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#EndSARS: Police shoot at, disperse protesters with teargas in Abuja

Desmond Okon Oct 09, 2020

While Lagos is having a peaceful protest, protesters calling for the end of police extra-judicial killings in Abuja have been...

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Falz, Runtown join forces with youths in EndSARS protest

Desmond Okon Oct 08, 2020

Nigerian celebrities Folarin Falana, popularly called Falz, and Runtown on Thursday joined the ongoing protest calling for the dissolution of...

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SARS: Reps mull new police law in 30 days, ask IGP to end human rights violation

James Kwen Oct 07, 2020

The House of Representatives will in the next 30 days, work with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Civil Society, and...

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Independence celebration: IGP orders security deployment, surveillance nationwide

Innocent Odoh Sep 30, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered increased surveillance and security deployments across the country to forestall any breach...

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Senate directs Plateau police commissioner to provide security for monarchs

Kamarudeen Ogundele Sep 30, 2020

Nigeria’s Senate President Ahmad Lawan has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the Plateau State to provide security for traditional...

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4 soldiers,10 policemen killed as troops repel Boko Haram ambush in Borno

Godsgift Onyedinefu Sep 26, 2020

No fewer than 18 lives – including four soldiers,10 policemen and four civilians – were lost after Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists...

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Internal security challenges threaten Nigeria's existence - Gbajabiamila

James Kwen Sep 24, 2020

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday said internal security challenges are threatening the existence of...

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Kaduna police ask residents to submit unlawful firearms in their possession

Abdulwaheed Adubi Sep 16, 2020

Kaduna State Police Command has warned persons or groups in unlawful possession of firearms, especially those prohibited, to with immediate...

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Army's impartiality in political process commendable - Makinde

Remi Feyisipo Sep 14, 2020

Governor Seyi Makinde, on Monday, commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai for leading a professionalized Army,...

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Rivers police capture ‘most wanted killer-kidnapper’

Ignatius Chukwu Sep 12, 2020

A man since declared wanted by the police with a N30m bounty on his head has been captured alive by...

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Okowa charges military to sustain peace, security in Niger Delta

Mercy Enoch Sep 10, 2020

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has commended the Nigerian military for cooperating with other security agencies to ensure peace and...

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Kano set to boost security with multibillion-naira investment

Adeola Ajakaiye Sep 08, 2020

The Kano State government is set to commission a multibillion-naira security complex equipped with state-of-the-art gadgets with the capacity to...

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Governor Ishaku seeks Tiv support for commission of inquiry

Nathanie Gbaoron Sep 05, 2020

Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku has pleaded with Tiv leaders in Benue and Taraba States to assist in facilitating...

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Tension in Abuja over alert on new terrorists’ cells

James Kwen Sep 05, 2020

Palpable fear has enveloped Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, and its environs following a security alert on the existence of...

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Amotekun chairman assures protection for vulnerable tourist sites in Oyo

Remi Feyisipo Sep 05, 2020

When fully operational, Chairman of Amotekun Security Corps in Oyo State, General Kunle Togun (rtd) says the outfit will provide...