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DOCUMENTS: The Eight-Count Charge Filed Against ‘Presidential Promotion Council’ Convener

ADENIYI Adeyemi, convener of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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Police Rescue Abducted Eight-Year-Old Boy, Arrest Four Suspects In Gombe

THE Gombe State Police Command has rescued an eight-year-old boy who was abducted in Akko Local Government Area of the state and arrested.

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Police Service Commission Promotes 93 Senior Officers, Elevates 13 CPs To AIGs

THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers to their next ranks following their successful participation in.

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Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Recover Stolen Vehicle In Ondo

MEN of the Ondo State Police Command have rescued a 61-year-old woman who was abducted by armed men in Owo on June 23,.

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Police Officer, Two Others Arrested Over Alleged Rape Of 13-Year-Old Girl In Niger

THE Niger State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Hadiza Kuta, has confirmed the arrest of a police officer serving with the Niger Police.

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Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Housewife For Allegedly Slitting Husband’s Throat In Katsina

THE Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife, Sadiya Lawal, for allegedly attempting to kill her husband by slitting his throat.

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Senior South African Police Officer Survives Assassination Attempt

ONE of South Africa’s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say. Suspended deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen.

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Kenyan Police Face Contempt Suit Over Nairobi Lockdown During Gen Z Protest Anniversary

KENYA’s police are facing fresh legal scrutiny after authorities shut down parts of central Nairobi during protests marking the second anniversary of the.

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Police Reject Repentant Terrorists, Criminals From Joining Nigeria Force

THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared that it will not admit repentant terrorists or other reformed criminals into its ranks, warning traditional.

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Joint Police Operation Rescues Five Kidnap Victims In Ogun Within 25 Hours

A JOINT operation by the Lagos and Ogun State Police Commands has rescued five victims who were kidnapped near Ogbere Forest in Ogun.

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Two Dead As Explosion Hits Owerri In Imo, Police Begin Probe

TWO persons have died following an explosion along Old Nekede Road in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, prompting the police.

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Lagos Police Rule Out Terrorism, IED In Mushin Market Explosion

THE Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports linking the explosion at the shoe materials market in the Mushin area of Lagos to.

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Two Policemen Die In Ambush As Security Operatives Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims

NINE kidnapped victims have been rescued by security operatives in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State after a fierce gun battle.

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What Encounter With A South African Editor Taught Me About Nigeria – By Azu Ishiekwene

I MET him through Ferial Haffajee, a fellow judge on the CNN African Journalist of the Year panel for several years and also.

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‘They Were Vigilantes Not Bandits’, Police Explain Controversial Viral Katsina Video

THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed claims accompanying a viral social media video alleging that a uniformed police officer was seen interacting.

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Police Intercept 174 Rounds Of AK-47 Ammunition, Arrest Arms Trafficker In Nasarawa

THE Nasarawa State Police Command has intercepted 174 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and arrested a suspected arms trafficker along the Toto–Abaji Road.

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Kaduna Police Arraign 24 Over Mob Killing Of Woman Accused Of Child Theft

THE Kaduna State Police Command has arraigned 24 suspects over the alleged killing of a woman who was attacked by a mob on.

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Lagos Police Intercept Truck Carrying Military Camouflage To South-East, Arrest Three Suspect

THE Lagos Police Command says its operatives have intercepted a truck conveying military camouflage and 80 cartons of “illicit substances” to the South-East,.

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Mob Overpowers Police, Burns Woman Alive Over Child Theft Allegation In Kaduna

A WOMAN was reportedly lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob in Maraban Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following.

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Tragedy In Anambra As Abandoned Twin Babies Found Dead In Drainage, Police Arrest Parents

THE lifeless bodies of abandoned twin babies have been discovered in a drainage channel along Cooperative Street, Nwokedi, Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government.

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