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Army promotes 108 generals

The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the Major-General and Brigadier-General ranks. According to a statement on Friday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the list includes 35 Brigadier Generals elevated to Major-Generals and 73 Colonels promoted to Brigadier-Generals. Among the newly promoted Major-Generals are […]

Fake police officer, two others arrested in Nigeria’s Southeast

The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested one Chidi Ekwesiri aged 50 years from Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, and two others, tormenting innocent residents of the state. In a press statement released Wednesday, the spokesman for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police recovered one automatic pump action gun […]

PSC promotes over 8000 police officers

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 8,053 senior police officers.On Monday, 11 Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General, and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police were promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police. On Tuesday, 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police were promoted to DCPs, while 57 Chief Superintendents […]

Nigeria’s SouthEast records lowest crime rate in latest security survey

The President Bola Tinubu administration, through the National Bureau of Statistics, has debuted the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey. “The concept seeks to ensure that information rolled out to the public is data-driven,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, revealed in a statement he signed on Wednesday titled ‘Ensuring Data Transparency: Tinubu […]

Police Say Nigerian Governors Aware Of Roadblocks They Mount

The Police High Command says state governors are aware of the roadblocks mounted by its personnel either on major highways or some intercity roads in their respective locations. According to DailyTrust, it also said that Nigerians abroad are trooping into the country to enjoy Christmas in their respective communities sequel to improved security situation in […]

CDS probes deaths of Okuama community leaders in Army custody

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has ordered a thorough investigation into the deaths of two Okuama community leaders, Pa James Oghoroko and Dennis Okugbaye, while in Army custody. Oghoroko, the President-General of the Okuama community, and 81-year-old Okugbaye, the community’s treasurer, reportedly died six days apart after being detained by the military. […]

36 states submit report backing state police creation

Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, says 36 state governments have submitted their reports on the creation of state police to the national economic council (NEC). Sani spoke in Abuja on Thursday after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Sani stated that many states support the plan to establish state police, noting that […]

Army re-opens Imo market weeks after soldiers’ killing

The Nigerian Army has re-opened the Rescue Market, popularly known as Malaysia Market, Onuimo in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, reopened the market which was closed three weeks ago after an attack on a military checkpoint by suspected IPOB members resulting in the […]

DHQ gets N20bn running costs, others in 10 months – Report

The Ministry of Defence has disbursed a total of N20,742,531,363.12 to the Defence Headquarters to cover overhead, running, and capital implementation costs for the first ten months of 2024. Of this amount, N1,924,177,368.72 was allocated for running and overhead costs, while N18,818,353,994.40 was earmarked for capital implementation. The N1,924,177,368.72 for running and overhead costs was […]