The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the deployment of the two newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma to departments. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said Mba...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs). The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has ordered the assessment of officers of the Traffic Warden Service of the Nigeria Police for promotion to their next ranks. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who stated this in a statement on Tuesday in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) Chapter, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, to assist the Oyo State Police Command with all logistics needed to unravel and arrest the killers of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole. This is contained in a release signed...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the appointment of SP Josephine Ihunwo as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Zone 13 Police Headquarters Ukpo, Dunukofia, Anambra. Zone 13 Police Headquarters oversees police personnel and operational activities within Anambra...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC), have arrested one Egenevowero Emefeke for engaging in a romancing scam to defraud an Australian National. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja....
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on Tuesday ordered remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for alleged assault on a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, held that Kuti should be remanded for 48 hours in police custody. She, however,...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba has warned political actors and their collaborators against a creating tension in the country, ahead of the May 29 Presidential and governorship inaugurations. Baba gave the warming at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He called on political actors to jettison...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has turned himself in to the Lagos State Police Command on Monday morning over investigation into his alleged assault on a policeman in a viral video. The Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Sunday commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba for ordering the arrest of Seun Kuti for attacking a police officer on duty. In a video that has gone viral, the “Afrobeat’’ musician wearing a red shirt atop a white pair of trousers...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, for efforts in the security of lives and property. Obasanjo spoke on Friday in Lagos in a keynote address at National Daily Newspaper Awards for Year 2022. He said the I-G deserved the award. The News Agency...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the arrest of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, who was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the effective implementation of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 remains one of the priorities of the Federal Government in the area of Justice delivery. Malami said this on Wednesday at a two-day workshop on...
Abuja Traders’ Association has asked the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba, to order the arrest and prosecution of 30 police officers used by Urban Shelter Limited to supervise alleged illegally demolition of structures at Abuja shopping complex. The association also drew the attention of the I-G to the...
The Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has asked the police to as a matter of urgency declare Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State wanted. The Chairman of the CSO, Ezenwa Nwagwu, made the call in a statement in Abuja on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) and other security officers and personnel on their excellent work towards ensuring his safety and that of his family. Speaking at a short event on Wednesday in the State House, to decorate the CPSO, Aliyu Musa, with his...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Muslims faithful world over observe Eid-el-Fitr today, Friday, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 10, Sani Bello Dalijan has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) under his jurisdiction, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states to ensure that they maintain peace, before, during and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Goni Alkali has disbursed the sum of N38.1 million to the families of 43 police officers and men who died while in active service in Borno state. Presenting cheques to the Next of Kin of the deceased...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Inspector-General of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa, Mohammed Barde over the recent supplementary election saga in the state. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in...