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NDDC donates relief materials to Correctional Service in Rivers
54+ min ago (578+ words) Emmanuel Nlewedum, Port Harcourt As part of its humanitarian intervention to cushion the effects of the prevailing economic hardship on inmates across custodial centres, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has donated relief materials to the Nigerian Correctional Service, Rivers…...
Troops kill terrorists, disrupt bandit movements in Niger, Kaduna
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (769+ words) . As Afenifere applauds Abiodun, Sanwo-Olu, IGP on security The Nigerian Army says troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised several terrorists and disrupted attempted bandit movements during intelligence-led air operations in parts of Niger…...
Edo police arrest 2 for staging fake kidnap to extort "4m
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (227+ words) The Edo State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly staging a self-kidnapping in a bid to extort millions of naira from unsuspecting family members. The suspects, identified as Lucky Alabi, 48, and Taiye Enahoro, 37, both natives of Uneme Akpama…...
Mbah lauds Tinubu for state police, says criminals can run, but can't hide
1+ week, 3+ day ago (902+ words) Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says there is no more hiding place for criminals in the state, as his administration has built the capacity to preempt, track down, and bring them to book. Mbah sounded the warning on Wednesday…...
Police restructing by new IGP, Disu welcome development - activist Nwangwu
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (426+ words) An Abuja based human rights activist, Chukwuma Nwangwu, at the weekend expressed satisfaction with the restructuring of Nigeria Police Force by the new Inspector General of Police, IGP, Tunde Disu, which he started with the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO,…...
NCC, NSCDC Caution Construction Firms, Others Over Rising Fibre Optic Cable Damage
5+ mon, 11+ hour ago (394+ words) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have warned against fibre-optic cable damage during road construction and related civil works across the country as the rising incidents of avoidable fibre cuts resulting from…...
El-Rufai sues ICPC for N1bn over alleged unlawful invasion of Abuja residence
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (890+ words) A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over the alleged unlawful invasion and search of his Abuja residence. In the suit marked…...
Court acquits suspended DCP Abba Kyari of 23-count asset declaration charge
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1118+ words) A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge bordering on alleged non-declaration of assets brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Delivering…...
State police 'll strengthen security not replace federal force - Lagos CP
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (366+ words) The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, says the proposed establishment of state police will strengthen security operations in the country and complement the work of the Nigeria Police Force. Jimoh said this while briefing newsmen on…...
Police FIB-IRT crack down on suppliers of ammunition to bandits, other crime suspects
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (614+ words) In its determination to rid the nation of all forms of crimes and criminalities, the Nigeria Police Force NPF has tracked down a network of criminal syndicates that specilaize in the supply of drugs, arms and ammunition to bandits and…...