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Buhari Confident Of Credible Polls Despite Attacks On INEC Offices

  President Muhammadu Buhari voiced confidence Friday in free polls in February, brushing aside any impact from recent attacks on electoral offices. “I am resolute in my determination to enable the conduct of free, fair and transparent national elections in the first quarter of 2023, whose outcome would be largely accepted to the contestants,” he […]

IGP to Buhari: Police will not disappoint on 2023 polls

  Despite the destruction of offices belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other security threats across the country, the Inspector – General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that the police force will ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2023. The IGP gave the assurance at a […]

2023: Stop trying to corrupt us, IGP urges Nigerians

  The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba has appealed to Nigerians to stop attempting to corrupt security agencies especially the police, even as we prepare for the 2023 general elections. Alkali-Baba said this during a Public Lecture and Integrity Award with the theme: “Promoting Integrity as a way of fighting corruption,” organized by the […]

PSC promotes 745 officers, others

  The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 745 Senior Police Officers. The Commission also considered and approved the proper placement of five Commissioners of Police and one Deputy Commissioner. It also treated 14 appeals and petitions and nine Pending Disciplinary Matters from dismissed and serving Police Officers. This was contained in a […]

Anambra People Can Now Sleep With Two Eyes Closed – Soludo

  Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has said that the people of Anambra can now sleep with their two eyes closed, noting that security has improved in the state. Soludo stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The former Central Bank of Nigeria governor said he was attacked in broad daylight […]

Insecurity: IGP deploys armed drones to strategic location, orders clampdown on terrorists, criminals

  The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has acquired three high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for improved armed surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country. This is a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of the Nigeria Police Force. According […]

2023 Elections: IGP Fortifies Officers With Bulletproof Vests, Ballistic Helmets

  Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday ordered immediate distribution anti-riot equipment and kits to officers of the force nationwide. The police chief said the equipment should include bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management and stun guns. Baba, […]