ACP Francis Ndabula, Area Commander in-charge of the Opolo Area, Bayelsa Command of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday enlisted the support of members of the public in combating crime. Ndabula made the appeal during a meeting with members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) under his jurisdiction. He also …
Read More »Mailafiya honours DSS invitation for second time
By Polycarp Auta Jos, Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has honoured the invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS) for the second time. Mailafiya, the Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 general elections, …
Read More »Katsina group to Zulum: Ignore media attacks by faceless groups Says, ‘How can same accused military, investigate, clear themselves of Baga allegations?’
A group, Katsina Network for Peace and Leadership, KANPAL, has called on Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum not to bother responding to recent media reports against him by so called pro-military groups because majority of them are faceless. National coordinator of the group, Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf Bakori said in …
Read More »Ex-Edo assembly speaker seeks court’s protection over alleged planned arrest
By Deborah Coker Benin, Aug. 14, 2020 The immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, has approached the Edo State High Court in Benin, to seek a restraining order to prevent his `imminent’ arrest. According to court documents, seen by the News Agency of Nigeria …
Read More »House of Assembly member shot dead; Wives, child kidnapped
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi A member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass constituency, Musa Mante Baraza has been killed by unknown gunmen in his residence in Dass. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident to newsmen through the telephone on Friday. The Police PRO, DSP Ahmed …
Read More »Stop denying us weapons to fight terrorism – FG tells world powers
By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Aug. 13, 2020 The Federal Government has appealed to the world powers not to be weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal on Thursday when he …
Read More »Security: Buhari, Governors end meeting; Call for protection of civilian communities, improved intelligence-sharing
President Muhammadu Buhari and State Governors Tuesday ended their meeting on the state of the nation’s security with calls for a joint strategy to bring various conflicts to an end within time limits, while field commanders would take measures to protect civilian communities as a confidence-building mechanism between the military …
Read More »Buhari, North East govs, security chiefs meet over insecurity
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 10, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the six governors of the North East Zone and security chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was also attended by Vice-President …
Read More »North east governors meet in Maiduguri … Security tops agenda
The North East Governors Forum has called on the Federal Government to ensure the deployment of state of the art military hard ware to the region to combat insurgency, stressing that to bridge the manpower deficit in the Armed Forces the Police be allowed to carry these sophisticated weapons where …
Read More »Edo election: Obaseki, CP decries violence
By Monday Ajogun Benin, Aug. 7, 2020 Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday in Benin condemned acts of political thuggery and violence in the state, saying that the state security council had vowed to withdraw police protecting non-state actors. Obaseki, who spoke after a closed-door meeting with security chiefs …
Read More »Security challenges: You must rejig security strategy, Buhari tells Security Chiefs
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation’s security chiefs to rejig their strategies in the ongoing battle against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in some parts of the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj-Gen. Babagana Mongonu, …
Read More »Bayelsa Police to set up Special Squad to fight violent crime
The new Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Command, CP Mike Okoli, has announced that the Command will set up a special squad that will promptly respond and deal with violent crimes and social miscreants in the state. CP Okoli made this announcement at his maiden press conference at the Police Officers …
Read More »Police arrest 35 for kidnapping other heinous crimes · Recover 4 Ak47 rifles, 5 other assault guns, 378 rounds of ammunition, 18 vehicles, 1 anti-tracker device, others
Police Operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested thirty-five suspects across the country for their active involvement and participation in series of kidnapping, armed robbery and other heinous crimes across the country. The arrest, according to a statement by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, is sequel to the …
Read More »Maj.-Gen. Hamman takes over command of Army headquarters garrison
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 27, 2020 The new Commander Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), Maj.- Gen. Ayuba Hamman on Monday assumed command of the Garrison after an exchange of baton with the erstwhile commander, Maj.-Gen. James Myam. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Omale Ochagwuba, made this known …
Read More »Newly created Zone 16 Police Command, inaugurates PCRC, in Bayelsa
The newly created Zone 16, which comprises of Bayelsa and Rivers States, Tuesday inaugurated the first Police Community Relations Committee, (PCRC) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa Capital. The inauguration, of the seven man Committee, took place at the Police Officers’ mess in Yenagoa. It will be recalled that the PCRC, was …
Read More »Senate cannot sack Service Chiefs – Presidency fires back
The Nigerian Presidency has fired back at the Senate over its adoption of a motion that the country’s Service Chiefs should resign or be sacked. The Senate had based its position on the unabating security challenges in the country. But a terse statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the …
Read More »Insecurity: Resign now, Senate tells Service Chiefs …As Lawan tasks Joint Committee to investigate desertion of Army by soldiers
The Senate has called on the Service Chiefs to step aside over the deteriorating security situation in the country. This formed part of resolutions of the Senate sequel to the consideration of motion drawing attention to the rising number of casualties among the Nigerian Army and other Security Agencies. The …
Read More »Army neutralises 17 bandits, rescues 2 kidnapped girls in Katsina
By Abdullahi Shugaba Katsina, July 19, 2020 Troop of the Nigeria Army of the Operation Sahel Sanity Theatre have neutralised 17 bandits and rescued two teenage girls kidnapped in separate operations in Katsina State. According to a statement signed by Brig- Gen., Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director of Defence Media Operation, …
Read More »Wife, son of late Edo Speaker kidnapped in Kogi
Lokoja, July 18, 2020 Gunmen again struck on Okene -Lokoja road on Saturday, kidnapping the wife and son of the late former Speaker of Edo State, Hon. Zakawanu Garuba. The two victims were abducted while travelling from Abuja to Auchi with other relations for the burial rites of Garuba when …
Read More »Troops rescue 34 kidnapped victims, apprehend suspects in Benue –DHQ
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 17, 2020 The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued about 34 kidnapped victims, apprehended suspected kidnappers and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in Benue state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on …
Read More »Tolulope Arotile: Too early for hangar in the sky By Femi Adesina
When a pilot dies, the colleagues say he or she has gone to the hangar in the sky. Hangar is a place where aircraft are housed, but it was way, way too early for Nigeria’s first female helicopter fighter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, to go there. Not a time for parking …
Read More »Yoruba World Congress mourns first female combat pilot…calls for thorough investigation
Yoruba Leader and President of the Yoruba World Congress, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has expressed sadness and grief over the death, last Tuesday in Kaduna, of the country’s first female combat pilot, Flight Officer Tolulope Arotile. “This loss is irreparable and the grief unbearable”, said Akintoye in a statement issued in …
Read More »Wike rescues former NDDC MD *Calls on Inspector General of Police to investigate her attempted abduction
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike Thursday rescued the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh from an attempted abduction. He has, also, according to a statement by Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to …
Read More »NAF 1st female combat helicopter pilot dies in road accident
By Doris Esa Abuja, July 15, 2020 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died on July 14, as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna. Late Arotile was the first female combat helicopter …
Read More »Pastor, 59, allegedly defiles girl, 10 in Ogun
Yetunde Fatungase Abeokuta, July 14, 2020 Ogun police have arrested 59-year-old pastor of the Light Christian Church, Odeda, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. Ogun Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta that the pastor was arrested following a report by …
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