TRIBUTE TO DR. KENTON DASHIELL -NSA’s UNDISPUTED PILLAR OF SUPPORT
By Ayo Oyoze Baje As it plays out in most organizations -both public and private - it is always a moment of both commendations and sober reflection when a highly…
PSC CHAIR INDENTIFIES INTRA & INTER SERVICE CONFLICT, POLITICIZATION OF CRIME AND SECURITY ISSUES AND CONFLICT OF ROLES AS MAJOR CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SECURITY AGENCIES IN NIGERIA
By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, has identified intra and inter Service conflict, politicisation of crime and security issues and conflict…
THE RECENT POLICE RETIREMENTS/RETRENCHMENTS: THE BIGOTRY AND ABUSE OF OFFICE IN IT
By Ebinum Samuel The Recent/ongoing mass retirement of a whole generation of seasoned officers of the Nigeria Police Force after rising from the purported Ist Extra ordinary meeting of the…
Attacks on NYSC members must stop!
By Ayo Oyoze Baje "What have you done?The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me. So now you are cursed from the earth"-Genesis 4 vs 9-12 ( Voice…
Police Officers Condemn PSC Over Compulsory Retirement Of Their Colleagues
Irked by last week’s directive of the Police Service Commission, PSC, that no fewer than 197 police officers should proceed on compulsory retirement over what the Commission attributed to the…
Airforce Personnel Attack Police Operatives In Delta State
By Ebinum Samuel The Delta State police command has condemned the attack on police operatives attached to the Quick Response Squad of the Command by Airforce personnel attached to Airforce…
MOURNING JEMITOLA, REMEMBERING GIWA-AMU
By Tunde Olusunle It was a relay of calls competing for access to me Thursday February 6, 2025. Messages tagged "Breaking News" were equally discernible as they streamed onto my…
Japa from Sapa: Out of the Kettle, Into the Blaze
By Halima Abdulazeez Recent data from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) reveals that over 3.6 million Nigerians migrated from the country between 2022 and 2023. A significant portion of this number…
I am battle ready against criminality – Anambra CP
By Achike Bosah Ikioye Livingston Orutugu, new Anambra state Commissioner of Police, has expressed his readiness to cooperate and synergize with other security agencies to effectively fight criminality in the…
Why Tinubu will complete 2 terms in office – Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has reaffirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will serve his full two terms in office, spanning from…
Oyoze Baje: Celebrating A Media Icon @72
Today, it is a pleasure to celebrate Sir Oyoze Baje, a man whose life is a testament to intellectual curiosity, firm dedication, and a spirit that refuses to be confined…
PSC CHAIR MAKES CASE FOR DEFINED PENSION BENEFIT PLAN FOR POLICE OFFICERS, calls for review of the current plan for CPs and other ranks
By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni has called for a review of the current defined pension contribution plan for Commissioners of…
Bwala reveals why he criticized Tinubu before appointment as presidential aide
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, Daniel Bwala, revealed on Tuesday that his previous criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration stemmed from his position as a…
PSC CHAIRMAN WRITES IGP, DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF OFFICERS OF ZONE 7 INVOLVED IN CORTUPT PRACTICES, LAND MATTERS
By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, in line with his avowed commitment to purge the Police from meddling into civil matters,…
Compulsory Retirement Of 197 Police Officers: Security Expert Says It’s Ethnic Persecution..Calls On President Tinubu’s Intervention
By Ebinum Samuel As raise of dust in last week directive by the Police Service Commission, PSC, to certain category of police chiefs to proceed on compulsory retirement is yet…
Furious 197 Unceremoniously Retired Senior Police Officers, Bare Claws, Produce Court Documents
By Ebinum Samuel The 197 Senior Police Officers, who were unceremoniously retired by the Police Service Commission (PSC) due to the Regularisation Of First Date Of Entry Exercise, are not…
