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Family seeks release of son’s corpse, demand N50m compensation
The family of late Mr Godstime Akugbo who was allegedly killed by the police, on Tuesday…
Police Commission dismisses senior officers for smuggling 300,000 live cartridges
Approves promotion of officers to DIG, AIG, others The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed…
Mob sets Anambra Police station ablaze over killing of motorcyclist
By Kenneth Onuoha A mob on Wednesday morning set a police station in Igboukwu, Aguata…
FEATURE: Police as judges and executioners: Harrowing tales from EndSARS judicial panels
As judicial panels of inquiry into police brutality continue to sit, horrible and alarming details…
Sokoto State govt to construct 12 police stations
Sokoto State government says it has concluded plans to construct 12 police stations at a cost…
Police arrests 40 suspected armed robbers, cultists in Uyo
By Saidu Idris The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested over 40 suspected armed…
Police nabs suspected kidnappers of rescued US citizen
By Ife Osemedua Two suspected members of a transnational kidnap syndicate alleged to have kidnapped…
Police arrests teenager for faking her kidnap
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with…
SPECIAL REPORT: Police brutality persists, despite #EndSARS protests
It has been more than six weeks since #EndSARS protests erupted nationwide, with youths across…
#EndSARS 2: Soldiers, Police besiege Lekki Tollgate over protest scare
By Gabriel Atumeyi Security operatives have besieged the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos to prevent another #EndSARS…
#EndSARS 2: Policemen deployed to maintain law and order in Abuja
As youths prepare to stage a second wave of #EndSARS protests across the nation, the…
Police rescue 3 officers abducted in Ogun
The Police command in Ogun says it has rescued three out of four of its men,…
Bayelsa Bye-elections: Police officers drown in Southern Ijaw River
At least three personnel of the Nigeria Police Force on Friday drowned while on their…
Assistant Commissioner of Police murdered in Cross River
A senior police officer has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Calabar, Cross River State. The…
1, 070 promoted policemen in Sokoto wear new ranks
“The Commissioner of Police, on behalf of the IGP, congratulates those promoted and urged them to…
Bayelsa picks medical bills of Police shooting victims
...this is in line with the Federal Government's directive to pardon convicts and decongest the prisons…
Two teenage girls kill lover’s girlfriend, set house ablaze
By Ife Osemedua A 19-year-old girl, Jemila Ibrahim, alongside her friend, Fatima Mohammed, both of…
Police Reform possible only when officers are accountable – Gbajabiamila
“We recognise that the policing function is at the heart of any fully functioning state. It…
Police takes over Afrika Shrine over #EndSARS meeting
By Gabriel Atumeyi The police on Tuesday morning restricted movement in and out of Afrika Shrine…
Pastor, police in war of words over killing of 2 members, church invasion
By Kenneth Onuoha A popular clergy man in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, Ugbala Solomon (Church withheld) has…
Obiano donates 13 vehicles to Anambra Police Command
…gives cash gift to families of slain officers Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has donated…
I was never invited by police over my dress – Rahama Sadau
By Deborah Hassan Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, has described as fake and unfounded, news reports that…
Angry mob lynch driver, conductor in Ebonyi for killing five pupils
By Kenneth Onuora Angry mob at Oshiri in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, on…
Your low morale has increased crimes, Ugwuanyi tells Police
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, appealed to officers and men of the Nigeria…
#EndSARS: Oyo Governor promises to compensate families of slain policemen
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, pledged that the state will compensate families of…
24 AK47 recovered as Kaduna Police parade 157 suspects
Not less than 24 AK47 rifles, 65 guns have been recovered as Kaduna State Police Command…
IGP tells personnel to fight back when under attack
Following series of attacks on security personnel occasioned by the #ENDSARS protests, Inspector-General of Police (IGP),…