May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

Italy Set To Champion And Empower Youths For Climate Action In Nigeria

The Italian Consulate General in Lagos, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the support of Solution17 for Climate Action, will host The Nigeria-Italy Youth4Climate Conference on September 15, 2023, at the Lagos Continental Hotel. It aims to drive climate action, Invest in Climate Solutions and collaborate on youth-focused initiatives across different […]

Police Need 190,000 More Personnel To Man Nigeria, Says Egbetokun

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need an extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in a paper presentation to the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, […]

Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Defiling 6-Year-Old Daughter In Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested one Sunday Michael Ben, who was accused of raping his six-year-old daughter. The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded the suspect alongside others at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 29, 2023. The suspect, during interrogation, denied the allegation. “I had my daughter with […]

Adamawa Police Officer Cries Like A ‘Child’ After Dismissal From Service

The Adamawa state police command on Wednesday, August 30, tried two officers namely Insp Ahmed Suleiman and  PC Mahmood Muhammed formally attached to Dumne Divisional Police Headquarters, in an Orderly room trial.   The Men were tried on three Count Charges, Discreditable Conduct to wit Defamation of Character, Culpable Homicide, and Unlawful exercise of Authority […]

Police Arrest Fake Soldier In Kebbi

  A fake soldier has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria police, Kebbi State Area Command.   The suspect identified as Faisal Saidu from Kawarin Kudi Zango local government, Katsina state, had bargained for a Honda Jazz with a car dealer in Kebbi at two million, two hundred thousand naira (N2,200,000).   However, after reaching […]

Insurgency: Over 23,000 People Missing In Nigeria – FG

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country.   Edu said this on Wednesday, August 31, 2023, in Abuja at a stakeholders engagement with the theme “Where are you now”, to […]

Police Storm Akwa Ibom, Bust Child Trafficking Syndicate, Recover Three Stolen Children

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested three suspects for child trafficking. The suspects arrested across three states include Utibeabasi Monday Enang of Obot Akara, Akwa Ibom; Mary Eunice in Asaba, Delta; and Bella Uko in Aba, Abia. Parading them alongside other suspects of various crimes at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, […]