A fresh tragedy has hit the nation’s security community following the killing of six policemen in an ambush in Delta State. Six other officers are still missing, the Nigeria Police confirmed yesterday. It comes as the country remains in shock over the March 14 killing of 18 army officers and men by some youths in […]
•Senator Yar’Adua and some police officers Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua has said the federal government is working on recruiting more security personnel to battle the rising crime rates in the country. “First of all, you have to understand that we have a problem with the strength of the police and the military and other security agencies [&helli...
•AC Milan Italy’s finance police raided today the headquarters of AC Milan as part of an investigation into the sale of the Serie A giants to American investment fund RedBird. Milan confirmed the raids reported by Italian news agencies ANSA and AGI and said that the club itself was not being investigated, but that current […]
•Primeboy The Lagos State Police Command has re-arrested afro singer, Ibrahim Owodunni, aka Primeboy. It was learnt that Primeboy was arrested today morning during his visit to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, Yaba, alongside Ayobami Fisayo aka Spending, reports The PUNCH. A source privy to the development told our corresp...
•Olympics logo A group of charities claimed Wednesday that French police were cracking down on Paris sex workers ahead of the Olympics. A report issued by 17 non-government organisations who work with prostitutes said that they shared the same conclusion as to the increased repression and sometimes changes in police practices, reports AFP. “Th...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 1607 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to the next rank of Superintendents. PSC had earlier stepped down the consideration of the officers’ promotion at its last management meeting where other recommendations were considered when it noticed some discrepancies in the list, ...
Police in Plateau State, yesterday, cordoned off the road leading to the state House of Assembly within the Jos metropolis. This came as supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and their rivals from the All Progressives Congress kept vigil in front of the Assembly complex yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The Spokesman for the police [&h...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered stoppage of Point-of-Sales (PoS) machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities nationwide. Egbetokun said the ban became imperative following public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions of PoS machine...
•Enugu State PPRO, DSP Daniel Ndukwe The Enugu State Police Command has fixed dates and venues for the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test for General Duty applicants in the ongoing 2022 recruitment of police constables. The command said the successful applicants shortlisted in the conducted physical and credentials screening had been slated...
•Police recruits A former federal lawmaker, Senator Binta Masi Garba, has alleged that someone she knows was asked to pay N3m to gain admission into the Nigeria Police Force Academy in Wudil, Kano State. According to the ex-lawmaker who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, the security challenges confronting the nat...

