By Eze Okechukwu, AbujaThe former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu has blamed the worsening insecurity, especially across Nigeria’s farming communities, on political sabotage, alleging that some elite interests are sponsoring unrest to destabilize Tinubu’s administration and seize political power.

Kalu, who said he had advised the President privately on specific Security Chiefs who in his opinion should be relieved of their duties, including underperforming Ministers, however warned that sentimental leadership decisions could worsen Nigeria’s socio-economic instability. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview on a TV programme on Monday, Kalu, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), pointed out that President Tinubu must demonstrate political will and courage in reshuffling his cabinet and security leadership to address insecurity and economic discontent.”Both Security Chiefs and Ministers, some of them should go. President Tinubu must be courageous enough to sack some of these Ministers.“The insecurity in Nigeria is politically induced by politicians and businessmen. Some of them are not even looking for money; they just want to grab power.If he will take my advice, most of these Ministers I have apprised of, and I’ve talked to him privately, should go. If he will take my advice, some of these Security Chiefs should go. There must be no sentiment when it comes to redeeming Nigeria, Kalu declared during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye.Kalu also criticized the widespread use of U.S. dollars in real estate and street transactions, calling it a symptom of Nigeria’s weak currency controls and a threat to economic sovereignty.According to him, the government must outlaw street-level use of foreign currencies and emulate countries like South Africa, India, and the UK which tightly regulate currency exchange.“The use of dollar bills on the street should stop. Landlords and estate agents using dollars as exchange should not happen in Nigeria. If we want to survive, we must take control of our currency, he emphasized.While acknowledging that Nigerians are suffering and many reforms are yet to yield tangible benefits, Kalu argued that President Tinubu’s economic policies are on the right path, citing improvements in macroeconomic indicators such as exchange rate stability and industrial capacity utilization, even as he admitted the effects were yet to reach the average Nigerians.“The macro side is coming up, but Nigerians in the lower area are still suffering.These changes are still trickling down; it’s going to take another one to two years”, he said.He urged Nigerians to give the administration more time, citing historical reform examples such as Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew, while emphasizing the need for unity, economic patriotism, and depoliticization of national development.The interview comes amid mounting public frustration over economic hardship, rising insecurity, and widespread political tensions as the country nears the midpoint of President Tinubu’s first term.

From Sylvia Udegbunam, Enugu

Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command attached to the Thinkers Corner Division, in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch, on June 1, 2025, at about 11:30 p.m., arrested a male armed robbery suspect, one Nwachukwu Chukwuma aged 20.

The police public relations officer Enugu State command headquarters Daniel Ndukwe in a statement said that the suspect was apprehended while loitering suspiciously on a street within the Thinkers Corner area of Enugu. A search conducted on him led to the recovery of one locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge.According to the statement, investigation is ongoing to determine the suspect’s criminal intentions and involvement in armed robbery cases in the area.The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has directed the investigation to be meticulously conducted to identify and apprehend the suspect’s accomplices and recover additional exhibits.

From Mike Tayese, Yenagoa

Scores of students of the Federal University of Otuoke in Bayelsa State were sent back home by officials of the institution over allegations of improper dressing on campus.The officials of the SERVICOM under the office of the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, at about 7AM mounted vigilance by the entrance of the institution and picking out students found breaching the dressing code.

Most of the Students found allegedly breaching the dressing code were those found with tinted hair, coloured hair. Others include those female students with leggings and tight jeans, boys with saggy jeans.A lecturer and top member of the Academic Staff Union of the University, Socrates Ebo, had earlier on officials social media handles of the institution, had reminded students to follow the university’s dress rules.He said only suits, trousers, shirts, skirts; blouses, gowns, and native wear are allowed. For shoes, only sandals, covered shoes, canvas, and sneakers are permitted on campus. He also said body revealing clothes, ripped Jeans, and dying of hair are no longer allowed.According to him, “Many believe this kind of dress code should be adopted in all universities to promote discipline and proper appearance among students.”Many of the students however has commended the institution management for moving against cases of indecent dressing,”It’s a welcome development; I just hope the management of the university continues with this new development.”“The improper dressing is becoming too much, mostly those newly admitted students. Kudos to the SERVICOM boss for taking the bull by the horn to sanitize the university system.”But one Lucky Ebidou, a student of the Institution, expressed reservation over the development, calling on the Institution management to adopt the same zeal shown against indecent dressing to tackle issues of over congested lecture rooms and lack of power supply on campus.Another student, Egbegi Edeinbofa, also called the attention of the Institution management to issues of over congested lecture rooms and poor health facilities, “where students buy drugs with their own money, Or the fact that this institution doesn’t have light.”