Tags : Nigeria Police Force
On Tuesday, 58-year-old Usman Alkali Baba was named the Acting Inspector General of Police, taking over from Mohammed Adamu, whose tenure had expired in February. This was followed by his decoration by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. Not oblivious of the litany of security challenges confronting the nation and […]Read More
The Senate has introduced a bill seeking to amend the Police Act, 2020. The new bill titled ‘The Nigeria Police Act 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2021’, was sponsored by Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun). According to the sponsor, the bill seeks to enhance the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through the removal […]Read More
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, said the National Assembly was committed to granting adequate funding support required by the Nigeria Police Force. Lawan stated this when the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, led the management team of the Force Headquarters to pay him a courtesy visit in his office. He noted […]Read More
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, on Monday paraded 202 people, suspected of involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and other related crimes in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the parading of the suspects is part of a renewed crackdown on criminals in the state, tagged “Operation […]Read More
The Federal Government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Planning of the 2019 Global Youth Empowerment Forum, GYEF, as part of the centenary anniversary celebration of the International Labour Organisation, ILO. The committee has as Chairman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment; Secretary, Director, Productivity and Labour Standards, while members are drawn […]Read More
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered Senate President Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west and Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, to honour the police invitation. The invitation is in connection with their roles in a protest staged by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in October 2018. The three […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the successor to Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as Inspector General of Police(IGP). He is AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. He has been appointed in acting capacity. President Buhari formally decorated the new acting IG at a ceremony at the Aso Rock Villa today. The president was assisted by the former police boss, […]Read More
The Nigeria Police Force is set to parade some suspects involved in the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.). The suspects will be paraded at the headquarters of the NPF in Abuja on Thursday. “We have made a breakthrough in the case and we’ve arrested suspects […]Read More
Two officers of the Lagos State Police Command caught engaging in gambling while on duty are currently facing disciplinary action that could lead to reduction in rank or dismissal, the Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal said on Tuesday. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti in a statement, said the attention of the Command was […]Read More