adminTinubu orders police officers guarding VIPs returned to community policing
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country. Tinubu issued the directive on Sunday during a security meeting held at…
Senate confirms appointments of service chiefs
The Nigerian senate on Wednesday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of service chiefs. Those confirmed are Olufemi Oluyede as chief of defence staff, Wahidi Shaibu as…
CDS: Nigeria must build local defence industry, restructure police to tackle insecurity
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of defence staff–designate, has called for the establishment of a local military industrial complex and the restructuring of the Nigeria Police Force to strengthen the country’s…
PROFILE: Tinubu’s New Service Chiefs
President Bola Tinubu on Friday carried out a major shakeup in the hierarchy of Nigeria’s military architecture, replacing General Christopher Musa with General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of…
NCoS Declares Correctional Centres Red Zones Over #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all custodial centres nationwide as red zones over the ‘free Nnamdi Kanu’ protest. NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a…
Our officers can break doors to arrest uncooperative suspects – Police
The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Victor Isuku, has said police officers are empowered by law to break down doors, enter through ceilings, or scale fences to…
ALERT: “Fake police recruitment ongoing in Nigeria”
The Police Service Commission has cautioned Nigerians seeking a career in the Nigeria Police Force to beware of fake recruitment adverts circulating online, insisting that it has not yet…
How “security votes” fuel insecurity
In the shadowed corridors of power, a fiscal phantom bleeds Nigeria dry. It operates under an innocuous alias – “Security Vote” – a budgetary sleight of hand that transforms…
Explosion Rocks Abuja Bus Stop
An explosion which occurred on Monday afternoon along Mararaba-Nyanya bypass in Abuja has injured one person. According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Federal Capital…
Nigeria, South Africa face rising cybersecurity threats – Report
A new report by global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has identified Nigeria and South Africa among the countries experiencing a sharp rise in online threats during the first quarter of…
Police identify officers receiving money from Chinese in viral video, promise sanction
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the conduct of its officers captured in a viral video receiving money from a Chinese national, describing their actions as “unprofessional and unethical.”…
Otti urges Igbo youths to join Army
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has promised to assist in sensitising Abia youths for recruitment into the Nigerian Army. Otti stated this in Government House Umuahia on Wednesday,…
Grenade mistaken for scrap metal explodes, kills scavenger, injures others
The Lagos Police Command and the Nigerian Army have commenced investigation to unravel how military explosives got into the hands of scavengers at Idi-Araba, Mushin where one exploded last…
Orsu: After Four Years of Anarchy, Police Station Returns to Imo community
The Imo State Police Command has reopened the Orsu Divisional Headquarters, marking a symbolic end to four years of lawlessness in the crisis-ridden Orsu Local Government Area (LGA). The…
ACP Victor Godfrey: The making of a model cop
In a nation where trust in the police is often shaky, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Victor Godfrey has become an glowing brand. Known for his integrity and hands-on…
