Nigeria Police Force – City Business News

March 9, 2026 No Responses

IGP Decorates Newly Promoted DIGs

Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday decorated eight senior officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in a ceremony at Force Headquarters, Abuja.In his address, IGP Disu described the ceremony as more tha...

March 8, 2026 No Responses

IGP APPOINTS DCP OKON AS FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of DCP Anthony Okon Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).A statement issued on Sunday by the outgoing Force Public Relations Officer, Ag. ACP Benjamin Hunde...

February 25, 2026 No Responses

Disu Assumes Office As Acting IGP, Takes Over From Egbetokun

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Ridwan Disu, has officially assumed duty as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police, succeeding IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (Rtd), PhD, NPM, who served as the 22nd indigenous head of the Nigeria Poli...

February 24, 2026 No Responses

TINUBU ACCEPTS EGBETOKUN’S RESIGNATION, APPOINTS DISU AS ACTING IGP

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing family considerations.The President received Egbetokun’s resignation on Tuesday and expresse...

January 14, 2026 No Responses

IGP, SEC DG Reaffirm Commitment To Inter-Agency Collaboration

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday received the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, and members of his management team on a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Police Force Headqua...

January 13, 2026 No Responses

Ekpoma Gets New DPO

The Edo State Police Command has announced the reorganisation of the Ekpoma Division as part of an ongoing security assessment and strategic repositioning aimed at strengthening public safety in the area.The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Monday Ag...

January 6, 2026 No Responses

IGP Deploys New Commissioners To Railway, Maritime Commands, Others

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to the Railway and Maritime Commands as part of a broader redeployment of senior officers aimed at strengthening s...

December 15, 2025 one Response

Police Resume Tinted Glass Enforcement

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to resume the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy, pending the final determination of the matter currently before the court.In a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relati...

December 5, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Police Women @ 70: IGP Honours Seven Decades Of Service, Leadership

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Friday joined female officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to officially declare open the “Nigeria Police Women @ 70” celebrations—an event commemorating seven decades of exceptional co...

November 17, 2025 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct 25 Students In Kebbi School, Police Launch Rescue Operation

In the early hours of Monday, 17th November 2025, armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko district of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, abducting 25 students in a violent attack.According to re...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

IGP Appoints DIG Dankwara As New Head Of Finance, Administration

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the posting of DIG Mohammed Adamu Dankwara as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration.DIG Dankwara takes over from DIG Sahabo...

October 30, 2025 No Responses

IGP Appoints AIG Nkechi Eze As Pioneer Director, Force Medical Services

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Nkechi Eze as the pioneer Director of the newly established Directorate of Force Medical Services.A statement explained th...

October 28, 2025 No Responses

IGP Decorates One DIG, Four AIGs, 11CPs With New Ranks

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Tuesday, 28th October 2025, decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks in Abuja.The decoration saw the elevation of one Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) to the ra...