Police removes ACP Benjamin Hundeyin as Force PRO

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has relieved ACP Benjamin Hundeyin of his duties as Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), just six months after he assumed the position. Hundeyin was appointed FPRO in September 2025 as a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), taking over from Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who had been promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police. During […]

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IGP sets up panel to propose framework for State Police in Nigeria

The just sworn-in Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday inaugurated a committee on the establishment of state police. President Bola Tinubu, as part of ongoing discussions on policing reforms, had, last Wednesday, during the breaking of fast with senators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to initiate […]

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Tunji Disu sworn-in as substantive Inspector-General of Police

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially sworn-in Tunji Disu as the 23rd Inspector-General of Police (IGP) during a ceremony held at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. Tinubu also administered the oath of office on six commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and two from the Federal Civil […]

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Nigerian pastor surrenders to police over allegations of rape

Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries (MLMM), Chris Okafor, has turned himself in to the police following allegations of multiple rape and other offences capable of causing a breach of public peace, the Lagos State Police Command said. The matter has reportedly been handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) […]

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Court bars police, IGP from enforcing tinted glass permit nationwide

Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe and presided over by Justice Joe Egu, has restrained the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide. Ruling on a motion ex-parte in a suit marked HOR/FHR/M/31/2025 filed by Mr Isreal Joe against the […]

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Retired judge killed in Nigeria with her hands, legs, and mouth tied, Police arrest one

Delta State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested one Lucky Matthew and launched a manhunt over the killing of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu. The Police Spokesperson for the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday in Asaba, the state capital. Edafe said: “On November 24, 2025, the DPO of […]

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Mr President, Police May Not Obey You!, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Maintaining public order and safety, detecting and preventing criminal activities and enforcing the law are among the primary responsibilities of the Police. But, as I have consistently argued, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) cannot effectively carry out these duties if most of their personnel are running errands, including for people without any visible means of livelihood. It therefore came […]

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Beautiful Police DPO dies in Lagos

Lagos State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the sudden passing of the beautiful Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Festac Division, CSP Matilda Ngbaronye, who sadly passed away after undergoing surgery at Mayriamville Medical Centre, Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos State on Friday 24th October, 2025. A statement from the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, […]

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Court orders suspension of motor tinted glass police permit enforcement

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to suspend the enforcement of the tinted glass permit by vehicle owners. The court asked the police and the IGP to maintain the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings […]

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Police reveal identity of woman found naked and lifeless in Nigerian hotel (Video)

Officers of the Bayelsa State Police Command have revealed the identity of the woman found dead in a hotel in Igbogene, a suburb of Yenagoa Local Government Area. In a statement issued in Yenagoa, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Musa Mohammed, clarified that the deceased, identified as Miss Francisca Otu, was a […]

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Police arrest man for brutally assaulting his wife in Ekiti

Operatives from the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested one Jimoh Abdulrahman for allegedly assaulting his wife, Mrs. Akintunde Bidemi Taiwo, a nursing mother. The marks showing on Bidemi’s body looked like she was beaten mercilessly with horse whips. Jimoh was arrested on Saturday, February 15, 2025 after a disturbing  video of the incident surfaced online. Spokesperson […]

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How do you ‘cyberbully’ someone who can hire the police?, By Abimbola Adelakun

Underlying the definitions of bullying in dictionaries is power imbalance. To bully someone is to direct aggressive behaviour at them, to intimidate or threaten them, to act cruelly towards someone, or to coerce them. For one to do these, there must be a power dynamic that makes the person at the receiving end vulnerable. Such […]

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PDP warns police and APC, declares preparedness for Rivers LG election

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Nigeria Police against derailing democracy, charging the people of Rivers State to participate in the Saturday Local Government Area election. Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, reaffirmed on Thursday that the local government election will take place, despite protests from supporters of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is currently […]

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Kidnappers kill 22-year-old man in Ekiti, Police rescue four other victims

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a 22-year-old Idowu Oguntuase and abducted four other persons in Ekiti State. The gunmen abducted the four victims along Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The victims were said to be traveling along the road on Sunday evening […]

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Why police declared me PIDOM’s accomplice ―David Hundeyin speaks

Investigative Nigerian journalist, David Hundeyin, clarified the reasons behind the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) declaration that tagged him as an accomplice in the trial of whistleblower Isaac Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM. Speaking in an interview with News Central Television on Wednesday, Hundeyin said it was not unconnected to truth-telling in an administration that sees […]

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Police arrest killers of 6 NYSC members in 2011 Bauchi post-election violence

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested suspects believed to be the masterminds of the 2011 post-election violence in the state. The crisis then led to the deaths of six National Youth Service Corps members and several police officers. According to the Daily Post, this was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, […]

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Why we arrested veteran journalist Madu Onuorah ―Police

The Police Command in Enugu state has said that an Abuja-based online publisher, Mr Madu Onuorah, was arrested over alleged defamatory publication against a US-based Reverend Sister. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said: “The Enugu State Police Command is in receipt […]

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Ex-gov Yahaya Bello’s ADC, other security details detained by Police

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp (ADC) to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, reports say. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Their arrests […]

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Retired Colonel, others nabbed by police for allegedly printing fake currencies in Nigeria

A syndicate which specialized in printing fake Nigerian and Cameroonian currencies has been smashed by the Zone 2 Command, with the recovery of fake N9 million and 300 million CFA notes in Lagos. According to Vanguard, four suspected members of the syndicate are a couple Oludare Olamilekan, 50. his wife Oluwayemisi, 46; Ilelabayo Johnson, 62, […]

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Police arrests Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure

National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, has been arrested by security operatives in Edo State. Abure was arrested on Wednesday, by operatives of the Zone 5 police headquarters in Benin, a few days before the party’s primary election in Edo State. It was gathered that his arrest was the result of […]

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