The embattled lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused the “state” of plotting to silence him. Narrating his ordeal in police custody, Melaye, a lengthy message on Facebook, said his opponents attacked him because of his love for the truth, but he has insisted he will never bow […]
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) in a statement on Monday, said it has shortlisted 37,062 candidates out of 133,324 applicants earlier shortlisted for screening. Ikechukwu Ani, spokesperson for the PSC who made the announcement, said the examination would hold on May 25 at Computer-Based Test Centres all over the country. The centres are available in […]
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A video showing some men of Nigeria Police Force struggling to disarm an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has surfaced on the internet. Although the state and area where this shameful act took place is not clear, but the video shows three police officers struggling with the officer from the […]
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A video trending online shows Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police (IGP), struggling to read a speech. In the video, Idris finds it difficult to pronounce the words, as he constantly repeats the words “I mean” and “transmission”. Idris was said to have been caught in the “embarrassing” video tweeted by Voice of Liberty, on […]
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The Nigerian Police High Command has promptly debunked the alarm raised by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, that the police were about to implicate him using ‘‘coerced’ cultists”. The Police said the alarm was a ruse, misleading and amounted to an obstruction of justice. Saraki raised the alarm on the floor of the Senate […]
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The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the territory during a violent protest on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group defied warning from the police and staged the violent protest to demand for the release of […]
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A violent clash between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, with officers of the Nigeria police force at the federal secretariat, Abuja, on Monday led to destruction of some police vans. The Shi’ites, were protesting against the continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader when they confronted the officers. […]
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The Kano State command of the Nigerian Police Force has sealed off the state house of assembly amid a plot to impeach Abdullahi Ata, the speaker. The lawmakers are accusing Ata of being incompetent and failing to involve them in critical issues about the house. At least 21 members of the assembly have reportedly endorsed […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba has nullified the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. The Senate had, on April 13, suspended the senator for 90 legislative days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 seeking the re-ordering of the general elections was targeted at President […]
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The Senate on Thursday said that the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris was holding on to a straw with regards to his refusal to honour the invitation of the upper legislative chamber. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, he said that the excuse given by the IGP […]
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