Police Service Commission (PSC)
19 Jan
A human rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement (CRRAN) has petitioned the Police Service Commission (PSC) over the alleged three-month illegal detention of a 16-year-old secondary school student in Enugu and demanded N50 million as compensation. The petition signed by Olu Omotayo, President of CRRAN, made available to newsmen in Enugu on Friday was…
20 Oct 2023
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has urged the police to have the uniforms of the special constabulary changed from the regular ones to differentiate the two. It noted that the special constabulary was a creation by the Police Act but not recognised by law and the Commission. The call for a change of uniforms followed…
28 Aug 2023
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has asked Deputy Inspectors General of Police Moses Jitiboh, Dan-Mallam, Adeyinka Adeleke, and Hafiz Inuwa to leave the service. The compulsory retirement may not be unconnected with the fact that the four DIG’s were senior to the incumbent to the present IGP. Although three of the retired DIG’s were coursemates…
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…
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