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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised alarm over what it describes as ongoing illegality within the Police Service Commission (PSC) and has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-working-day ultimatum to reconstitute the commission’s governing board or face legal action. In a statement signed by Emmanuel Onwubiko, the National Coordinator of HURIWA,…
9 Jan
Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro, has said insecurity in Igboland will be nipped
16 Dec
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police (CPs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to their next ranks. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, made this announcement in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The 11 CPs were promoted to the…
10 Dec
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), has called for innovation and the proper use of electronic evidence in Nigeria’s legal system. Argungu made the call on Tuesday during an event marking International Human Rights Day, held at the Nigerian Bar Association National Secretariat Auditorium in Abuja. Themed “Our Rights, Our…
7 Dec
The Police Service Commission has dismissed no fewer than 19 senior officers, reducing the ranks of 19 others. The PSC also warned policemen across the country to work within the established rules and be professional in dealing with Nigerians. The dismissal was disclosed by the spokesman of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani. According to Ani, the…
25 Nov
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has commended detectives attached to the Zonal Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos State, and the Bayelsa Police Command for their rejection of a N174 million bribe and the recovery of N10 million extorted from commuters
24 Nov
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), has described the rejection of a massive sum of N174 million by detectives of the Raider team from Zone 2 Command, Lagos, and the swift recovery of N10 million from some policemen from Zone 16 Command Headquarters, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as refreshing signposts…
5 Nov
Extra-judicial killings, illegal arrests, searches and detentions, sexual abuses, and others have been listed as issues tainting the nation's Human Rights record globally. The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), made this disclosure during his collaborative visit to the National Human Rights Commission. Argungu was on an advocacy campaign for…
29 Oct
The Police Service Commission has promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates. The Officers, who appeared before the Commission today; are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji Benjamin Chetachi Ukwu, and Inspector Benjamin Wanger PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, hinted…
8 Oct
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has been charged to digitise Police promotions, recruitment, and discipline. The charge was given by the Director-General in charge of the Bureau for Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, during an official visit to the Commission's headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. Welcoming him, his host,…
3 Oct
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police (CPs) to head state commands in the country.
20 Sep
Retired senior police officers, represented by the Police Veterans Foundation (PVF), have urged the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungu (rtd), to prioritise the welfare of retired senior police officers.
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Some staff and students of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa have commended President Bola Tinubu's administration for the disbursement of its Student Loan to 130 beneficiaries in the institution. They gave the commendation on the sidelines of an orientation workshop organised for the 2024/2025 academic calendar’s newly admitted students of the institution on Thursday in Nasarawa…
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Activist and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, to name the EFCC officers who were dismissed for misconduct and prosecute them immediately to serve as a deterrent to others. Adeyanju, who made this demand on Thursday in Abuja, regretted that there…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Chief Akinsanya Ajose, a former Head of Service and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in the state. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu described Ajose as a seasoned administrator, a…
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The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari, has stressed that Nigeria will continue to strengthen its institutional and technical capacity to respond to the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. Kambari made the assertion at a workshop organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Global Environment Facility-funded projects in…
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The Rivers State Government has confirmed the deaths of nine people in two local government areas of the state from a suspected cholera outbreak. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, confirmed the deaths during a news briefing at her office in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Dr. Oreh identified the affected local government areas…
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Barring any last-minute changes, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will arraign in court three ex-appointees of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh 64 million naira money laundering suit. The ex-appointees are Mr. Lawal Shakiru Olajimi Adebisi, a former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to El-Rufai, the ex-Accountant General of…
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The Lagos State government has warned residents of government-owned estates against unwholesome practices and disregard for the rules
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Damilola Otegba, a security guard at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, age 44 for engaging in unlawful sexual activities with a six-year –year old girl. He was said to have left his duty post and engaged in unlawful activity with the child inside the university building. CSP Omolola…