President Bola Tinubu did not extend the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. This is according to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which said instead, the President gave his approval to the law governing the tenure of the office as required. In a statement on Friday, Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the […]
THE National Economic Council, NEC, on Wednesday gave Monday September 9 deadline to four states yet to submit report from their states on establishment of State police. The NEC also resolved to adopt the comprehensive reports from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Monday and warned that […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, sources at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation have disclosed. In a report by DailyTrust,the officials, who requested anonymity, told Daily Trust that the IGP’s tenure was extended by three years. They […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and Adeola Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. […]
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar disclosed this to State House reporters on Saturday shortly after meeting with the President, saying he discussed with Tinubu who understood with him. On his visit to the Presidential Villa, Abubakar said he came […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is detaining Isaac Bristol, a Rivers State resident they believe to be behind the @PIDOMNIGERIA online profile, which often publishes leaks indicting the government. On Thursday night, Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin published details of his conversation with someone claiming to be a confidant of the detainee. This person, Hundeyin said, reached him via @PIDOMNIGERIA’s […]
As Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, approaches retirement, the race to succeed him has intensified. Egbetokun, appointed on June 19, last year, is scheduled to retire on September 4, when he turns 60. The Police Council on October 31 confirmed Egbetokun as the substantive IGP. However, uncertainty clouds his retirement date due to a […]
Police officers under the auspices of Concerned Police Inspectors in Nigeria on Thursday visited the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, along Asutan Street, Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital to protest non-payment of 11 months salary arrears. The officers drawn from different Police formations, who spoke on behalf of their colleagues on […]
The Imo State Police Command in synergy with other security agencies has deployed water-tight security across the nooks and crannies of the State to prevent any form of security breach ahead of the unlawful and deleterious three-day sit-at-home order by the proscribed IPOB/ESN targeted at destabilizing the peace and socio-economic activities in the State […]
By Pascal Ibe President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday forwarded which bill that seeks to amend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). President Bola Tinubu forwarded the Police Act Amendment Bill to the House of Representatives. The President appointed Egbetokun as the IGP in June 2023 for four years. He was appointed […]
