SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026.(PHOTO).

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 SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026 The Senate has approved a total of ₦403.1 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years, to strengthen policing and tackle terrorism, kidnapping, and other security threats. The approved funding includes ₦170.1 billion for 2025 and ₦233 billion for 2026, covering personnel costs, capital projects, and overhead expenses aimed at improving the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force. Lawmakers say the funds will support the provision of critical equipment, infrastructure, training, and other resources needed to enhance security across the country. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sent a bill to the Senate seeking to repeal and reenact the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.  The proposed legislation aims to speed up the delivery of justice, promote the use of technology in criminal proceedings, and establish a Criminal Justice Monitoring Council to oversee implement...

RUSSIA AND SAHEL STATES DEEPEN MILITARY TIES AS INSURGENT ATTACKS PERSIST. (PHOTO).


 Russia and Sahel states deepen military ties as insurgent attacks persist


Russia and the West African countries making up the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) - Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso - have pledged ‌to strengthen military cooperation as jihadist insurgents gain ground in the region, according to a joint statement issued after talks in Niger's capital, Niamey.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met ⁠counterparts from the three military-led countries, which all turned to Moscow for support after breaking with France and other Western allies.


The officials welcomed "growing military and military-technical cooperation", including assistance from Russia's paramilitary Africa Corps.


Russia confirmed its intention to continue helping to strengthen the armed forces of the AES member states and of ‌their "Unified ⁠Force", the statement said, Reuters reported.


In April, the regional al Qaeda affiliate and a Tuareg-led separatist group staged attacks across Mali and killed the defence ​minister. On Saturday ​they attacked ⁠numerous army posts.


The statement alleged, without evidence, that "external state actors" including ​Ukraine and France were involved in attacks ​in ⁠the region. Both have denied such allegations.


Lavrov also visited Ethiopia on his Africa tour. A Russia-Africa ⁠summit ​is planned for October.

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