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IGP laments shortage of manpower in police force
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has bemoaned the Nigeria Police Force's (NPF) manpower shortage, noting that an officer performs the work of two people.…
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KANO: Police arrest seven over protest
In the wake of the Court of Appeal’s decision that affirmed the sacking of Governor Abba-Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kano State witnessed a surge of public…
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Troops recover 500,000 litres of crude oil — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Delta Safe have recovered a total of 578,900 litres of stolen crude oil, 454,330 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, and…
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SOKOTO: Troops rescue 31 kidnapped victims
Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 31 kidnapped victims in Sokoto State.
This is as the Northwest Operation under the command of the…
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RIVERS: CP promises justice for man allegedly killed by police officers
THE Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, has moved to settle discontent by community youths in the area, following the death of a young man in Woji town, Port Harcourt,…
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KATSINA: Abducted varsity student freed
One of the five kidnapped female students of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State has been rescued by the State Police Command.
Her rescue followed an operation by the…
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Chief of Defence Staff not dead, says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has denied the report that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has died.
A report by a newspaper (not Naija Times) had claimed the Defence…
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Flags at half-mast as Army declares three-day mourning for late COAS Alli
Following the death of Major-General Chris Alli (retd.), the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has announced a three-day mourning period in tribute to the…
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RIVERS: No assassination attempt on factional speaker Ehie – Police
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Rivers State Olatunji Disu says preliminary investigation did not reveal an assassination attempt on a factional speaker of the Rivers State…
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KANO: Police vow clampdown on protests after Appeal Court judgment
Police authorities in Kano State have vowed to clamp down on any group protesting in the state following a Court of Appeal judgment sacking Governor Abba Yusuf.
The Independent…
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