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EFCC Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
…demand stiffer punishment for Yusuf, others BY OKEY NDIRIBE & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA — IRKED by public condemnation of the judgment on Mr John Yakubu Yusuf and others undergoing trial for the over N38 billion Police Pension scam at the FCT High Court, Abuja, the House of Representatives, Wednesday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Surprise pervaded a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on Monday when a director of the Police Pension Office, Mr. John Yusuf, was handed down only a two-year jail sentence for conniving with others to defraud the office and pensioners of N27.2bn. Yusuf admitted to stealing N2bn of the money. But he would not spend […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News
Monday, January 28th, 2013
The Ogun State Government and the police on Sunday disagreed over the delay in police investigation of the principal of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Rev. Olufunke Aladeojobi, who allegedly conducted virginity tests on pupils of the school. A senior police officer attached to the Ogun State Police Command, who spoke on the condition of […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News
Monday, January 28th, 2013
A17-year-old girl identified simply as Simi has exposed the hiding place of her robber father to the officials of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command. Her father, Ife, was the alleged leader of a 10-man robbery gang that killed four policemen in Ajah during a robbery operation two weeks ago. THE PUNCH […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Sunday, January 27th, 2013
BY IFEANY OKOLIE LAGOS — THERE was pandemonium in Apapa area of Lagos State, weekend, when some armed naval personnel and policemen from Area B Police Command clashed. Two policemen allegedly sustained injuries, police patrol vehicles and an Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, were allegedly destroyed. Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred last Friday, after a […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Friday, January 25th, 2013
BY BEN AGANDE ABUJA—A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Muhammad Murtala, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to summon police chiefs from 1999 till date to explain the rot in police formations across the country with a view to ensuring that those responsible for the sorry state of the Police Force are […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Friday, January 25th, 2013
JANUARY 25, 2013 BY CHIDO ONUMAH (CONUMAH@HOTMAIL.COM) 4 COMMENTS Chido Onumah | credits: The media buzz last week was President Goodluck Jonathan’s “unscheduled” visit to the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. As a public relations stunt, it was a huge success. But beyond the razzmatazz, TV cameras and punditry lies the need for a deep national […]
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Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate
Friday, January 25th, 2013
The Senate’s Public Accounts Committee has directed the Nigerian Police authorities to submit to it the records of appropriation and implementation of the budgets on the Nigerian Police College in the last five years. Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed Lawan, told our correspondent in a telephone interview on Thursday, that the committee would commence […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
*It is false; police burnt my church- pastor WARRI- THE founder and general overseer of Truth Ground Prophetic Ministry International Inc., Ogbe Layout, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, Pastor Thomas Emmanuel Joshua, has been arraigned in court for allegedly setting ablaze a store in the Ebrumede Police Barracks, Effurun. He was charged to […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade and the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar may be on collision course over the decay in the police colleges and the control of police funds, it has been revealed. Our correspondent also learnt that the duo might be summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan to explain the poor conditions of […]
