The Anglican Province of Owerri, Imo State, has said that it would engage the police to find out why it desecrated the church while enforcing the arrest of Uche Nwosu at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama Obieri in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state on Monday during a thanksgiving service. The church said […]
The Commander Corps of Artillery Major General Tari-Timiye Gagariga has tasked fresh Graduands of the Nigerian Army Training Center to always maintain high professional standards in their conduct during operations. CCA gave the advice on Thursday 23 December, 2021 in Kontagora during the graduation ceremony of 288 officers and men of the Nigerian Army who […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain steadfast as they go into the final phase of the campaign against insurgency and other forms of criminalities. The President, who addressed the troops at the Air Force Base in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, said the entire nation remains grateful for the gallantry […]
A total of 117 senior officers have been promoted by the Nigerian Army Council. Of the number, 41 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were promoted to Brigadier General. The Director of Army Public Relations Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He listed […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has released phone numbers for emergency cases during the festive season. The phone numbers were published on Sunday. The contact details were for control rooms of the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). “As you celebrate this holiday season, you can contact the Nigeria Police Force in all […]
Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition, The PUNCH has learnt. The owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics but the suspicious Customs officials, upon close examination of the cartons, discovered that they were filled with […]
THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a 20 per cent upward review of salary for the police force with effect from January 2022. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
The Imo State Police Command on Sunday said it has banned completely the use of fireworks popularly known as knockout, banger in Imo because hoodlums now use it to cause a distraction to rob and kidnap their target victims. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, ahead […]
CHAIRMAN of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, insisted that devolving policing to various levels, including the local level, is the only solution to the myriad of security challenges facing the country noting that multi-level policing, which would give birth to state police, is an idea that nothing can […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday opened the online application portal for its 2021 recruitment exercise. This was announced in a statement signed by the Police Headquarters Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba. In the statement titled, ‘2021 recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force’, the force announced that successful applicants would be enlisted as Police Constables […]
