Nemesis seems to have caught up with 65-year-old clergyman, Festus Adebayo and his accomplice, a certain Gbemisola Olufusi who have both been apprehended by police detectives in Ondo state for reportedly using the menstrual pad of a 20-year-old Oluwasemilore Iluyomade for money ritual. Olufusi, 24 years of age, is said to be the boyfriend Miss […]
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, turned down a request of the Rivers Government to temporarily halt the deduction of funds from the federation account for the funding of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). Earlier, Joseph Daudu, SAN, who represented the state’s government, had urged Justice Mohammed to issue […]
The Federal Government has approved the reorganisation of the Nigeria Police with the creation of an additional department, five Zonal Commands and granting of full autonomy to the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the Federal Government […]
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe has donated Covid19 Personal Protection Equipment to members of the Nigeria Police Force. This donation which is a continuation of the support of the Council to the fight against Covid 19pandemic is to enhance the security of officers and men of the force […]
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo has expressed disappointment over the alleged extortion and delay of legitimately certified transporters by men of the Nigeria Police, military and other security operatives nationwide. According to him, the unfortunate act which serves as a huge obstacle to the directives by President Muhammadu […]
…Says corruption responsible for indiscipline among security agencies The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force as a way of improving efficiency aimed at addressing the problem of insecurity bedeviling the country. Consequently, the upper chamber recommended to the executive arm of government that the Police […]
On Saturday, February 15, I set out from my house in Ajah in Eti-osa Local Government Area for my son’s school in Epe, also in Lagos State, to bring him home for the mid-term break. While approaching Ibeju Local Government Area, a police team on stop-and-search duty flagged down my vehicle and asked me to […]
A prominent traditional ruler in Anambra State, HRM Igwe Kris Onyekwuluje, has disclosed that the 12th edition of the Nigeria Police Games which will take place in the state will increase the state’s internally generated revenue. Igwe Onyekwuluje said the influx of visitors to the state would open windows of transactions and boost economic growth. […]
..’Amotekun’ voice must be heard, say rally organisers Men of the Nigeria Police, on Tuesday, stormed the venue of a pro-Amotekun rally being organised by the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) in Lagos State. The group had planned the protest to support the security outfit set up by the South West Governors last week to complement […]
To say that the decongestion of Nigerian Correctional facilities is intractable is to state the obvious. Since late 90s when the problem of overcrowding surfaced in the country prisons, efforts by various committees and successive ministers of Interior and Attorney Generals of the Federation toward decongesting the prisons are yet to yield the desire result. […]
The Nigeria Police, Enugu command says it is set to conduct a one-million-man march against cultism and related vices in Enugu metropolis. SP Ebere Amaraizu, National Coordinator of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), said this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Saturday. Amaraizu said […]
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has charged the police personnel to always promote the good image of the Nigeria Police Force by their relationship with the public. Governor Obiano, who described the Police Force as the hope of the common man, urged them to exercise their primary role, which entails protection of lives and […]
The Nigeria Police have commenced medical screening of successful candidates in the constable recruitment exercise for 2019. DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesman of the command, in a statement on Monday in Ilorin urged the shortlisted candidates from Kwara to proceed to Lokoja for the screening exercise. The statement said in part: “The Kwara State Police […]
The last may not have been heard about the long-drawn battle between Zinox Group and an Ibadan-based IT firm, Citadel Oracle Concepts over alleged N170 million contract scandal following a publication by Premium Times that, contrary to the report by some online newspaper a fortnight ago that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and […]
Temitope Adebayo In its effort to rid the Nigerian maritime domain of criminalities, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has undertaken surveillance training for officers from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and its officers, on the C4I Integrated […]
The Nnewi Traders in Anambra state were in jubilation mood yesterday over the release of their members who were mistakenly arrested in connection with the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) clash with Nigeria Police that led to the killing of one inspector. The Traders converged at the Agboedo motor spare parts market to offer praises […]
According to available statistics, Nigeria has about 334,000 Officers and Men policing the entire 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The 36 state commands of the Nigeria Police are grouped into 12 zones and seven administrative organs. The current figure was revealed in Abuja on Tuesday 13th November, 2018 by the Inspector-General of […]
The Nigeria Police has released its own arrangement to ensure a hitch free security during campaigns and rallies of political parties and called on the parties to shun violence, intimidation and hate speeches. A statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, Ag DCP Jimoh Moshood in Abuja yesterday stated that police arrangement is sequel to […]
The Nigeria Police on Friday paraded 16 suspects allegedly involved in killings of innocent persons for rituals in Ankpa town and environs. The suspects includes the killers of a Police Inspector, Abdul Alfa, at Ejule Police outpost in Ofu Local Government Area Kogi State while on foot patrol on November 28, 2017. The suspects snatched […]
The Nigeria Police has announced a special police security arrangement for Osun State Governorship election scheduled to hold this weekend, September 22nd, stating that a Deputy Inspector General of police DIG -DOPS has been deployed to coordinate it. According to a statement released yesterday in Abuja by the force public relations officer, Ag DCP Jimoh […]