DPO Fugar Division in Edo State Has Been Kidnapped
The DPO of Fugar Division, Edo State Command, and a native of Ilorin, Kwara state, CSP Ibrahim A. Ishaq has been kidnapped. Ishaq, according to credible sources, was kidnapped around the Ise river along old Auchi – Ekperi- Agenebode road, Edo State. Details of the incident were still sketchy at the time of filing this […]
How ISWAP in ‘revenge mission’ kill Brigade Commander, others in Borno
A suspected group of terrorists Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP at the weekend killed Brigadier-General Dzarma Zirkushi, the commander of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno state. Sources have said. The terrorists killed the gallant officer, alongside three other soldiers, while on their way to reinforce troops at […]
Defence, army headquarters pledge loyalty to constitution
Defence and Army Headquarters have reiterated their commitment to defend the nation’s Constitution, distancing themselves from any partisan agenda. The Army specifically debunked allegations that it warned soldiers against toppling the government, while Defence Headquarters said it remained apolitical and would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group of persons that want […]
Lagos Taskforce impound over 100 motorcycles, says traffic offenders be ready to face mobile court
The Chairman of the Lagos State environmental and special offences enforcement unit (Taskforce), CSP Shola Jejeloye warned motorists to be ready to face the full wrath of the law when caught driving against traffic. Speaking at the Taskforce headquarters today at the Safety Arena, Bolade Oshodi, Jejeloye reacted to a viral Facebook video of one […]
Tordue Salem’s Death : NUJ Demands Independent Inquiry, Autopsy
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has charged the Federal Government to empanel an independent probe into circumstances surrounding the death of Vanguard Newspapers reporter, Tordue Salem. Salem went missing on October 13 in Abuja and was reported dead on November 11 by the newspaper he worked with for several years. In a […]
#EndSARS Panel Asks Nigerian Police To Produce Abba Kyari Over Missing Suspect
The panel investigating cases of police brutality in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigerian police, Abba Kyari, to appear over a case of the alleged enforced disappearance of a suspect arrested in 2018. According to Premium Times, the panel demanded that […]
Insufficient Funding Frustrates Police Reform – IGP Usman Baba
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says inadequate funding is a “critical challenge” hindering the reform of the force. Baba spoke on Wednesday when he appeared before the national assembly joint committee on police affairs. While addressing the lawmakers, the IGP asked that the police should be removed from the envelope budgetary system of the federal […]
Police IRT Nab, Parades Cab Driver who Killed Missing Vanguard Reporter Salem
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have arrested one Itoro Clement who rammed and killed the missing Vanguard Newspaper staff writer Mr. Tordue Salem on Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021, in Abuja the nation’s capital Itoro, a native of Akwa Ibom State and resident cab driver in the Federal Capital […]
Breaking: Missing Vanguard Journalist Found Dead by Police IRT
Tordue Salem, the missing reporter covering the legislative activities of the House of Representatives for the Vanguard newspaper has been found dead. The Benue-born journalist went missing after close of work on the 13th of October, 2021 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Unfortunately, he was never seen until his remains were found in the […]
Appropriate funds to new zones, special squads IGP begs NASS
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, has urged the National Assembly to allocate funds for full takeoff the five newly created zonal commands of the police, as well as operations of special squads within the force in the 2022 budget. The IGP made the plea Wednesday when he appeared before the Joint Senate and […]
