•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Ahead of the planned nationwide protest slated to start August 1, police authorities are requesting the details of the demonstrators. While briefing journalists in Abuja today, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, specifically asked all groups planning to participate in the demonstrations to submit the...
•Tinubu As the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August draws close, President Bola Tinubu today entered an emergency closed-door meeting with top traditional rulers, security top brass in his government and governors of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House i...
•IGP Egbetokun Some lawyers in Abuja have urged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to prevail on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the alleged incessant threat to arrest one of their colleagues, Victor Giwa. Speaking in Abuja today, Wednesday, June 26, the legal practitioners, under the aegis of Lawyers...
•Police convoy and IGP Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun yesterday, stated that his officers would remain at the Rivers State Local Government secretariats until the court rules on the local government chairmen tenure extension crisis in the state. A clash occurred on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, over ...
•Police The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed the continuation of the police barricade on local government secretariats in Rivers State to prevent a breakdown of law and order. IGP Egbetokun gave the directive while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the sideline of a Conference with Commissioners of ...
•Clark Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, has warned of imminent danger if the situation is not brought under control. The leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), in an open letter to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, highlighted the need for the police chief to act swiftly to prevent the crisis from spiralling out […]
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun believes the country is not “mature” for state policing despite the myriad of security challenges facing it. He spoke today during a national dialogue on state police held in Abuja with the theme ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’, reports Channels T...
•IGP Olukayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has approved the posting of dedicated Police Public Relations Officers and Deputy Public Relations Officer at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. These appointments, the Force Headquarters said were meant to strengthen community engagement and strategic communication. Th...
•IGP Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, today authorised the promotion of 10,581 junior officers of the Inspectorate Cadre, and the Rank and File. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police overseeing the Department of Finance and Administration (DIG DFA) has been tasked with coordinating efforts with the Commissione...
•Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo Gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate and prosecute four persons who he accused of criminal defamation and cyberstalking. The singer submitted the petition to the IGP on April 1, 2024, through his lawyers, Peter Abraham, Uche Matthe...

