How my officers turned down N50m bribe, by Mbu

Mbu THE Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone Two, Mbu Joseph Mbu, has recalled how his men turned down a N50 million bribe allegedly offered by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators who swindled their clients of N624 million. Mbu was reacting to allegations of torture levelled against his men by two prime suspects […]

Police recover 10 stolen Rivers govt vehicles

ADVERTISEMENT     Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase DETERMINED to get back government property looted from the Government House in Port Harcourt, security operatives on Monday evening recovered 10 vehicles allegedly stolen by officials of the immediate past administration in the state. The vehicles were recovered from two locations identified as Rumuokparali and Trans-Amadi […]

Picture: Police uncover fake currency factory in Ibadan

    Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina (right) and some officers of the state command at the fake currency factory. | credits: NAN ADVERTISEMENT   The Oyo State Police Command has discovered a place in a remote village of Ibadan, where thousands of fake pounds, euros, dollars and other foreign currencies were being […]

PSC promotes 72 senior police officers including 14 commissioners of police & 20 DCP’S

By Kingsley Omonobi-Abuja *grandaunts The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of seventy two (72) senior police officers including 14 Commissioners of Police and 20 Deputy Commissioners of Police. The promotion was part of the decisions of the Commission at its 12th Plenary Meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, May 26th 2015 and presided […]

Avoiding the Banana Peels – By Arnold A. Alalibo

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | May 27, 2015 – In what may be described as a new wave of sacks of the “president’s men” in different positions by President Goodluck Jonathan in apparent revenge for his lose in the last presidential election, the former Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Suleiman Abba, became one of the […]

Opinion: Reverse Abba’s removal

For me, the recent removal of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, is illegal and unconstitutional, as it is a contravention of Section216(2) of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution,which states that before removing the IGP from office, the President shall consult the Nigeria Police Council.While the President is at liberty to either appoint or sack […]

Why IGP Abba was sacked

After more than a week of pressure from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders it was announced today that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, was sacked by President Jonathan. In a curt press release Ruben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President for Media and Publicity, said that “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved […]

Jonathan sacks IGP Abba, replaces him with DIG Arase

Solomon Arase replacing Suleiman Abba President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba. Abba, who became IG less than nine months ago, was replaced by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, in acting capacity A statement by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, gave […]

Police probe 104 over electoral fraud

The Rivers State Police Command said it had started the investigation of 104 suspects arrested during the general elections of March 28 and April 11. The suspects were said to be involved in about 41 cases of election malpractices and other offences against the country. The command explained that the suspects were arrested during the […]

FG floods states with soldiers as IG redeploys DIGs, CPs

Soldiers in a show of strength on Oyemekun Road in Akure, Ondo State … on Thursday. | credits: Goke Famadewa Preparations for tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly elections heightened across the states and the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday with more sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials sent to Local Government Areas by state offices of […]

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