Author: Adeniyi Daniel

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, next month. Justice James Omotosho, who issued the interim order on Friday, also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting or recognising any report or outcome from such a convention if held without compliance with due process, the party’s constitution, and extant electoral laws. The order followed a suit filed by three aggrieved members of the PDP, who challenged the legality of the planned convention slated for November 15 and…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned that it will not tolerate crowd renting and street demonstrations at its corporate headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, stressing that such theatrics will not influence its decisions or operations. According PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission, however, reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that police officers are held accountable for their actions and inactions, urging aggrieved individuals or groups with genuine complaints of police misconduct to submit formal petitions for fair and transparent consideration. Chairman of the Commission, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungu issued the warning after…

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arrested an ex-convict, Segun Kolawole, just five days after his release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for allegedly stealing an Infinix Note 40 Pro smartphone and ₦200,000 cash from a trader in Opebi, Ikeja. Kolawole, 25, was apprehended around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the Oshodi Market after RRS operatives noticed he was in possession of a large sum of money and became suspicious. Upon interrogation, he could not give a satisfactory explanation for the ₦80,000 found on him or the phone in his possession.…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Nkechi Eze, BDS, MPH, fspsp, as the Pioneer Director of the newly established Directorate of Force Medical Services. This appointment follows the recent upgrade of the Force Medical Section to a full-fledged Directorate, a landmark development aimed at institutionalizing comprehensive, accessible, and efficient healthcare services within the Nigeria Police Force. AIG Nkechi Eze, a distinguished clinician, dental surgeon, and administrator, brings over 27 years of exemplary service to her new role. Born in Umuahia, Abia State, and hailing from Agbudu in Udi Local…

Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have arrested one Muhammad Wanzam, aged 50, in connection with the gruesome murder of a traveller, Alhaji Babuga Muhammad, in Bena District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on October 16, 2025, at about 6:00 p.m., when the victim, who was travelling from Bena town to his village, Karaye, in Bagega District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, was reportedly attacked by a gang of hoodlums near a forest close to Malakachi village. According to Kebbi police Command’s spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the assailants blocked the victim’s…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria, as part of efforts to protect local refineries and stabilise the downstream petroleum market. The new tariff, which takes immediate effect, is expected to nudge pump prices upward but aims to create a level playing field for local refiners and importers in the long term.The approval was contained in a letter dated October 21, 2025, and made public on October 30, 2025. The letter, addressed to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other forms of criminality across the country, stressing that Nigerians demand tangible results rather than excuses. Speaking at the Presidential Villa on Thursday during the decoration ceremony of the service chiefs with their new ranks, President Tinubu urged them to demonstrate patriotism, innovation, and courage in securing the nation. “We cannot allow the crisis that began in 2009 to persist any longer. I charge you, as the heads of our nation’s armed forces, to carry out your duties with patriotic zeal.…

The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) has called on women across the state to join its campaign against building collapse, describing them as vital partners in promoting safety within communities. Speaking during a plenary session themed “Women as Partners in Ensuring Safe and Secure Communities through Construction Materials Testing,” held at the 2025 National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), the General Manager of LSMTL, Engr. Olayinka Abdul, urged women to act as community sentinels in detecting signs of structural weakness and reporting unsafe construction practices. According to Mrs. Salehu-Badejo Abimbola, Director of…

The Commissioners of Police for Benue and Enugu States, CP Ifeanyi Innocent and CP Bitrus Giwa, have agreed to deepen collaboration between the two Commands to effectively tackle rising interstate crimes and cross-border security threats. This resolution was reached during a strategic operational meeting held on October 29, 2025, in Benue State, where both Commissioners reviewed existing security challenges and mapped out strategies to enhance cooperation between their jurisdictions. In a statement jointly signed by the Police Public Relations Officer for Benue State Command, DSP Edet Udeme, and his counterpart in Enugu State , SP Daniel Ndukwe said the meeting…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has commended the agency’s officers for intensifying the war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across the country, recording major operational breakthroughs in the last two and a half years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking at an awards and commendation ceremony held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Marwa said the agency recorded 45,853 arrests, seized 8.5 million kilograms of assorted illicit drugs, secured 9,263 convictions, and counselled and rehabilitated 26,613 drug users within 30 months. He also disclosed…