By Our Correspondent Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has instructed all commands of the Agency to immediately clamp down on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide. In a statement on Tuesday, Marwa said the order on nitrous oxide (aka Laughing Gas) is a sequel to its […]
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says he will foster collaboration between the Northern Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government in solving the security challenges in the Northeast. Yahaya spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The governor attributed sustained peace in Gombe to […]
The Federal Government has recorded a boost in its fight against illegal oil bunkering as the Nigerian Army (NA) say they have arrested 12 persons over alleged bunkering. Brig-Gen. Edi Effiong, the Garrison Commander, announced the arrest while parading the suspects before newsmen on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt. Effiong said that the Army also arrested […]
BY Abdulfatah Babatunde Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun has disbanded the team responsible for running over a citizen at Ekpoma, Edo State forthwith. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Adejobi said the step aims to standardise police operations in Edo state and […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed for continuous support for the Nigerian Army to protect territorial integrity of the country. Lagbaja made the call in his goodwill message at an Interdenominational Church Service at Mogadishu Military Cantonment, on Sunday in Abuja. The interdenominational service held to mark the 2023 Nigerian Army […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde ……..gears up for Nigeria Police Awards Night The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the resuscitation of awards and commendation system for deserving officers and men of the Force. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) announced the directive in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Egbetokun believed this […]
Two experts in security operations have lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing experienced personalities as service chiefs for his administration. The experts spoke in separate interviews with newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr Dennis Amachree, President of Security Strategic Group, remarked that the Presidednt was meticulaus in picking the right people for the security […]
Retired Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun State Commander, of Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday, said operatives of the corps arrested a suspected notorious cult leader in Ilesa on Monday. Adewinmbi in a statement said corps arrested the suspect, Taiwo Ogunsola (alias Taiwo Portable), on Monday midnight after a complaint was lodged at the Amotekun Ilesa Area Command […]
The Police Command in Bauchi State has confirmed that gunmen killed one person and abducted three others, including two community leaders in Ningi Local Government Area. The Spokesman of the command, SP. Ahmed Wakil confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday in Bauchi. Wakil said the gunmen attacked Balma community, killing one person and abducting […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Regiment Training Centre (RTC) has graduated 151 Regiment personnel of NAF’s Critical Asset Protection Squad. Those trained consisted of 10 officers and 141 airmen and airwomen, NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The training is in NAF’s efforts at building capacity of personnel […]