Senator Iroegbu As the nation awaits with baited breath the the fate of six governors whose election are currently being challenged at the Supreme Court, the information has been coming in bits and pieces. For the fact the judgement which could have been delivered on Monday were adjourned until Tuesday (today)
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Police commission approves promotion of 623 officers
ACJA: Human rights, SARS and the limits of law enforcement
Senator Iroegbu, Godsgift Onyedinefu and Gift Wada The SARS also cry? What could have made officers of the Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) feel threatened and vulnerable? After all, they have a long time remained unperturbed despite barrage of criticisms and obvious loathing from Nigerians led
SAEMA 2019: Army, Police big winners at maiden security awards
•Air Force too•SK Usman, Police twins, Gen. Bulama shine in individual categories Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) emerged top winners at the Maiden Security and Emergency Management Award (SAEMA) instituted to recognise and appreciate the contributions of the defence, security, intelligence and emergency
SAEMA 2019: Army, Air Force, Police, others Compete for Excellence
•18 winners to emerge in the maiden award •254 entries, 136 nominees, 54 finalists Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian military and Intelligence services, paramilitary, Police and emergency agencies will be competing for the Maiden Security and Emergency Management Award (SAEMA). The Awards is an annual event envisioned to celebrate excellence in security and response
How SARS dumped 200 suspects in prison custody on holding charges–Officials
One died, another paralyzed Senator Iroegbu The officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service formerly known as the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) have decried the pressure being put on the service as a result of congestion of their holding facilities. This is as they disclosed how the men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery
Police Arrest, whisk Journalists to Ilorin over report on Ex-CBN Chief’s Firm
Godsgift Onyedinefu Five days after some Police officers in Lagos State arrested Mr. Adebowale Adekoya, a professional webmaster for NewsDigest, an Abuja-based online medium; the newspaper Editor, Mr. Gidado Yushau, has also been arrested by detectives of Kwara State Police Command. The NewsDigest’s Editor and webmaster were arrested in a gestapo-like
All Shi’ites procession will be treated as terrorism, police warns
Police arrest 1,154 alleged kidnappers, 522 murder suspects in 8 months
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says 1,154 suspected kidnappers were arrested across the country between January and August. Mr Adamu, who made the disclosure on Monday during the Southwest Geopolitical Zone Security Summit held in Ibadan, said 147 of the arrests were made in the Southwest. He said that a
Police rescue three kidnapped ABU students
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have rescued three students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, abducted on Monday along Abuja-Kaduna highway. Three Armed Men in Military Uniform intercepted had on Monday intercepted some commuters near Masari Village along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, opened fire on the vehicles, in the process