The Police Service Commission (PSC), has approved the appointment of three assistant inspectors general of police to the rank of deputy inspectors general of police. This is even as the Commission suspended the promotion of eight commissioners of police to ...
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Feed SubscriptionFuel Scarcity Won’t End Until Refineries Work – Marketers
The incessant reoccurrence of the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, is going to continue until the country starts refining petroleum products domestically and halts complete reliance on imports, oil marketers have said. Nigeria imports its PMS and other ...
Read More »41 Die In Katsina Terrorist Attack
The Katsina State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the death of 41 persons in Kankara local government area of the State after a terrorist attack in Yargoje forest. Most of the victims were volunteers from neighbouring Bakori local government area ...
Read More »New Naira: ICPC Arrests Bank Officials, Others Over Sabotage In Abuja, Osun
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), has arrested officials of commercial banks in Abuja and Osun State for alleged sabotage. The ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said the development was in continuation of ICPC’s clampdown on elements ...
Read More »Akwa Utd Survives Armed Robbery Attack
By Mfon Patrick Team Akwa United survived an armed robbery attack along Ogoni road, Rivers State while returning from Ibadan after honouring Nigeria Professional Football League Matchday 5 against Kwara United. The incident happened on Thursday February 2, 2023 at ...
Read More »Violence In South East Must Be Crushed – IGP
Inspector-general of police Usman Baba has said the violent attacks in the South Eastern part of the country must be stopped at all cost. IGP Usman, who stated this at the national women and youth sensitization summit on the forthcoming ...
Read More »Fragile Borders Fueling Terrorism, Economic Sabotage, Illicit Flow Of Arms – Buhari
Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders, as the fragile nature of entry points into various countries enhance terrorism, economic sabotage, and illicit flow of arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President ...
Read More »Troops Dislodge Bandits, Rescue 30 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna
A fighting patrol from 1 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters Kaduna, on Thursday, engaged bandits kidnapping commuters at Manini village along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road, dislodging them. The troops, who were escorting the the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj Gen ...
Read More »EFCC Arrests Racketeers Of New Naira Notes In Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in separate operations in Zone 4 and Dei Dei areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers hoarding and trading the redesigned Naira notes. ...
Read More »Cashless System Can Help Track Election Financing – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said when effectively operated, a cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. He disclosed this on Monday at the Presidential Villa when ...
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