The House Of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs says it is worrisome that the Nigerian Police Force is not well-funded despite the security challenges the nation is faced with. Members of the committee who condemned the act, said it was high time that the Police Trust Fund Bill currently before the Senate was passed and […]
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Security orderly: Ebonyi SDP governorship candidate petitions IGP
Social Democratic Party (SDP) logo By Douglas OkoroThe Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ebonyi, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over alleged police refusal to approve request for orderly for its governorship candidate, Mr Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo. The party, therefore, urged the Nigeria Police Force to provide security orderly to the party’s
Frank Mba replaces Jimoh Moshood as Police PRO
The Acting Inspector General, Adamu Mohammed, has appointed Frank Mba as the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Police, replacing the former spokesman DCP Jimoh Moshood. Mba, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police served as the PRO of the Police Force between 2012 and 2014 when he served under former IGP Mohammed Adamu. […]
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Kwara PDP thugs attack APC rally in Ilorin
One of the APC vehicles damaged by PDP thugs in Ilorin, Kwara The Nigerian Police Force said today that suspected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP thugs went on the rampage in Ilorin, Kwara and disrupted a rally being held by the All Progressives Congress.This was contrary to the impression created by Senate
Anxiety in police over IGP’s tenure
Molly Kilete, Abuja Palpable anxiety pervades the Nigerian Police over the fate of Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who clocks 35 years in service today. IGP Idris enlisted into the police on January 3, 1984 and has, therefore, been caught up with the retirement clause of number of years in service. However, he would […]
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Why we are after Dino Melaye, Police explain
The Nigerian Police Force, yesterday, said operatives who laid siege at the residence of Senator Dino Melaye were there to effect his arrest. The decision, Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, clarified, was in connection to the attempted culpable homicide in the shooting of a Police Officer, Sgt Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force […]
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Respect rule of law, human rights, IGP charges police officers
Officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force have been charged to have respect for the rule of law, fundamental human rights and be loyal to the nation as well as be resolute and total in the discharge of their professional duties of policing the community. The charge was given by the Inspector General of […]
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INEC to engage police in preparation for 2019 general election
INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu and IGP Ibrahim Idris By Joseph EdehThe Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) says it plans to engage the Nigeria Police Force on the parameter to be used for the deployment of personnel during the 2019 general election. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, made the disclosure
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Buhari promises to restore the lost pride of Nigerian Police
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Nigerian Police Force that his government will work towards restoring its “lost primacy” in the country. The president’s spokesman Garba shehu said Buhari made the promise during a “Thank You” visit by the members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the force. “President Muhammadu […] …