By Sabiu Abdullahi The Kano State government has challenged the authority of the State’s Police Commissioner to ban the celebration of Sallah festivities in the state. According to the State Commissioner of Justice, the Commissioner of Police has consistently failed to follow the Governor’s lawful directives as the Chief Security Officer, claiming to act on
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force has expressed concerns over alleged irregularities and corruption in the recently released list of successful candidates for the 2022/23 police constables recruitment. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated that the published list contained several anomalies, including the names of individuals who did not apply or
By Sabiu Abdullahi A Delta State High Court in Asaba has sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death for murdering a phone dealer, Mr Onyeka Ibeh, in Asaba. According to the court, presided over by Justice C. D. Diai, the inspector was found guilty of killing Ibeh on April 5, 2023,
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). According to a statement released by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) has been named the new chairman of the commission, replacing Solomon Arase. The statement read, “President Bola Tinubu has approved the
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is conducting a comprehensive training program for Police Image Managers and officers of the Complaints Response Unit (CRU) on effective complaint management. The training, which is taking place in Lagos State, aims to enhance the capacity
By Sabiu Abdullahi After spending 27 months in detention, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. Kyari’s release comes after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on May 22, 2024, to allow him to conclude the burial
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, got a two-week bail on Tuesday to enable him go home and conclude the burial rites of his mother, Yachilla Kyari, who died on May 5, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwike of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Kyari the
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has taken legal action to prevent the Speaker of the Niger State Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from overseeing the marriage of 100 orphaned girls. The speaker had announced plans to provide marriage support for the girls, who lost their parents in bandit attacks, as
By Sabiu Abdullahi A potentially devastating bomb attack was averted on Saturday, May 13, when security operatives apprehended a man strapped with a Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBIED) at a bank in Dadin Kowa town, Jos South, Plateau state. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the vigilante security at the bank prevented
By Kasim Isa Muhammad A 25-year-old fortune teller, Ahmadu Saminu, also known as Malam Mai Batalia, has been arrested by the Gombe State Police Command for allegedly impregnating a 20-year-old woman who sought his services for dream interpretation. Saminu, who operates in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area, has a wide client base across the state