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Police Declares Woman Involved In Same-sex Act With Maid Wanted

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The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police has declared one Idahosa Maureen wanted after she was caught in the act of same-sex practice with a maid in Benin City on April 5th 2024 Recall Mrs Idahosa Maureen was married to Idahosa Efe the son of prominent Benin palace Chief as she was recently

Opinion

The strategic importance of effective leadership in Police Force – By Binta Alamin Yinusa

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2024 0

It is a common fact that a nation can practically be measured and assessed by the kind of police force it has. The quality of the police itself largely depends on the type of its own internal leadership profile. This is very pivotal because on this hangs the overall fortune of the force. An ineffective, […]

News

Police prosecute 29,052 cases, secure 16,200 convictions in 1 year

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 March 2024 0

The Nigeria Police Force said it secured 16,200 convictions out of the 29,052 criminal cases it prosecuted before various courts in the country in one year. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the convicts were subjected to various forms of punishments for […]

News

Unknown Gunmen In Military Camouflage Abduct Senior Police Officer, Others On Ekiti-Benin Route

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 February 2024 0

An ash-coloured Sienna bus traveling from Ekiiti State enroute Benin City with a senior police officer(names withheld) and 9 other passengers was reportedly ambushed by unknown gunmen in military camouflage and all of its occupants ordered into a nearby forest, it was confirmed. The abduction of the senior police officer and 9 others was said […]

Headlines

We arrested LP chairman for attempted murder- Police

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 February 2024 0

By Titus Akhigbe The Nigeria Police Force has said the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, was arrested for attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and other offences. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, Tijani Momoh, confirmed the arrest of Abure on Wednesday in Benin City. Momoh told reporters […]

Football

Woman cries out as Nigerian Police Force declares son wanted over IPOB

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 February 2024 0

By Joseph Odoh, Enugu Mother of Nwoke Chinedu Moses has cried out after her beloved son was declared wanted by the Nigerian Police Force for being a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) founded by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a sesessionist group or organization who wants to sede […]

Headlines

Mixed reactions across geo-political zones over state police

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 February 2024 0

…“Extreme measures needed for extreme situations” …“Country not ripe for it” BY BARTH EZE & ORIAKU IJELE As insecurity takes a toll on quality of life across Nigeria with major stakeholders in the country focusing on immediate steps to mitigate the incessant security breaches, extreme measures, requiring constitutional amendments seem to be uppermost in the

News

Attack on police officers is an attempt by thugs to undermine my govt, ignite crisis in Ohaukwu LGA – Odono

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 February 2024 0

By Chijioke Njoku The Chairman of Ohaukwu Local government Area, Prince Ikechukwu Onwe Odono has said that the attacks and killings of a police officer on patrol whose name is yet to be identified at the time of filling this report, is a calculated attempt by the enemies of peace to destabilize and undermine his […]

Crime

Police arraign labourer over alleged N1.2m theft

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A 24-year-old labourer, Henry Ubong, was on Thursday arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing armored cables valued N1.2 million. The defendant who resides at Ayanikoti Street, Oworonshoki, Lagos, is being charged with stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Samuel Isholala, told the court that Ubong committed the offence on Jan. 6 at the […]

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Woman Killed in Police Raid in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2024 0

Tragedy struck Monday when operatives of Edo State Police Command killed a middle-aged woman during a raid on her family residence in Benin City, the state capital. The victim, Joy Ekhosuehi, it was gathered was shot to death while attempting to resist a team of heavily armed police officers who raided her family residence at […]

Politics

Taraba guber: Police, military clash at INEC office delayed results collation, NNPP chieftain writes Supreme Court, seeks justice

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 January 2024 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi A Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has explained that a clash between the police and the military at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Taraba State on 20th March, 2023 led to the delay in results’ collation during the governorship election in the […]

News

Police investigate decomposing body of mother in Bayelsa

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 January 2024 0

BY AHERHOKE OKIOMA Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have commenced an investigation into the discovery of the decomposing body of a mother of three children in a gutter along Akali Street in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The corpse of the woman, which was discovered on Sunday morning following an […]

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Police rescue 52-year-old security guard from kidnappers in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2023 0

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a 52-year-old security guard, Malam Hassan Abdullahi, abducted on Dec, 29, in Gusau. The Command’s Spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, said the man was abducted at about 1:30 am on Friday when gunmen raided a house he was working at Sabon Garin Damba. Abubakar revealed in a statement on Friday […]

News

When a policeman demands money from You, ask for receipt – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2023 0

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has asked Nigerians to ask for a receipt when a policeman demands money from them. The Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on Friday during an interview on TVC. Adejobi said no policeman or woman is allowed to collect any money from any citizen, saying […]

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Police arrest gang blackmailing NSCDC boss

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 December 2023 0

The Nigerian police in a sting operation has arrested a self acclaimed leader of civil society organization, African Emancipation Movement For Good Governance, Hon. Lucky Obiyan specialized in blackmailing top government officials in Abuja. The operation which took place on Tuesday after a tip off by a whistle blower who said Hon. Lucky Obiyan is […]

Politics

Council boss builds police station , splashes 31 projects for rural communities in A’ Ibom

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 November 2023 0

By Isaac Job Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has commissioned a new police station built by the Chairman of Ukanafun local government area Dr Godwin Inyieng in Afaha Obo Ata Essien village and 31 live touching projects across other communities in the area . The new police station which was commissioned and handed […]

News

259 NGOs call for probe of age, service year falsification in Nigeria Police

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 November 2023 0

…Tension in the Force as retired colleagues of erring officers petition Egbetokun, PSC to demand justice…Cheating officers continue to defy IGP’s order to ‘immediately’ quit service By Tunde Opalana Following high rise in cases of police officers and men cutting age and length of service to stay beyond statutory retirement period, a group of 259 […]

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Police parade 45-year-old suspected ritualist with fresh human head in Ibadan

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 November 2023 0

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The Oyo State Police command, at the weekend, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist, Hassan Kolawole, with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital. Kolawole was paraded at the command’s headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within the state. They were paraded […]

News

11 Nov guber polls: PSC to hold Police personnel accountable for misconduct, punishment looms

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 November 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday warned cops posted for Saturday’s election duties in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States to behave themselves or face dire penalties. It said they would be held accountable for their actions and inactions throughout the period of the election. The commission added that it had concluded arrangements to […]

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Police launches action as widow dies in kidnappers’ den

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2023 0

The Police in Enugu State say they have launched a manhunt for some suspected kidnappers who claimed to have killed a widow under their captivity. Our correspondent gathered that the 60-year-old widow, Mrs Anthonia Chinelo Ike, from Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area Enugu State, was abducted from her house on 21st September 2023 at […]