From Our Correspondent Abuja, July 8, ’26 (TNZ) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), announced this in a statement on […]
By Our Correspondent Abuja, July 8,’26 (TNZ) The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), on Wednesday, accredited new Defence Advisers and Attachés (DAA) from five countries, assuring them of adequate safety and support throughout their diplomatic assignments in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that the accredited countries and DA are the Republic of Ghana, Commodore Bright Jojo; the Italian […]
By Bashiroh Omowumi Ibadan, May 26, ’26 (TNZ) The recent attack on schools at High School, L.A. Basic School, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, in Ahoro-Esinele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, is a debilitating news that sent sadness down the spine. It indeed cast an ominous poll when gunmen descended […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, May 24, ’26 (TNZ) The Zone 2 Police Command, Lagos, has busted a drug syndicate, confiscating 425 bags of substances suspected to be “Canadian Loud”. TheNewsZenith reports that the police operatives swooped on the syndicate during a major anti-drug operation in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos. The Assistant Inspector-General of […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 28, ’26 (TNZ) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a new five-year term. TheNewsZenith reports that the reappointment took effect from Friday, Feb 27, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Jan. 11, ’26 (TNZ) The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos, Mrs Margaret Ochalla, at the weekend ignited the hope of some indigent Lagosians by clearing their medical bills. Thenewszenith reports that Ochalla led members of her management team on a […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Nov. 20, ’25 (TNZ) The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has advocated for an increase in women’s recruitment quota in the Nigeria Police Act (Amendment) Bill from 15 per cent to 30 per cent. It specifically called on the National Assembly to raise the proposed women’s recruitment quota in the Nigeria Police […]
By Our Correspondent Abuja, Nov. 4, ’25 (TNZ) Authorities of the Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed no fewer than 115 operatives from service due to alleged gross indiscipline. TheNewsZenith reports that the DSS also cautioned the general public to be careful when dealing with anyone claiming to be an operative. It issued the […]
By Our Correspondent Abuja, Oct. 18, ’25 (TNZ) A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, has dismissed the claim of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith quotes Boulos as stating that Boko Haram has killed more Muslims in its attacks in the country. Boulos made the remarks […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Sept. 23, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, on Monday reiterated its commitment to safeguarding assets that underpin the nation’s safety, stability, and economic well-being. TheNewsZenith reports that the security outfit committed while launching its State-Level Coordination Meeting on the Protection of Critical National […]