Indian authorities have deported 32 Nigerians linked to a transnational drug network barely two weeks after security operatives arrested about 50 suspects in a multi-state narcotics raid. PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the arrests were part of one of ...
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Declare Emergency On Insecurity Now
Based on media reports, discerning Nigerians are united in their opinion that the country is not just experiencing “security challenges” or facing “isolated incidents.” It is a glaring case of the country hemorrhaging from a thousand cuts while the governing ...
Read More »Presidency Blames North-Central Killings On Land Grabs, Banditry, Mistrust
The Presidency has identified historical mistrust, land-grabbing, banditry, and illegal mining as major factors fueling insecurity and communal bloodshed in the North-Central region. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-Central), Dr Abiodun Essiet, disclosed this on Monday ...
Read More »UK Flags 20 Nigerian States As High-Risk Over Insecurity
The United Kingdom Government has issued a fresh warning to its citizens over the spate of insecurity across Nigeria, listing 20 states as high-risk for travel. In its latest advisory released by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and ...
Read More »NPF Celebrates 70 Years Of Women In Policing
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the leadership of the inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has celebrated 70 years of women in policing in Nigeria. Force PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the development marks seven decades of courage, resilience, ...
Read More »Ex-Police Chief Heads Committee To Drive Justice Reform In Akwa Ibom
UYO, Akwa Ibom State has intensified efforts to strengthen its justice system with the inauguration of an Independent Monitoring Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), tasked with ensuring fairness, accountability, and efficiency in the dispensation of justice. ...
Read More »Tinubu Pardons Pre-Independence Nationalist Macaulay, Vatsa, Saro-Wiwa, Lawan, 13 Ors
Late Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death and executed over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the ...
Read More »Itu Council Chairman Inaugurates Security Base In Oku Iboku
… Rallies Support for Gov. Umo Eno As part of activities marking his one year in office, the Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Area, Hon. Ubong Nkutt, on Tuesday inaugurated and handed over a newly constructed and furnished Forward ...
Read More »Two Legacies, One Mission: How CP Azare And Retired DCP Erhabor Shape Policing In A’Ibom
…From discipline to compassion, residents say past and present leaders are leaving lasting imprints on security By Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D When CP Baba Muhammed Azare assumed duty as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, not many predicted the quiet ...
Read More »CP Azare Makes Waves In Security Sector In A’Ibom State
…as Retired DCP Erabor’s Influence Still Lingers By Saviour Ekpe When Baba Muhammed Azare arrived as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, many wondered how his leadership would shape the Command. Months later, both officers and community members say ...
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