NDLEA declares 4 members of ‘Barryshine’ drug cartel wanted…Over cocaine shipments to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, others
By Ebinum Samuel The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared four associates of Lagos drug kingpin, Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu (a.k.a Barryshine, Ejeoto) wanted for their involvement in…
Police to reabsorb 92 disengaged officers
The Nigeria Police Force has agreed to comply with the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja, regarding 92 officers who were forcefully retired before reaching the statutory…
Two drug kingpins excrete 125 wraps of heroin at Lagos, Port Harcourt airports. As NDLEA intercepts Colorado, Loud, Tramadol consignments in gas cylinder, others in Kano, Kogi; seizes Canada-bound opioids
By Ebinum Samuel Attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle into Nigeria consignments of heroin through the Port Harcourt International Airport and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, have been…
Former Chief Of Naval Staff And NSCDC Deputy Commandant Arrested
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, and Adam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian…
ICPC Recovered Over ₦20bn from Ghost Workers’ Pensions in 2024 – Chairman, Aliyu
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has revealed that the commission recovered over ₦20 billion siphoned through fraudulent…
TASKFORCE ARRESTS TWELVE SUSPECTS FOR LAND GRABBING
By Ebinum Samuel Lagos State Taskforce today arrested twelve suspected land grabbers for allegedly terrorizing occupants of NERDC Road, Alausa, Ikeja. The suspects were arrested following a report that they…
UNIUYO professor jailed for manipulating 2019 election results
A professor at the University of Uyo, Prof. Ignatius Uduk, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo. Uduk was convicted for…
Wike seeks support for Tinubu as G-5 visits Makinde
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to be patient with the government amid the current economic hardship. Speaking in Ibadan, the Oyo State…
Drug war: UNODC assures NDLEA of further support, partnership
Marwa lists fresh drug use survey, NDCMP, test kits, training, others as areas of needs By Ebinum Samuel The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, has assured the…
PSC Appoints New Police Chiefs For Taraba And Anambra State Commands
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Taraba and Anambra State Commands.The Commission approved the appointment of Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere from…
Marketers may dump NNPCL as price war with Dangote rages
It was gathered that many others are considering the move, particularly those in Lagos, following the recent crash in the prices of refined products by the $20bn Lekki-based Dangote Petroleum…
FG approves N452bn for 14 roads
The Federal Government has approved N452bn for the construction and rehabilitation of 14 major roads across the country, as part of the Renewed Hope Administration’s comprehensive infrastructure initiative. The Minister…
Smart Phone Owners Can Now Make Calls Anywhere Without SIM, Courtesy Of Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink has already transformed global internet access, but now it’s taking connectivity a step further. The latest innovation—Direct-to-Cell—enables standard iPhones and Android phones to make calls from anywhere…
Tragedy:Vice Principal, Wife, Three Children Die In Fire Incident
The Vice Principal of Dugja Bayan Tasha Junior Secondary School in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, Mallam Aliyu Mohammed, his wife, and three children have lost their lives…
Reckless Trailer Driver Loses ControL At Excessive Speed, Leaving LASTMA Officer Injured
By Ebinum Samuel The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has unequivocally condemned the egregious recklessness of a fully loaded trailer driver, whose imprudent speeding and subsequent loss of vehicular…
IGP WARNS AGAINST INCESSANT TRANSFER OF CASES, MISUSE OF OFFICE ..
