ICPC Chairman’s ₦53,000 Ordeal: Inside Nigeria’s Troubled Police Checkpoint Culture
FOR years, police checkpoints across Nigeria have remained one of the most controversial features of the country’s security landscape. To some Nigerians, they.
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‘Shoot On Sight’, IGP Orders Police To Deal With Illegal Gun Bearers, Invokes Force Order 327
INSPECTOR-GENERAL of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has directed police personnel across the country to deal decisively with individuals bearing illegal firearms, ordering officers.
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Nigerian Allegedly Beaten To Death By South African Police In Cape Town
A NIGERIAN national, Mr. Chika Ibe, has allegedly been killed by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) during a police operation.
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Police Top List As ICPC Uncovers 908 Ghost Workers, Recovers N942m Fraudulent Payments
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered 908 fake workers across several federal ministries, departments and.
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Jigawa Police Probe Mysterious Death Of 60-Year-Old Man In Dutse Hotel
THE Jigawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the sudden death of a 60-year-old man who reportedly suffered a medical emergency.
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Police Move Against Abuse Of Stop-And-Search, Warns Officers Over Phone Checks
THE Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ahmed Sanusi, has advised residents to resist attempts by police officers and personnel.
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Police Arrest Four Officers Over Alleged ₦53,000 Extortion Of ICPC Chairman At Abuja Checkpoint
THE Federal Capital Territory Police Command has detained four police officers for allegedly extorting ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices.
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Air Conditioner Sparked Deadly Blaze At Children’s Orphanage – Police
A FIRE that killed 11 people at an orphanage in Algeria’s capital was caused by an electrical spark from a faulty air-conditioning unit,.
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Female Teacher Accused Of Flogging 12-Year-Old Boy To Death Surrenders To Police In Anambra
THE Anambra State Police Command said the principal suspect in the alleged flogging to death of a 12-year-old boy in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local.
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Police Arrest Four Over Mob Killing, Exhume Victim’s Body For Autopsy
THE Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its investigation into the murder of a 21-year-old man, Emmanuel Effiong,.
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Security Operatives Launch Manhunt After Abduction In Kogi School
SECURITY operatives in Kogi have launched a manhunt for the gunmen who abducted students at the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local.
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How Police Tracked, Arrested ‘Fake Agency DG’ Adeyemi In Osun Hideout
THE Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), following a.
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Police Arrest Bandit Courier In Kano, Recover AK-47 Ammunition, Military Uniforms
THE Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit in Bichi Local Government Area and recovered an AK-47 magazine, 109 rounds of.
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Police Arrest ‘Fake Agency DG’ Adeyemi Hours After Court Order
THE self-styled Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by security operatives hours after the.
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Court Orders Arrest Of ‘Fake Agency DG’ Adeyemi Over Failure To Appear For Arraignment
JUSTICE Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the controversial self-acclaimed.
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Uncertainty As Alleged Fake Agency DG Adeyemi Fails To Appear In Court For Arraignment
THE scheduled arraignment of the self-styled Director-General of the alleged “non-existent” Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, may not proceed.
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ICPC, Police Arraign Ex-Minister Nnaji, Fake Agency DG Adeyemi, List Gbajabiamila As Witness
THE immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, and Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General (DG) of the alleged “non-existent” Presidential Foreign.
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Gunmen Kidnap Three Federal University Of Lafia Students, Police Rescue One
GUNMEN have abducted three students of the Federal University of Lafia in Nasarawa State, while police operatives have rescued one of the victims.
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PSC Dismisses Four Senior Police Officers, Demotes 10 Others Over Misconduct
THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of four senior police officers over various acts of misconduct, as part of a.
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After 67 Days In Captivity, Abducted Ekiti Worshippers Regain Freedom
AFTER spending 67 days in captivity, worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Igbala, Eda Oniyo-Ekiti, in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of.