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The Acting Chairperson of the Police Service Commission, Retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, has officially assumed office 24 hours after Musiliu Smith resigned. Daily Trust had exclusively reported how Smith…
How Smith Was Forced To Resign As PSC Chairman
A former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith, yesterday resigned as chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) following some controversies in the commission. Sources said the PSC Board, at…
Musiliu Smith resigns as PSC chairman amid constables recruitment controversy
Musiliu Smith, the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), has resigned from his position. Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, confirmed the development to TheCable on Wednesday. According to him,…
Insecurity: Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers call for state police
GOVERNORS of the 19 Northern states under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum, NGF have called for the immediate establishment of State Police in order to address the…
Police Service Commission Ignores IGP, Continues Recruitment Of Constables
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has continued the recruitment process of constables into the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The commission had suspended the process last month after the Inspector-General…
No Threat To Nigeria’s 2023 Elections – IGP Tells UN Police Chiefs
There is no security threat to the conduct of the 2023 general elections in the country. This is according to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, who addressed…
Family of kidnapped DPO cries for help as abductors threaten to kill him
Gunmen have threatened to kill the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Birnin Gwari Police Division in Kaduna State Sani Mohammed who was kidnapped in June while on official duty.…
Insecurity: 137 borders in Nigeria are unguarded, says Irabor
Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east and north-west regions of the country are unguarded. He said this on Thursday…
IGP deploys new commissioners of police for Kano, Zamfara, Enugu
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali, has activated the redeployment of some senior police officers. With the new posting, The Guardian gathered that CP. Abubakar Lawal is…
PSC Suspends Recruitment Of Constables After IGP’s Protest
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the recruitment process of constables into the Nigerian Police Force. The commission did this less than 24 hours after the Inspector-General of…
Police probe Dogara’s threat to life allegation, arrest retired armourer
The Bauchi state police command has arrested a retired armourer in connection with the alleged threat to the life of Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives.…
Elections will hold in south-east in 2023, IGP assures residents
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police, has assured residents of the south-east that elections will be held in the geopolitical zone in 2023. Baba gave the assurance on Saturday…
Yahaya Bello: Nigeria not mature enough for state police — governors can be reckless
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says Nigeria is not mature enough for state governments to have control of the police. Bello said governors can be “ruthless and reckless” if…
IGP Orders CPs To Beef Up Security Around Hospitals, Schools
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Sunday directed all Commissioners of Police across the 36 states of the federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory to deploy…
Imo: Confusion as policemen attack colleagues, kill one, injure others
….Source: ‘It was in error” BY Ibe Pascal Arogorn Operatives of the Ambassador Squad led by one Inspector Chikadia Okebata (‘Kill and Bury’) of the Imo police command on Wednesday…
