The Cross River State Police Command has dismissed an officer, Inspector Effiong Bassey, who killed one person and injured two others in Calabar, the state capital. The state police spokesman, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the dismissal in a statement on Monday, saying Bassey had been charged to court and remanded at the Afokang Correctional Centre. She…
The Lagos State Police Command has issued a directive to all commanders and officers within its jurisdiction, alerting them to a planned nationwide protest. It was reported that Civil Society Organisation, the Take-It-Back movement, and other groups had announced a nationwide protest scheduled for April 7, 2025. In a statement on Friday, the National Coordinator…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected car thief, Alhassan Isa, also known as Tata. The suspect, a resident of Shuwarin town in Kiyawa Local Government Area, was found with a stolen Mazda 323 Model F, bearing registration number MNA 139HK, Niger State. In a statement released on Sunday in Dutse, the Jigawa…
Kano State Governor Kabir Yusuf has pledged to fully implement the recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry on the #EndBadGovernance Protest held on August 1, 2024. He made the promise when he received the report from the committee’s chairman, Justice Lawan Wada (retd.), during the 25th Kano State Executive Council meeting at Government House on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks and financial institutions to publicly disclose details of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances, and other financial assets on their official websites. The directive, contained in a circular issued on Monday, is titled “Guidelines on Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances, and Other Financial Assets in Banks…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected drug kingpins at Port Harcourt International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who excreted a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing that one of the suspects, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, operates…
The Kebbi State Police Command has initiated statewide enforcement of third-party motor insurance, acting on directives from the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. This initiative aims to enforce mandatory insurance coverage for all vehicles while simultaneously improving road safety across the state. The enforcement operation, which began on February 1, 2025, is…
Legal practitioner and Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners secretary, Tonye Jaja, asserts that only a constitutional amendment can legitimize the appointment and tenure extension of Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Jaja, in a letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, challenged the AGF’s declaration…
The Imo State command of the Nigeria Police Force has verified that an unidentified Catholic priest fatally shot a boy who had ignited firecrackers on the church grounds. Henry Okoye, the spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, provided this information during an interview with DAILY POST on Thursday. However, Okoye did not disclose the…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has sanctioned the dismissal of 18 senior police officers, which include ten Assistant Superintendents, four Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents, and one Superintendent. Additionally, the Commission has authorized the demotion of 19 other senior police officers, comprising one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy Superintendents,…
