•Nigerian workers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps yesterday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommun...
•NSCDC operatives The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 6,433 operatives to provide security during the Edo Governorship Election on Saturday. The NSCDC spokesperson, Mr Afolabi Babawale, disclosed this today in a statement in Abuja. Babawale quoted the NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, as charging the p...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer The UK government said today that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence. Yesterday, six people were arrested and several police officers injured when they were attacked by rioter...
The Lagos State Government has deployed men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the streets ahead of the nationwide hunger and hardship protests billed to commence on August 1. The heavy presence of police officers of the RRS and Task Force were seen on streets around the state today, as they engaged in patrol […]
The Nigerian Army announced today the deployment of 177 personnel for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army, Major General Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3 ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau at Martin Luther Agwai Inter...
•Police officers The Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma, has deplored officers and men of the command across the state to prevent the Nigeria Labour Congress protest from being hijacked by hoodlums. The NLC and affiliate union members had announced planned protest over economic hardships nationwide. The command’s spokesperson, Henry ...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 senior police officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a ...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed three Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to oversee security arrangements for Saturday’s governoship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this at a media briefing in Abuja. The DIG...

