Police – 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...

March 3, 2026 No Responses

ABC Transport Celebrates Accident-Free Drivers, Earns Applause From FRSC, Police, Others

Five front line safety and security agencies, including Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Nigeria Police Force, and the Department of State Services (DSS), have lauded ABC Transport Plc and its drivers for their contributions to road safety in Nigeria.They...

February 28, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Port Police Strengthen Collaboration

Efforts to improve cargo movement and curb operational bottlenecks at Nigeria’s ports received a boost as the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Port Authority Police (Western) Command agreed to strengthen collaboration through intelligence shari...

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 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 24, 2025 No Responses

Police Arrest Suspect Wanted For Killing FRSC Official, Daughter

The Ghanaian Police Service has arrested one Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun, a Nigerian national wanted for the alleged killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, Lasisi Funmilayo, and her daughter, Sewa, in Ogun State, Nigeria.George Ohene-Boadi, Reg...

November 23, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of Police from VIP Escorts

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country.Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties.The presidential directi...

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...