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...
Their Royal Highnesses,as Patrons of Heads Together,London Marathon charity of the year,will spen the day supporting #TeamHeads Together.Before the race,TRH met Heads Together runners to wish them the best of luck for the day.Heads Together aims to raise awareness,tackle stigma and create a national conversation around mental health.Each of the 39,000 marathon runners have beeb given a Head Together headband,to help make the 2017 marathon the 'Mental Health Marathon''.More photos below.



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