Peace Corps of Nigeria has defeated the Nigerian police as the court orders the Nigerian authorities to pay N12.5 million compensation to peace corps. The court also ordered the police to re-open the headquarters office of the Peace Corps of Nigeria which was shut down since February 28. The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday […]
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Two people, a leader of a Shi’ite sect and unidentified woman, have been reportedly killed during a clash with the police in Kano State. It was gathered that trouble started after the police intercepted the annual Arbaeen annual trek of the group in the town. An eye witness told newsmen that the movement of the […]
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The Nigeria Police have said 3,000 suspected kidnappers were arrested across the country. Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police said this after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Idris added a task force would profile the suspects for their speedy trial. “We are taking them to court on everyday […]
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The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday said it arrested two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for printing seditious materials in Onitsha. “We recovered thousands of pamphlets printed by the IPOB members who were planning to distribute same to the public in order to cause apprehension and prevent people from exercising […]
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Sixteen Egyptian policemen were killed in a shootout with militants on the road between Cairo and the Bahariya oasis in the Western Desert, the interior ministry said Saturday, in a rare flare-up outside the Sinai Peninsula. Funerals were held in several provinces for those killed, whose coffins were wrapped in Egyptian flags. The official toll […]
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The Nigerian mission in South Africa has confirmed the killing of a 25-year-old Nigerian, Mr Ibrahim Olalekan Badmus, a native of Lagos state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing occurred less than a week after Mr Jelili Omoyele, a 35 year –old cellular phone technician was shot dead at Doornfontein, near […]
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it does not have power to discipline the erring Inspector-General of Police. A statement by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Media, Press and Public Relations officer of PSC, said that the commission would not compromise its constitutional mandate to appoint, promote and discipline Officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The Statement: […]
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The Senate has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of corruption brought against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, by a senator, Isah Misau (APC-Bauchi). The senate also mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Police allegations against Mr. Misau, and present its findings to […]
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The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has vowed to rescue the assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Emmanuel Adeniyi, who was kidnapped in the state on Wednesday. Adeniyi was kidnapped with his driver on Funtua-Birnin Gwari road. Muktar Aliyu, the command spokesman said, “our men are on ground day and night to make sure […]
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Emmanuel Adeniyi, assistant commissioner of police in Zamfara state, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. According to New Telegraph, Adeniyi was kidnapped on Thursday while driving along Dandume/Birnin Gwari road (Katsina/Kaduna) road on his way back to Gusau, the state capital. The newspaper said an unnamed police officer confirmed the incident but said […]
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