Senate prohibits sexual offenders from working with children
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offences from working with children, either as a teacher in schools or under...
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Abayi police station attack: police nutralises four of the attackers, arrest eight, recover arms and ammunition
The Police Command in Abia State successfully neutralised (4) four attackers, arrested (8) eight persons and recovered arms and ammunition from hoodlums who carried out...
House asks Nigeria Police to investigate Shasa violence
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Police Force to conduct a speedy and thorough investigation into the recent violence in Oyo State, to...
Senate considers Bill to close gaps in drug law
The Senate has commenced an ammendment to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 2004 with a view to close the loopholes in the drug...
Senate considers Bill to uncover corruption in govt. agencies, private institutions
The Senate on Tuesday considered a critical bill, which when passed and signed into law, would uncover and prevent the occurrence of financial fraud in...
Police Nabs Transnational Kidnappers of Rescued American Citizen – Philippe Nathan Walton
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested two (2) members of a trans-national kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American Citizen, Philippe Nathan Walton,...
Maina Nabbed in Niger Republic, to be Extradited to Nigeria Soon
Following the arrest of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, the Nigeria Police Force is...
NSCDC Boss Condemns Assault on VIO Personnel, Assures Appropriate Sanction
The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has condemned the assault melted on some road traffic officers from the...
Media Rights Agenda Calls on Government to Investigate the Death of TV Reporter
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Friday, called on the Federal Government to launch a transparent and independent investigation into the death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a...
MRA Calls on Federal Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government...
Terrorism: FG files charges against seven men
The Federal Government has filed a three-count criminal charge against seven persons, alleged to have been involved in the 2017 killing of indigenes of Idumuje-Ugboko...
Arrest, prosecute security personnel involved in extrajudicial killings – Lawan urges police authorities
…..as Senate investigates human rights abuses by security agencies President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that personnel of security agencies involved in the...
Independence Day Protest: IPC Condemns Police Brutaliry on Photo Journalist
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, condemns the police brutality on Olukayode Jaiyeola a Photojournalist with Punch Newspaper, yesterday, October 1, 2020, while covering a...
IGP Condemns Attack on Security Convoy in Borno
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has condemned the attack on a security convoy in Borno State by armed men suspected to be...
Justice Will Prevail Over Alleged Dehumanizing Treatment of Hotel Staff, Says IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has called on members of the public, particularly the alleged victims and all interest groups in...
