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...

15 PEOPLE KILLED IN TRAGIC EASTERN CAPE CRASH. (PHOTOS).


 15 People Killed in Tragic Eastern Cape Crash


A deadly road accident has claimed the lives of 15 people and left five others injured on the R63 road between Adelaide and Maqoma (Fort Beaufort) in the Eastern Cape.


The crash occurred last night and involved a fully loaded minibus taxi and an Isuzu bakkie. Reports indicate that the white Toyota Quantum taxi was traveling from Qonce (formerly King William's Town) to Cape Town when it collided head-on with the bakkie, which was coming from Adelaide heading towards Kwamaqoma.


Eastern Cape Department of Transport spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, confirmed that both drivers were among those who died. An inquest has been launched to investigate the cause of the accident.

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