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...

FIRST LADY DONATES ₦110 MILLION TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED KANO ATHLETES. (PHOTO).


 First Lady Donates ₦110 Million to Families of Deceased Kano Athletes


In a compassionate gesture, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated ₦110 million to support the families of 22 Kano athletes who tragically lost their lives in an accident earlier this year.


Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson for the Kano State governor, announced on Thursday that each affected family received ₦5 million through the First Lady’s intervention. The funds, disbursed under the Victim Support Fund, aim to ease the financial burdens and support the recovery of the bereaved families.

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