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Herdsmen/farmers clash: Ogun Assembly calls for immediate takeoff of Amotekun On By James Ogunnaike Concerned by the rising spate of insecurity occasioned by cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/ farmers clash, banditry and cultism, the Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the State government to step up plans towards the take-off of the Amotekun Security network, with a view to strengthening security network in the State. The passage of the resolution followed a motion mo...

Police get nine new AIGs, nine CPs, promote 20,356 other officers Police get nine new AIGs, nine CPs, promote 20,356 other officers Share The Police Service Commission, on Thursday, announced the promotion of nine Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and nine Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police while also promoting over 20,356 senior police officers. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the spokesp...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Okezie lkpeazu, the Governor of Abia State has assured members of the Nigerian Correctional Service of Government’s partnership and assistance in providing training expertise and materials that will ensure the success of their proposed shoe and garment industry. Governor lkpeazu, who gave the assurance during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shoe and Garment lndustry at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Aba, described the proposed project as an added impetus...

The factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Sheikh Abubakar Ibn Al-shakawi popularly called Shekau, has said in a new audio message that, the new set of service chiefs will not do more than what their predecessor did in the fight against terrorism in the northeast Nigeria. The Boko Haram spiritual leader, calls on the chief of defence staff, Lt General Lucky Irabor to have sympathy on himself, repent and convert to Islam. Shekau, who spoke in about ten minutes, also called on the Chief o...

The complainant told the police that his son, Samuel Ajibade, accused of stealing two handsets, was beaten into unconsciousness by the suspects. He further reported that the victim was rushed to General Hospital, Ota for medical attention, but was confirmed dead on arrival. The spokesman of the State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told newsmen on Sunday that following the report, the DPO Onipanu Division, Bamidele Job, led detectives to the scene where the three suspects were arrested. Oyeyemi said...

  The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has debunked claims by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) that the wife of its embattled leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has been infected by the deadly COVID-19 while in detention at its facility in Kaduna. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna State Command, Daniel Wadai, who insisted that there is no report of any COVID-19 infection in any of their facilities as all inmates are saf...

Daniels Igoni Yenagoa HOODLUM on Wednesday invaded the Sagbama Local Government Legislative Assembly in Bayelsa State and attacked councillors du...

Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested 262 suspected drug traffickers and seiz...

ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF GIRL, 16: Police probe Ogun Commissioner On *Suspect denies allegation, speaks on encounter with teenager By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police said it has commenced investigation into the allegations of sexual harassments of a 16-year-old secondary school girl by the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun. The Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, spoke in a reaction to a viral video circulating on social media that the  ...

Views: Visits 45 There was pandemonium on Thursday morning at Sankera, the headquarters of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State as three policemen and two others were gunned down by armed militias. The armed men were said to have invaded the residence of the Katsina-Ala local government chairman, Alfred Atera where they killed three policemen and two other people. Prior to this recent ugly incident, there had been relative peace in the Katsina-Ala axis of the state after me...