Nigeria police
13 Dec 2023
The Police Service Commission has disowned a trending video on the 2023 police special list, saying the next stage of ongoing constables recruitment would be announced soon. Spokesman of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani said the attention of the Police Service Commission was drawn to ‘a fictitious publication titled "2023 Police Special List" and which has…
13 Dec 2023
Operatives of the Kano State Police Command on December 9, 2023, arrested one Abubakar Gambo Director at the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources. Gambo, and two other suspects, were arrested for conspiring to forge a letter authorizing the auction of a high-capacity Water Irrigation Pump and Tank, a crucial public utility without proper consent…
12 Dec 2023
The Inspector General Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the posting of CP Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha to Lagos State Police Command. CP Adegoke who just graduated from National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos is to take over from DCP Waheed Ayilara who had been incharge on the command in an acting capacity.…
11 Dec 2023
The recent inauguration of Katsina State Community Watch Corps by Governor Dikko Radda is another clear pointer to the fact that the time to reorganise the Nigeria Police is now, rather than at a later date.
30 Nov 2023
The Bauchi State Police Command has said that its operatives have arrested a 25-year-old man who stole a car during evening prayer at a mosque in Zaria, Kaduna State. Spokesman of the Command, Ahmed Wakil in a statement on Wednesday night, said that the suspect was apprehended along Jos-Bauchi road during a stop-and-search exercise after…
29 Nov 2023
Commissioner of Police in Kano, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel has ordered the arrest of a police inspector for shooting incident that led to the death of a teenager. CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, in a statement on Wednesday, ordered the arrest of the inspector. The incident occurred in Kurna Quarters, Fagge LGA Kano State on 28th…
28 Nov 2023
The Commissioner of Police in Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma has ordered the immediate redeployment of Orji Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Udom Godwin to the Command headquarters, Owerri over the escape of a suspected serial rapist. The spokesperson of the Imo state Police Command, Henry Okoye in a statement confirmed that DPO Godwin…
22 Nov 2023
The Ekiti Police Command says it has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a farmer by a deaf and dumb in the deceased farm. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred at Ipole Farm Settlement, Agbado Ekiti, in Ayekire Local Council Development Area on Tuesday evening. It…
22 Nov 2023
A soldier was injured on Tuesday night while a policeman was killed in a clash between some Army and Police personnel in Adamawa. The injured soldier was allegedly shot in the leg by a policeman who was part of a patrol team at Target Junction in Yola. Some soldiers were said to have later stormed…
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The Federal Government is facing mounting pressure to ban Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, as experts and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) expressed concerns on Wednesday about their safety for human consumption. The experts, who raised the concerns during a public hearing held by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Agricultural Production and Services,…
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As part of activities to celebrate the University of Calabar (UNICAL) 50th Anniversary, the management has disclosed plans to develop sports and recreational facilities for the successful hosting of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) 2026. The UNICAL Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, disclosed this yesterday while briefing the press at the council chambers during…
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Many students in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, did not attend their schools as commercial transporters refused to convey them and other residents to their destinations. The Guardian gathered that the transporters, mostly mini-bus drivers popularly known as Korope, shunned the roads in protest against the shooting and hospitalization of the chairman of the…
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The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has released the names of 5,600 newly recruited primary school teachers and 80 caregivers in the state. The SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, who made this known in Ibadan, said the list was duly approved by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde. The chairman said…
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The Nasarawa State Government has partnered with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to purchase 141 housing units for off-takers under the rent-to-own scheme, which will be applicable to civil servants in the state. The state's Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel A. Akabe, revealed this development when leading a delegation to the FMBN Headquarters in…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday suspended all market unions and associations in Edo State with immediate effect. The governor has also ordered the police and other security agencies in the state to arrest defaulting leaders of the various suspended unions and associations without any delay. The decision of the governor was contained in…
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The Kano State Police Command has arrested and detained Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the nominal complainant in the allegation of adultery involving his wife and Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara. Nabegu's arrest occurred less than 24 hours after a Kano Upper Sharia Court, presided over by Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola, dismissed the…
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