By Ebinum Samuel Defaulting Officers Risk SanctionsThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has raised serious concerns about the unwarranted and unethical practice of transfering ongoing cases…
Seduction of Teenager In Lagos: Police Arrest IPO For Doctoring Case File, Doctors Report
By Ebinum Samuel Detectives at the Zone 2, Onikan Command, Lagos, have arrested the investigating police officer at Isheri Osun division, where the case of anal sexual assault of a…
We Have No Constitutional Powers Over IGP And Never Directed His Retirement — PSC
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has been inaudated with calls, messages and reports on the status of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, in the aftermath…
FG alerts Nigerians on imminent electricity tariff hike
The Federal Government has indicated that electricity tariffs will be increased in the coming months as part of efforts to attract private investment into the power sector.The government, however, said…
P Diddy rushed to Brooklyn hospital
Embattled music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was transported from his federal prison cell to a hospital for medical evaluation late Thursday night, according to sources.Combs, who remains in custody at…
Delta Police Commences Enforcement Of Third-Party Motor Vehicle insurance Policy
By Ebinum Samuel The Delta State Police, according to SP Edafe Bright, the command spokesman, has, today, launched a strict enforcement campaign of the Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance policy in…
Businessman undergoes surgery to expel 81 wraps of cocaine stuck in his stomach …7 days after ingesting illicit consignment, deported from Lebanon, nabbed at MMIA. As NDLEA intercepts 2,000kg skunk coming from Ghana at Lagos beach
By Ebinum Samuel In a near death experience, a 59-year-old businessman Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe has undergone a surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine…
FCT POLICE COMMAND COMMENCES ENFORCEMENT OF MANDATORY THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE
By Ebinum Samuel In line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced the enforcement…
IGP Egbetokun’s Leadership Style: Exhibiting Expertise in Police Recruitment and Conflict Management
The efficiency of the Nigeria Police Force, which happens to be the lead security agency in internal security, to combat increased rate of crimes and criminality across the length and…
“Egbetokun’s Tenure Extension Is Lawful”-Attorney General
Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has affirmed the continued stay in office, by Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as lawful and legal.The AGF, in a statement he signed,…
PSC APPROVES IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT OF SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS ABOVE 60 YEARS/35 YEARS IN SERVICE
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission rose from its first extraordinary Meeting with the approval for the immediate retirement of senior Police Officers who have spent more than 35…
Police Refute Sowore’s Misleading Claims On IGP Egbetokun’s Tenure
By Ebinum Samuel The Nigeria Police Force hereby refutes, in clear and unequivocal terms, the baseless and misleading claims recently attributed to Mr. Omoyele Sowore alleging that the tenure of…
Senate President Receives PSC Leadership Calls For More Police Rrecruitment — Promises Senate Support
By Ebinum Samuel The leadership of the Police Service Commission has paid a courtesy visit on the Senate President, Chief Godswil Akpabio, GCON, who used the occasion of the visit…
LASTMA Clapdown On Traffic Violators, Impounds 125 Commercial Vehicles,48 Private Cars
By Ebinum Samuel In a resolute and uncompromising enforcement initiative designed to restore traffic discipline and facilitate the unhindered movement of vehicles, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority…
GERMAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES MORE SUPPORT FOR PSC, CALLS FOR INSTITUTIONALISATION OF POLICE REFORM
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has received the assurance of the German Government for more and continuous support for the ongoing Police Reform in the country.Chairman of the…
1,088 arrested for financial crimes, $11m, N142bn recovered – Police
No fewer than 1,088 suspects linked to various financial crimes have been arrested in separate operations in 2024. The operations also led to the recovery of $11,450,000 and N142,261,254,228.80, according…
How 11 family members died in Enugu tanker explosion – Siblings
Eleven members of the same family from the Abofia-Agbaja community in the Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were among the victims of a tanker fire that occurred at…
