Kidnappings: Lagos, Osun & Oyo Commands to Deploy Tech & Tactical Assets- IGP

 The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba said the police commands in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states will deploy technology-based and tactical assets to forestall kidnappings and other ugly incidents happening along the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. To address these issues, the IGP ordered an immediate restructuring of the security architecture on the road to […]

World Cup: Harry Maguire Makes England Squad

Harry Maguire has made the England World Cup squad as announced by Gareth Southgate yesterday. But AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori was not named in the 26-man squad despite a strong showing in Italy. Roma forward Tammy Abraham was also overlooked by the manager. The manager, in the list released yesterday, however, rewarded James Maddison […]

Counterfeiting & Hoarding, Reasons for Naira Redesign – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said counterfeiting and hoarding were the reasons for redesigning and issuing new naira notes. Mrs Amina Abdulmalik, Deputy Director, Currency Operations Department, CBN, said this at the apex bank’s special day, at the ongoing 36th Lagos International Trade Fair in Lagos. Abdulmalik also said the apex bank’s […]

FG Has No Plans to Ban any Social Media Platform

The Federal Government says it has no plans to ban any social media platform but will not watch any medium throw the country into chaos. Stating this yesterday while presenting the scorecard of President Buhari’s government from 2015 to 2022, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed noted that the Federal Government is monitoring Twitter […]

Kaduna Govt Debunks Reports of Fresh Attack On Kaduna-Abuja Highway

The Kaduna State Government has debunked report of a fresh attack on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement issued in Kaduna, had noted that the state government has been drawn to a widely circulated message raising alarm on an alleged blockade of the Kaduna-Abuja road […]

NIN Compulsory For Passengers using the Abuja- Kaduna Train Service – NRC

The National Identity Number (NIN) is now compulsory for passenger profiling when boarding the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, announced this on Thursday insisting that this is part of the new security measures adopted by the government. Okhiria hinted that the number of Police, Civil Defence, and […]

INEC Summon Emergency Security Meeting Over Attacks on Facilities

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called an emergency meeting after two of its offices in Ogun and Osun States were attacked by hoodlums on Thursday. Festus Okoye, INEC’s national spokesperson, said its Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) will meet today Friday over the attacks. The commission said its office in Abeokuta […]

Chibok Girls Abduction: Some Girls want to Return to Their Captors – IGP

The Inspector General Police, Usman Alkali-Baba has revealed that some of the abducted Chibok girls who recently returned and reunited with their families have expressed willingness to return to their captors. The IGP who expressed this while speaking on the status of internal security at the weekly briefings coordinated by the Presidential Media Team in […]