1. A Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba, alongside several other senior officers, will be retiring from the Nigeria Police Force, following recent changes in the leadership of the force.
This is just as seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police have been slated for promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
2. Amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East, data from the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria has shown that a litre of imported petrol is about N64 cheaper than the one produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. However, the refinery debunked the report, challenging importers to defy the ongoing airstrikes in the Middle East and bring in petroleum products.
3. The TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 has been postponed, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced on Thursday. CAF had earlier awarded Morocco the hosting rights for the tournament in October 2024, with the competition originally scheduled to hold from 17 March to 3 April 2026
4. The Kano State House of Assembly has initiated impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, over allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office and breach of public trust. The notice of impeachment was presented on the floor of the Assembly by the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini Dala, who said the action was taken in compliance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.
5. The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, will vacate office in Abuja on Friday bringing to an end a five-month tenure widely regarded as having strengthened the Force’s public communication and digital engagement. It was gathered that a senior police officer has been pencilled down to replace him, although the officer’s identity has not been made public as of press time.
6. The Cross River State House of Assembly has indefinitely suspended Hon. Dickson Ovat Agbor, the representative of Obubra I State Constituency, following allegations of violent conduct considered unbecoming of a legislator. The suspension was announced during plenary after a motion moved by Rt. Hon. Davies Etta and seconded by Rt. Hon. Francis Bassey Asuquo.
7. The Senate on Thursday summoned the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, over an alleged N210tn expenditure by the national oil company between 2017 and 2023, which the lawmakers say has not been properly accounted for.
8. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday discharged and acquitted suspended DCP Abba Kyari and his two brothers – Mohammed and Ali – on charges bordering on non-disclosure of assets. In a judgment on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho found that the prosecuting agency – the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt as required under the law.
9. The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed four police officers over their alleged involvement in the killing of seven traders at Owode Onirin Market in the Kosofe Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists at the Police Officers’ Mess in Ikeja.
10. The Inter-Party Advisory Council on Thursday warned that political parties across the country may boycott the 2027 general elections if controversial provisions in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026 are not urgently amended. The umbrella body of registered political parties said the law, recently signed by President Bola Tinubu, contains provisions that could undermine internal party democracy and weaken the credibility of the electoral process.
