LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bayelsa-based online publisher arrested and in custody of the Nigeria Police in Abuja, the Federal City Territory (FCT) on charges of cyber stalking, has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Nigeria Police for breach of his fundamental rights and is seeking N300 million in damages. Mempamo […]
Oct 29 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has widened the scope of policing in Nigeria by embracing state-of-the-art equipment, improved intelligence, and reorientation of all personnel for attitudinal and behavioural change across the board. Consequently, the IGP has deployed more helicopters for aerial patrol in order to strengthen security in the country. […]
Oct 17 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have commenced a manhunt for a Beninese businessman allegedly behind a series of hijack of exotic cars that also led to the killing of some victims. The Beninese is said to be the head of several armed robbery gangs that operate mostly in the South […]
Sep 24 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission has approved salary payments for the 2021/2022 Police recruits who passed out of the Police Colleges and have been in formal Police work in different Police Commands and formations since the past six months without salary. The Commission’s decision was reached in the interest of national security anchored […]
May 8 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of 12 Commissioners of Police to different State Commands across the Country. The new Commissioners of Police are; Mohammed Usaini Gumel posted to Kano State Command; Haruna Gabriel Garba; Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command Abuja; Tajudeen A. Abass, Delta Command; Oladimeji Yomi Olarewaju, […]
Apr 26 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered officers across the country to stop asking for Customs papers from drivers. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, issued the directive on Sunday via Twitter. The spokesman added that the issuance of tinted glass permits remains suspended. Adejobi said officers are only expected to […]
Apr 12 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has opened up on the rumored attacks of Igbo traders in Lagos. The African Examiner writes that there have been rumors that thugs were attacking the businesses of Igbos in Lagos after the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), announced that Peter Obi, the […]
Feb 28 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has ordered movement restriction for the first part of the 2023 General Elections – the Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The polls are scheduled to be held on Saturday February 25 across all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Force headquarters, Wednesday night, announced that […]
Feb 23 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police on Friday said some citizens frustrated by cash shortages in the country were attacking banks and vandalising cash-dispensing machines, and warned that they would be treated as armed robbers. The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) said its members would stay away from work in […]
Feb 18 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In furtherance of his zeal and strategies to decimate activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements in the FCT and other parts of the country, and to analyze and de-escalate threats gathered from various intelligence at the Force’s disposal, U.S advisory inclusive, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba […]
Oct 24 2022 | Posted in
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