Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force successfully repelled a coordinated attack by suspected bandits along the Maje border road in Kebbi State on Friday night. The confrontation occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m. on February 20, 2026. Authorities report that the armed men, believed to be affiliated with the notorious Lakurawa criminal network, attempted to breach […]
The Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the attack on the All Progressives Congress ward congress that claimed two lives on Wednesday, February 18. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. This was disclosed in a […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has formally referred Chinese company EXCEL-LED and its Nigerian associate, Emmanuel Shoon Patrick, to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for criminal prosecution. This move, documented in FCCPC letter with reference: FCCPC/DSI/C/M/FC2753 dated 21st January 2026 is in escalation of Nigeria’s crackdown on foreign firms implicated in financial […]
Residents of five communities in Ago-Iwoye, mostly elderly farmers, at the weekend staged a protest over the alleged seizure of more than 500 acres of farmland by the Ebumawe of Ago-Iwoye, Oba Abdulrasaq Adesina Adenuga. The protesters, drawn from Isamuro, Imosun, Igan, Awori and Idode communities, marched along the palace road under the watch of […]
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed there was incident of kidnapping of Church worshipers at Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, January 18th, 2026. After the initial official denial of the kidnapping incident, the Nigeria Police said on Tuesday night that ” after verification from operational units […]
The Nigeria Police Force has presented thirteen armoured operational vehicles to the Kebbi State Government in recognition of Governor Nasir Idris’ sustained support for security operations in the state. Speaking during the presentation at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello Sani, said the vehicles were deployed to […]
On October 9, 2025, the Nigeria Police Force posted a message on their social media pages that read, “Yes, you – our esteemed customer, we celebrate you.” It was part of a promotional graphic for Customer Service Week. The post might have been intended as lighthearted public relations, but to many Nigerians, it exposed the […]
Joy Joseph, Lagos. The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has promised to work closely with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), towards actualizing the vision of well-trained, well-equipped and well-motivated police force. Baba made the pledge during a visit to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund office on Wednesday. Daily Times […]
The Nigeria Police Force will deploy 33,783 personnel to provide security at the Ondo State governorship election holding on Oct. 10, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has said. READ ALSO: Ondo Election: Jegede will defeat Akeredolu – Tambuwal Daily Times Nigeria gathered that Adamu made this known during a stakeholders meeting with […]
A native doctor and 67 advocates of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have reportedly been arrested in Imo State. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyede, made this known on Wednesday. He said the arrested persons were picked up for unlawful assembly. Mr Akinmoyede further revealed that the IPOB members were en route to […]
Burna Boy’s neighbours have reportedly called in the men of the Nigeria Police Force to arrest him for being noisy. According to the video that has surfaced online, the neighbours claim that the music has been constituting a nuisance in the neighbourhood, insisting on his arrest and that of his father. They also alleged that […]
Kaduna – Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended Nigeria Police Force for its renewed zeal in fighting criminals, bandits and kidnappers in Kaduna state. Rev. John Hayab the state’s CAN Chairman gave the commendation in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Hayab urged security operatives to keep the momentum until the state and country were […]
After three years of painstaking work on ‘Badamasi: Portrait of a General’, an authorized biopic on former military President of Nigeria, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), the producer of the film, Nollywood star Obi Emelonye, has been warned against releasing it. During an interview, ahead of Nigeria’s 59th Independence anniversary, the filmmaker disclosed that he has […]
The federal government has opened websites for easy reporting of cases involving sexual harassment and school sexual offenders. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has also stated that they will collaborate with the Nigeria Police Force and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to curb cases of sexual harassment in universities. A statement by […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has done a petition against Nigeria to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva over what it describes as the drastic deterioration of human rights situation in the country. In an open petition to all members and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, […]
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A,’ Nigeria Customs Service, said it intercepted bales of uniforms, tear gas canisters and other paraphernalia of the Nigeria Police Force. The command revealed that the uniforms that were intercepted along Lagos road were concealed in a Toyota Sienna space bus heading out of […]
Democracies are generally known to consist of the executive, legislature and the judiciary. These different branches, in purpose and function, work in tandem to provide as seamless a democratic experience as possible for the citizens they purport to serve. Nigeria’s democracy is no different, but the seamlessness with which all three tiers of government should […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday disclosed that it has begun investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of Bilyamin Muhammed Bello, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one-time Minister of Defence Dr. Haliru Bello. Bilyamin was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife, Maryam, in Abuja […]
Peter Fowoyo Reprieve on Monday came the way of one Mr. Okwuchukwu Obiechina, the brother-in-law of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans as a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday entered judgment against the Nigeria Police Force in the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the applicant. In the judgment yesterday, Justice Mohammed […]
A Human Right Activist Lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele has picketed the Nigeria Police Force, in Ekiti State, over the rising kidnapping cases of innocent citizens in the state. In a statement issued to Journalists, on Monday, in Akure, the Ondo state capital,Ogele accused the Police of continuous silence, in seeking urgent action to stem the activities […]