The Police Command in Rivers has announced that it will boycott the forthcoming local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday that the decision followed an order from the Federal High Court. Iringe-Koko confirmed that the command...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has presented cheques worth N45,887,000 to 43 beneficiaries of the police welfare scheme. Represented by the Benue State Police Commissioner, Steve Yabanet the IGP informed that, the money was given to families of deceased...
The father of Bashir Hadejia, who was allegedly unlawfully detained on the directive of Defence Minister of State Bello Matawalle, has expressed grave concerns for the safety of his family. In a press statement obtained by PRNigeria, Alhaji Umar Hadejia revealed that the Inspector General of Police had unlawfully...
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a 71-year old man, Sule Adeola, to life imprisonment for raping a minor. The convict was arraigned before Justice Blessing Ajileye on June 22, 2023, on a charge of raping his friend’s grand-daughter. In her judgment, Ajileye said, it was...
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court , on Wednesday, ordered that a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, should be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly raping his 22-year-old daughter. The police charged Israel with rape and assault. The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, did not take Israel’s plea for want in jurisdiction....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has donated solar panels, batteries, equipment and Walkie-talkies to the Nigeria Police Force, Borno State Command with a view to activating a Joint Operation Centre. The Centre is to serve as Communication unit for Intelligence Sharing amongst security agencies in...
The Police Command in Rivers has refuted claims that its officers sealed off the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). There were earlier reports that the RSIEC secretariate in Port Harcourt was sealed following a Federal High Court order halting the local government council elections scheduled...
Suspected arsonists, on Monday night, torched the residence of a former lawmaker, Sen. Frank Ibezim, at Ezeoke-Nsu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo. The suspects, who are still at large, also burnt down some facilities at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Study Center, also situated...
Police officers on Tuesday fired teargas at protesters during the “Fearless In October” protest over bad governance in Abuja, Nigeria. The protesters had gathered at the Utako area in Abuja, the country’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), waving the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and banners with various inscriptions such as “EndBadGovernance”,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- The Nasarawa State Police Command, has arrested one Khadija Aliyu, for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during naming ceremony in Keffi. This is just as the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area. A statement by...
The Police Command in Ogun says a male lion has killed its handler at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Zoological garden in Abeokuta. The Spokesperson for command, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, noted that the incident occurred at about 7:40p.m on Saturday....
Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) and the Police Command have relocated some polling units to six Local Government Areas headquarters for safety ahead of the Saturday Council polls. The bodies said that the actions was to beef up security formations in the six most volatile local government areas...
Police authorities in Lagos have summoned three officers for allegedly extorting N1m from corps members. Footage of the encounter between the corps members and officers had made the rounds on social media late Friday. The incident is said to have happened in the Surulere area of Lagos. A social...
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, has warned intending protesters against unlawful acts during the planned protest. He gave the warning during a town hall meeting with stakeholders and security agencies organised by the Lagos Police Command on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos. The News Agency of...
The Police Command in Kano has confirmed the death of five police officers in a ghastly motor accident at Karfi town in Kura Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said 11 other police officers sustained...
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria Army Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The three convicts sentenced to death by hanging are Agada Solomon, Taiwo Adeniyi and Bibisoye Kehinde. Justice...
The Nigerian Police has said six persons were arrested for various electoral offences during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the election, Frank Mba, disclosed this in Benin, on Tuesday, at a news conference. “We have made a total of six arrests, and we...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police has said that a 21-year old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Christian Cemetery and stealing iron rods after destroying the graves. The Bauchi State Police Command in a statement signed by its Public Relations, Ahmed Wakil,...
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday ordered security and law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals involved in trafficking stolen vehicles. The agencies tasked with this responsibility include: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Ports...
There is a heavy presence of security operatives on Sunday at the Edo office of INEC as collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced, NAN reports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away in all the roads leading to office...