Following the killings of 45 persons in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, and a new Police Area Command, in the…
Fire guts Sokoto Police Commissioner’s Office (ThisDay)
A mysterious fire has gutted the office of the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Murtala Usman Mani. ThisDay checks revealed that the fire started around 8 a.m Monday and lasted for several hours before it was put out by…
* Land charges: Don’t convert houses to religious buildings, govt warns (Punch) * 2019: Police to comb uncompleted buildings, dump sites in Lagos (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 24, 2018 Land charges: Don’t convert houses to religious buildings, govt warns (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Monday said some property owners had been converting residential buildings into religious centres in order to…
Police surround Melaye’s Maitama home (Vanguard)
The Maitama, Abuja home of Senator Dino Melaye has been surrounded by men of the Nigeria Police Force, drawn from its Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS unit and Criminal Investigation Department, CID. Men believed to be plain-clothed security personnel were also sighted…
Senate Mace theft: Police still on trail of eight suspects (Nation)
The Police are still working round the clock to arrest the eight men who, on Wednesday, stormed the Senate chamber and ran away with the mace. The suspects were allegedly brought to Abuja from Delta State. A monitoring committee raised…
Police Commission approves special promotion for 45 officers who arrested Evans (ThisDay)
Following their gallant display of bravery, the Police Service Commission (PSC) thursday approved special promotion of 45 officers involved in the arrest of the notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumuje Onuamadike, also known as Evans. PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu…
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege arrested (DailyTrust)
The police have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace at the senate. He was whisked away in a waiting police van. Oma-Agege was arrested after the plenary around 1.50pm. He was in…
* Lagos has the potential to become Africa’s tourism hub, says Lai Mohammed (Guardian) * Heavy security in Lagos as police take over Ojota Park (SUN)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 17, 2018 Lagos has the potential to become Africa’s tourism hub, says Lai Mohammed (Guardian) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reiterated that Lagos State has the potential to become…
RRS forces robbers to abandon bus, gun, flee into bush (Nation)
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad ( RRS ) of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday forced four armed robbers to abandon a hijacked danfo commercial bus, a gun and six passengers whom they had held hostage while in…
IGP Idris gives helicopter to Taraba police command for peace keeping (Vanguard)
The inspector general of police Mr. Abubakar Idris has donated a surveillance helicopter to the Nigerian Police Force Taraba State Command to support the efforts of the Command in fight crime and peace keeping. The IGP made the donation on Monday…
