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Mr Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, says the force will henceforth recruit no fewer than 10,000 personnel annually to enhance its operations. Idris disclosed this in Sokoto on Friday when he addressed officers and men of Zone 10 of the force in Sokoto, comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state …

Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday told a committee of the House of Representatives that $9.2 million and 750,000 pounds were recovered from a residence in Kaduna state. Although he did not indicate precisely when the raid by EFCC operatives was carried …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has advised the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government to release its leader, Nnmdi Kanu or Nigeria will be plagued like the Biblical Egypt. Recall that Kanu, who was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in 2015, has continued to …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, ordered a trial within trial to determine whether statements obtained from a former acting Director General of NIMASA, Haruna Jauro, facing N304.1 million fraud charges was voluntary. The trial judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun gave a brief ruling ordering a trial-within-trial, when counsel …

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), zone, 2 Kayode Aderanti, has called for adequate funding of the police force to be able to discharge its constitutional mandate. Aderanti stated this when he received the House of Representative Committee on Police affairs who visited the zone 2 headquarters yesterday. He …

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has redeployed Lagos State Police Chief, Fatai Owoseni. To take over from him is the Officer in Charge of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) monitoring unit, Garuba Umar, who was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP) four days ago. Mr Owoseni is …

Apostle Johnson Suleiman-led Omega Fire Ministries, OFM, Worldwide, has expelled one of its pastors, Joseph Aiyedun, for using the church’s name and bank account to register for money doubling scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox, better known as MMM. OFM stated that its investigations showed that the relieved pastor actually participated in …

There is the possibility of casualties as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into the alleged missing N500m earmarked for the Chibok Safe School Initiative. According to a statement released on Monday by Timothy Adewale, Senior Staff Attorney of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), …

The Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, Mrs. Ada Ugo-Ngali, fainted on Friday at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja after being convicted of N754m oil subsidy scam by the court. Ugo-Ngali, who had stood in the dock while Justice Lateefa Okunnu was delivering judgment in a …

The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called on Pastor Enoch Adeboye to rescind his resignation as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). The call came in a statement issued by the Executive Director of the Abuja-based human rights group, Mr Frank …