SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 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...

CHINESE, NIGERIAN ARRAIGNED FOR POSSESSION OF 7,200KG PANGOLIN SCALES. (PHOTO).


 Chinese, Nigerian Arraigned for Possession of 7,200kg Pangolin Scales


The Nigeria Customs Service has arraigned a Chinese national, Zheng Chao Hong, and a Nigerian, Amaka Marcus, for illegal possession and attempted sale of 7,200kg of pangolin scales—an endangered wildlife species.


They pleaded not guilty before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The offence allegedly occurred in August 2024 across Ogun and Lagos states.


The court granted them N5 million bail each, with strict surety conditions, and adjourned the trial to July 14, 2025.

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