SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.
SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...
President Mohammadu Buhari received President Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin,today at the State House for an official visit to Nigeria.This the first visit to Nigeria for the Benin President who apologized for not going sooner since President Buhari was away when he wanted to visit.According to Jeune Afrique,First trip abroad for all Benin Presidents after their sworn in is to visit its neighbour Nigeria.Benin has been hit hard by the fall of the Nigerian currency naira because of the trade between the two nations.Patricia Talon said during the celebrations of the 56th anniversary of the independence of Benin on Monday that ''It is hoped that Nigeria gets better.Our lives are linked.What matters to me is that the Benin generation goes more freely in Nigeria''.More photos below. 



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