The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has announced that, as stipulated by law, the court cases of the 52 children being prosecuted for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest, will be transferred to juvenile court. The ministry said plans to have their cases transferred are underway and will soon be concluded alongside the provision of social and … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed concerns regarding the security arrangements for the Rivers State loocal government elections scheduled for Saturday, 5 October. This concerns arose from a controversial announcement made by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, that the police would refrain from providing security during the elections, citing compliance … Read more
YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation, has identified eight local government areas in Edo State that could potentially become hotspots during the ongoing governorship election process in the state. The local governments areas are Ikpoba/Okha, Oredo, Egor, Ovia South West, Ovia North East, Esan South East, Etsako West, and Etsako East. YIAGA disclosed this on … Read more
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has assured the people of Edo State that the police have taken measures to ensure that voters exercise their right to vote without fear and intimidation. “We will remain impartial, professional and vigilant while providing a level playing ground for all the political parties and their candidates,” Mr … Read more
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central state on 15 August. Its Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at 11.15 p.m. on Friday in Makurdi. NAN … Read more
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that Nigerians taking part in the forthcoming protest are protected by the country’s security agencies. Mr Effiong, in a letter to the IGP on Friday, contended that peaceful protest was not against any law in Nigeria. The protest Some … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to allow anybody appointed as the Inspector General of Police to complete a four-year term as mandated by Section 7 of the Police Act 2020. The bill was read for the first time today, and it immediately passed through the second and third readings. It was introduced … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States of America, and its principal federal law enforcement agency. The … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Sunday moved detained journalist Daniel Ojukwu to the Nigerian Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been incommunicado at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, in Lagos since Wednesday. Reporter … Read more
The Nigerian Police have dismissed one of the three officers involved in the alleged extortion of $3,000 from Nigerians. The officer, Michael Odey, a police inspector was dismissed after Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 16, Bayelsa State, Alifa Omata, upheld the recommendation of the Rivers State command, which had recommended the dismissal of … Read more
