Legal practitioner, Liborous Oshoma, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary step toward addressing the country's worsening security challenges. However, he cautioned against granting state governors unchecked authority over the proposed policing structure, warning that such a system could be vulnerable to abuse and political …
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that 140 police officers lost their lives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) within the last year while on duty. Disu said the fatalities occurred through a combination of violent attacks, road accidents, and other duty-related incidents, underscoring the high-risk nature of policing in the nation’s capital. …
Two young men, barely out of secondary school, are now at the centre of a chilling murder case that has sent shockwaves through Lagos, after they allegedly kidnapped and killed their former classmate in a crime police say was both premeditated and brutally executed. The suspects, 21-year-old Anthony Oghenetega from Delta State and 23-year-old Emmanuel …
Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has assumed duty as the 35th Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, effective March 24, 2026. He takes over from CP Miller G. Dantawaye, who has been elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and redeployed by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji …
The Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday decorated newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and urged them to strengthen intelligence-led policing across the country. Speaking during the ceremony, Disu charged the senior officers to deepen inter-agency collaboration and improve operational coordination among police commands. The officers decorated include Zachariah …
The outgoing Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, will today, officially hand over leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to the newly appointed acting IGP, Olatunji Disu. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Disu on Tuesday following Egbetokun’s resignation. Pinnacle Daily gathered that the handover ceremony is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the IGP …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Olatunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector-General of Police (IGP), following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun. In a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President confirmed that he had received Egbetokun’s resignation and expressed profound appreciation for …
The Nigeria Police Force has explained that the arrest of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s protest in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. He said Sowore, who allegedly led protesters into a restricted …
A three-year-old boy tragically drowned in an open septic tank in Durumi 2, Abuja, on Tuesday night, July 16. The child, who was playing within his compound, slipped into the exposed pit filled with human waste. He was rushed to the hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival. The tragedy began when the boy’s family …
Despite standing directives from the federal government, Nigerian graduates posted to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme continue to face rejection, delay, and outright neglect—frustrating a generation of youth eager to serve. Over three years after Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, then Director-General of NYSC, warned MDAs against …
