President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an enhanced salary structure for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and given assurance that his administration will continue paying attention to the welfare and operational needs of the force. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday, said the president confirmed the […]
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A man and a woman have been shot dead and the third person was left seriously injured following a shooting that took place at the Durban’s Magistrate Court, South Africa on Monday. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson, Tembeka Mbele, said the shooting occurred in the divorce court just before lunch when a man opened fire on his […]
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The Nigeria Police in Badagry, said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Mrs Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badagry Police Station, Mr Samson Akhiromen, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
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Men of the Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested six fake soldiers for robbery in Ugbema, Benue State. The men are said to be members of a nine-man gang which has terrorised the along Gboko-Ugbema-Katsina Ala area for long. The suspects are, Akighir Tyolumun (Gang leader), 18, Iorlumun Kyanya, 18, Chia […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that their children are immunised against polio virus in order to secure their future. Dr Furera Zakari,WHO State Coordinator for FCT, made the call during a media engagement with newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the immunisation exercise […]
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A vehicle belonging to the police was set ablaze in Abuja on Tuesday by suspected members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). For three days now, the IMN members, better known as Shi’ites, have been protesting the continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader. The clashes have led to loss of lives and left […]
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Some policemen and soldiers reportedly opened fire on the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, in Abuja on Monday evening. The incident happened at Nyanya checkpoint along Mararaba road in the nation’s capital. Security operatives had intercepted the procession of the sect members who were marching from Mararaba/Nasarawa axis. […]
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No fewer than 72 suspects have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly terrorising Benin metropolis over the past few weeks. The suspects who were paraded on Tuesday, were arrested at various points in the Benin metropolis for offences ranging from armed robbery, cultism and kidnapping. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr […]
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The Ondo State Police has arrested a man for allegedly stabbing another man, identified as Femi Makanjuola to death in Akure, the state capital. According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Femi Joseph, the middle-aged masquerader beat up and stabbed the victim to death for not giving him money when he was approached during […]
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Kashim Bukar-Dalori, the four-year old son of the Chairman of Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been freed by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. Bukar-Dalori was said to have been kidnapped around 1 pm by a woman, who claimed to be his relative. A […]
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