The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has said that its National President, Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, and three other officials have been arrested. It said the arrest was “without any tenable reasons”. The arrests reportedly took place on Friday evening at the NURTW’s national secretariat in Garki 2, Abuja. The union’s Deputy President, Mr. Isa Ore expressed shock over …

The President of, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that apart from international pricing, extortion by security agencies, such as the Department of State Services (DSS), Police and arbitrary levies by government agencies were responsible for the recent increase in fuel price from N537 to N617. The National President of the association, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the …

The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has ordered the police to pay N20 million to the family of a constable, Emmanuel Gene, who went missing two years ago. Gene was attached to the Ijebu-Igbo division of the Ogun State Police Command and was declared missing two years ago. He was reportedly kidnapped by hoodlums during an operation in Aba …

Reprieve came for five persons, who were kidnapped by some gunmen in Isanlu Isin, in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State on Thursday, as the state police command announced their rescue in a statement on Sunday. Late Saturday night, the operation of the command’s tactical team and the community’s vigilante, led by the state Police Commissioner Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi reportedly …

Operatives of the Anti-Cult Squad of the Enugu State Police command have reportedly arrested scores of suspected cultists from the main campus of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. According to The Nation, the suspects, numbering about 50, who were mainly students of the institution, were involved in …

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the deployment of 35 Commissioners of Police to various state commands and formations across the country. The deployment followed the approval of his recommendation by the Police Service Commission, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Tuesday. The IGP, therefore, assured Nigerians that the postings are in line with the …

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has directed that a comprehensive training and curriculum for police colleges with emphasis on attitudinal and behavioral change for police officers should be created. This, he said, was to enhance the professionalism, effectiveness, and public trust in police officers. In a statement released on Friday by the Force spokesperson, Adejobi Muyiwa, the training …

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Olumuyiwa Adejobi has called for the arrest of a popular skit maker, Trinity Guy. Adejobi ordered the arrest after Trinity Guy ignored initial warnings to skit makers to regulate their pranks as they endanger Nigerian lives. Sharing an extreme prank video of Trinity Guy via his Instagram page on Monday, the …

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the promotion of 31,465 officers and other ranks with the Inspector-General (IG), Usman Alkali-Baba charging them to develop the lofty principles and values of modern policing in the discharge of their duties. Promotion from Sergeant to officer cadre (Inspector) recorded the highest number – 24,991 (79.4 percent) – while 6,280 (20 per cent) were …

Operatives of the Nigeria police in Rivers State said they busted a suspected baby-making factory and rescued six pregnant girls. At his maiden media briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital, yesterday, new state Commissioner of Police, Polycarp Emeka said the arrest was made around the Choba community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He said the success …