The Federal Government says the country is becoming safer everyday with the string of successes being recorded in the fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits and other criminal elements. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. He said the security forces […]
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate the alleged maltreatment and torture of Nigerians by foreign nationals living in the country. This followed a motion by Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo (APC, Bayelsa), who said in a bid to get a confession from victims alleged to have stolen iron rods, […]
Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 9 Headquarters, Umuahia, has met with its officers in Ebonyi Command, urging them to avoid any unlawful attitude against the Nigeria Police Force. Akinmoyede also urged the personnel to sustain their loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and be committed in […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has discovered plans to cause violence in parts of the country particularly in the North Central. Dr Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer of the DSS, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He, however, said that measures had been taken to forestall the plot […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says reports circulating on social media platforms that officers plan to embark on a strike action is “fake news”. There were posts on social media platforms on Monday that officers plan to commence a two-week strike from March 26 over “poor working conditions”. But in a statement issued on […]
The governor of Kano State, Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday asked the federal government to address poverty, unemployment, environmental degradation, injustice, corruption, porous borders and small arms proliferation in order to tackle insecurity. He stated this while featuring as the guest lecturer during the 2022 lecture of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association in Ibadan. […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has banned all police officers without proper and identifiable Police Uniforms from conducting certain security operations, especially roadblocks in mufti. Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in his Twitter handle on Friday. He said the IGP’s directive was informed by the […]
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the police get more funding from states than from the federal government. The governor said this on Thursday, while commenting on security vote at a panel discussion organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). Security vote is a […]
The Nigerian Army recruitment portal is currently open for applications. The online application is open for 83 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen and women. The application starts on March 7 and ends on May 13, 2022. Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications: (1) Must be single, a Nigerian citizen by birth and […]
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has approved a new dress code allowing hijab for female officers in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). According to the police, the new dress code also allows female officers to wear stud earrings under their berets or peak caps while in uniform. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, […]
