Akwa Ibom State Police command is now being headed by Commissioner of Police Joseph Eribo. The new Commissioner, who hails from Benin City, the Edo State capital, becomes the 33rd Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State. Eribo holds a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Benin, LLB from the University of Calabar, BL from Law School, Abuja and LLM …

In its efforts to boost national security and fortify the safety of every citizen, the Nigeria Police Force said it has conducted several operations across the country by tackling all forms of crime and criminality, particularly in Owerri, Imo State. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that, in recent happenings, …

The age-long wish of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to have an exclusive pension board like the military got a boost on Thursday in the Senate with the passage of a bill to that effect for second reading. The passage of the bill titled “Police Pension Board (Establishment) Bill” by the Senate for a second reading was sequel to the …

Friends and associates of a Superintendent of Police (SP), Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, on Friday honoured him in Abuja. One of the organisers of the event, CEO of Vegas Homes, Prince Chukwuemeka Asudeogu said SP Sini’s conduct remains exemplary and should inspire others …

Some retired senior police officers have expressed deep concern over the ongoing dispute between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding recruitment processes. The police had in a statement on Saturday by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, rejected the names of those recruited by the PSC. Adejobi said the commission’s portal was scrutinised and it …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has called on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their plans for a nationwide strike, emphasising the need to adhere to legal procedures to avoid a breakdown of law and order. In a statement on Monday in Abuja by Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that …

The Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Global Upfront online newspaper, Mr. Madu Onuorah was on Wednesday whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force at about 6pm. According to sources, about 10 fully-armed policemen stormed Onuorah’s residence in Lugbe, Abuja, in two Sienna buses. He was arrested in the presence of his wife and children who fruitlessly demanded from the police …

A female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to sources, the officers were arrested on …

The officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) excelled at the just concluded United States Special Programme for Embassy Augmentation Response (SPEAR) team mission at Amman, Jordan, according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Office, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to a statement by Adejobi on Sunday, the training, which ran from 10th March to 3rd April 2024, …

The Nigeria Police has opened up on why the Force cannot arrest crossdressers in Nigeria. In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed that they cannot be arrested because it is a very tricky situation. He established that cross-dressing is not yet a punishable offence in Nigeria. He also stated that even if there …