirmed the CBN’s commitment to preserving public confidence, safeguarding financial and monetary stability, and fulfilling its mandate with integrity, professionalism, and accountability.

The award represents significant international recognition for the Central Bank of Nigeria at a time when monetary and financial sector reforms remain central to the country’s economic recovery and long-term growth agenda.

CBN’s Reforms Earn Cardoso Central Bank Of The Year Honour is first published on The Whistler Newspaper