Police In Delta State Debunks Allegation Of Extortion By A Woman
By Ebinum Samuel The police in Delta state, yesterday, clarified a suspect mother's alleged extortion of N2.1million by its operatives According to SP Edafe Bright, the Command spokesman, on the…
Nigeria Police Force Intensifies Efforts To Lift Country From FATF Grey List..Calls for Support from All Relevant MDAs
By Ebinum Samuel In February 2023, Nigeria was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, designating the country as a high-risk jurisdiction for money laundering and terrorism…
World Bank Delegation Engages With LASTMA Management Team
By Ebinum Samuel The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today welcomed a distinguished delegation from the World Bank to its Oshodi headquarters, Lagos. The delegation, led by Mr. Luc…
AIG Zone 2 Holds Security Meeting With Commissioners Of Police, Strategic Commanders
By Ebinum Samuel The Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command comprising Lagos and Ogun States, *AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade, held a security meeting with Commissioners of…
Sowore detained indefinitely after rejecting bail conditions
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has been detained indefinitely by the Nigeria Police Force after rejecting the bail conditions set for his release. Sowore was summoned for questioning…
LASTMA’s new face, which FRSC should emulate
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Have you encountered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency lately? They appear to have turned a new leaf! Is it a make-believe…
Illegal Parking: LASTMA Dislodged 130 Vehicles Along Dangote Refinery, Ebute-Ero
By Ebinum Samuel The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in a decisive enforcement operation over the weekend, dislodged all illegally parked tankers around the Dangote Refinery and across the…
NDLEA intercepts UK-bound illicit drug consignment in duvet at Lagos airport, arrests 2
Recovers skuchies, ‘suck and die’, opioids, assorted weapons in raids across Lagos, Ekiti, Kwara; destroys cannabis plantation in Kano By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
Terrorism: Police Neutralizes ESN Terrorist Kingpins, Destroys Deadly Camps In Imo
.. Operatives Recover Dangerous Weapons, Other Assets By Ebinum Samuel As part of the efforts of the Nigeria Police Force to emplace peace and public safety across the country, police…
Farooq Kperogi : Why does Nigeria buy official cars every budget year
Ever since I started consciously monitoring the business of the government, I have always wondered why Nigeria’s yearly budgets unfailingly allocate astronomical amounts of money to buy the same items—cars,…
LASTMA CONCLUDES A TWO-DAY LEADERSHIP RETREAT ON STRATEGIC TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT IN LAGOS
By Ebinum Samuel The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has successfully concluded a two-day leadership retreat aimed at refining the strategic competencies of its senior officers in transport management.Themed…
A WEEKEND TREAT WITH KEMA CHIKWE AND TAFAWA BALEWA
By Tunde Olusunle Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, makes no pretences about a robust arts and culture tradition, as vivacious as in good old Lagos. The National Theatre in Iganmu; the…
PSC WILL SUPPORT YOU AND ENSURE YOUR CAREER PROGRESSION WILL BE PREDICTABLE, ARGUNGU ASSURES NEW RECRUIT CONSTABLES- warns of sanctions for deviants
By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd, mni, has promised that the Commission as employers of the Police will continue to support the…
CP Akwa Ibom Engages Farmers, Fulani Herders, Cattle Dealers…….Calls for Peaceful Coexistence in Akwa Ibom
By Ebinum Samuel The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, CP Baba Mohammed Azare fsi, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, convened a significant meeting with representatives of cattle…
DCP Lateef Has Redefined Policing In Lagos SCID — Security Expert
By Ebinum Samuel A Security Expert has unveiled, commended the policing methodology adopted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Ahmed.A Lateef.…
What President Tinubu discussed with Gov Fubara, Wike, others in Abuja
Details of the meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leaders from Ogoniland have emerged, with the President committing to fostering peace, justice, and sustainable development in the region.The meeting,…
SERAP gives Tinubu 48-hour ultimatum to reverse 50% telecom tariff hike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding the reversal of the recent 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. In a…
Did Yagba Federal Constituency Rotation Arrangement End in 2011?
