Buhari Meets Uzodimma Over Insecurity In Imo, Approves Deployment Of Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. The meeting with Uzodinma may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity...
Body Of Slain Ogun Couple’s Son Recovered In River
The police in Ogun State have recovered the remains of Oreoluwa Fatinloye, son of the slain couple, Mr and Mrs Kehinde Fatinloye, who were murdered and set ablaze by suspected assassins at their residence in Abeokuta, on Sunday. The corpse was recovered from the Adigbe river, along Obada Oko area of Abeokuta. According to information, the deceased’s hands were tied before...
DSS Arrests ISWAP Commander, Associate Over Kogi Explosion
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, said it arrested the mastermind of a December 29, 2022 explosion near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in the Okene area of Kogi State. The secret police said the suspect, Abdulmumin Otaru aka Abu Mikdad and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman were arrested on January 3, 2023. The DSS identified...
Police Job Not Slavery, Officers Can Consume Alcohol – Police Spokesperson
Mr. Hundeyin, the Police Image Maker added of the policeman seen drinking, "They have not misbehaved, they have not assaulted, they have not extorted (money from) anybody, they are simply drinking." Anyone can drink. Being a police officer is not slave labor. They were just drinking and intoxicated, which is what made it unprofessional; they were wearing uniforms. However, if...
2023 General Elections: Police Begin Training Of Personnel For Election Duties
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has started training its officers on how to handle electoral offenses before, during, and after the general elections in Nigeria in 2023. IGP Usman Baba, the inspector general of police, said during the flag-off ceremony of the training over the weekend in Abuja that the training was required by the Nigeria Police Force in order to...
Fears As Military Plans Release Of Another Set Of Repentant Terrorists
There are concerns that the plan by the military to release another set of repentant terrorists into society could subvert the progress made so far in the war against insurgency. No fewer than 613 rehabilitated terrorists undergoing de-radicalisation are scheduled to be handed over by the military authorities to their respective state governors. This has, however, heightened fears that the repentant...
Not 31, But 20 Persons Abducted From Edo Train Attack — State Government
Edo State government, yesterday, said 20 people were kidnapped contrary to earlier reports of 31 people being kidnapped, in the Ekehen, Igueben Local Government area railway station attack, last Saturday. It was also revealed that seven of those kidnapped have been rescued. Briefing newsmen on updates from the Igueben incident, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, told journalists in...
How Lagos DPO Slumped, Died In Office After Complaining Of Headache
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday. Though the actual cause of death was not known, a police source who spoke to our correspondent Friday said the DPO had earlier complained of a minor headache and had gone to a hospital. He said the DPO...
Buhari Arrives National Arcade, Lays Wreath For Armed Forces Remembrance Day
In Abuja on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. He leaves office on May 29, 2023. The event serves as the culmination of events that got underway on November 16, 2022, when Buhari unveiled the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund at the presidential villa in Abuja. At the time, he had...
Arm Forces Remembrance Day: Nigeria Can’t Witness Coup Again — CDS
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, yesterday dismissed the thought of any possibility of the military taking over power in Nigeria, saying democracy has come to stay in the country. He also assured that the Armed Forces would work solidly behind the Nigerian Police Force, which is the lead security agency to ensure safe, free and fair general...