By Debo Alabi Yagba Federal Constituency in the western Kogi senatorial zone, consists of three local councils, namely Mopamuro, Yagba East and Yagba West. In 1999, at the outset of…
CP Peter Umoru Ozigi Pull-Out Ceremony For Saturday
By Ebinum Samuel The Edo State Police Command will on Saturday this week, pull out the command retiring commissioner of police, Mr Peter Umoru Ozigi at the ancient Benin-city, Edo…
LASTMA Nabs Notorious ‘One-Chance’ Syndicate In Lagos, Recovers 7 Stolen Phones
By Ebinum Samuel In a resolute crackdown on criminal operations targeting commuters, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) apprehended a notorious One-Chance syndicate that employed a painted commercial bus…
EFCC to auction 891 forfeited vehicles, here’s how to participate
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will conduct an electronic auction of 891 forfeited cars between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27. The commission announced this on its social…
NDLEA arrests India-bound nursing student over attempt to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine
Intercepts illicit consignments heading to Borno, Kano, Abuja; nabs 33 suspects in Lagos, FCT, Kano, Kwara, Kogi, Taraba raids By Ebinum Samuel Attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 200-level…
PSC CHAIR EXPRESSES SHOCK ON THE AVOIDABLE DEATHS IN PETROL TANKER EXPLOSION AT DIKKO JUNCTION, CALLS FOR AN IMPROVED ROAD SAFETY MECHANISM
By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, has expressed profound shock on the avoidable deaths in a petrol tanker inferno in Dikko…
SOLUDO, OTTI AND PROSPECTS FOR TRUE NATIONAL INTEGRATION
By Tunde Olusunle Nigeria's South East geopolitical zone has courted global notoriety for the multipronged crimes and criminality which has festered over the years. In several public engagements, I've had…
PSC APPOINTS BANJI LAWAL DIG TO REPRESENT SOUTH WEST; ARGUNGU SAYS HE MUST MAKE HIMSELF RELEVANT IN THE POLICE MANAGEMENT TEAM
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission at an extraordinary Meeting today, Friday January 17th,2025 approved the appointment of AIG Banji Badaru Lawal, AIG incharge of Border Patrol, Force Headquarters…
PSC Appoints Two CPs For Kogi And Edo States, Argungu calls for dedication and commitment to duty
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission today, Thursday, January 16th 2025, approved the appointment of Miller Gajere Dantawaye as the substantive Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.The Commission also…
Dislodged Drug Peddlers In Gowon Estate: Police Auctioneer, Landlords Extol CP Ishola
By Ebinum Samuel The commissioner of police for Lagos state, Olarewaju Adewale Ishola, has been commended for taking the bull by the horn to chased out drug peddlers in Gowon…
Marwa seeks more NASS support, defends N67.5B 2025 NDLEA budget .Senate, House committees commend Agency’s performance, assure of adequate support
By Ebinum Samuel Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has expressed appreciation to the National Assembly especially the Senate…
Taraba Police Rescues Three Kidnapped Victims. ..CP Opara Charges Team To Sustain Manhunt on Fleeing Suspects
By Ebinum Samuel Taraba State Police Command has rescued three Kidnapped hostages in a fresh move to stamp out violent crimes in the state.The Command’s boss, CP Ukachi Opara has…
PSC APPROVES DISMISSAL, PROSECUTION OF 2 SENIOR OFFICERS, REDUCTION IN RANKS OF 6 OTHERS…ARGUNGU SAYS COMMISSION WILL BE PROMPT WITH PDM CASES SO AS NOT TO STAGNATE INNOCENT POLICE OFFICERS
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal and prosecution of two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) for misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, sabotage and acts unbecoming of public…
Edo house wife arrested for allegedly inflicting injury on minor’s private part
A housewife, identified as Mrs Abigail Oluwarotimi has been reportedly arrested by the Uromi Divisional Police for allegedly inflicting injuries on a 15-year-old boy’s private part and other parts of…
In midnight raid, NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer load skunk in Abuja.
Intercepts Australia-bound cocaine in face cream bottles in Lagos; N1.1b worth of codeine shipment in Rivers; nabs traditional priest for drug trafficking By Ebinum Samuel A 40ft trailer load of…
POLITICAL UNDERCURRENTS IN “BENUE SOUTH” AHEAD OF 2027
By Tunde Olusunle It may be well over two years to the next cycle of general elections in Nigeria. For the people of Apa/Agatu federal constituency in Benue South, however,…