Category: Security
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OPINION: Dignity in Custody; What the Portable Case Reveals About Nigerian Policing
Public outrage over the treatment of popular street-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, widely known as Portable, has once again brought Nigeria’s policing culture under intense public scrutiny. A viral video showing the visibly distressed musician in police custody has reignited national and global conversations about human dignity, suspects’ rights and accountability within the Nigeria Police Force. Against…
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EU Report: Over 100,000 Nigerian Police Officers Assigned to VIPs, Leaving Citizens Underserved
More than 100,000 officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are currently deployed to protect politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIPs), significantly straining national security coverage for ordinary citizens, according to a new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum. The report, released in November 2025, notes that the NPF has an estimated…
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$14.8m Refinery Funds: EFCC Declares Timipre Sylva Wanted Over Alleged Diversion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257 belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). According to the EFCC, the funds were part of NCDMB’s investment in…
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Nigerian Muslim Group Calls for Religious Freedom and Rule of Law
League of Indigenous Yoruba Muslims for Religious Unity has expressed grave concern over the persistent killings and violent unrest in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria, calling on all Nigerians to embrace peace, religious freedom and national cohesion. In a statement made available to Premier World News, the President of the League, Sheikh Morufudeen…
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Police Brutality Sparks Outcry After Lagos Officer Allegedly Stabs Man With Broken Bottle
A disturbing case of alleged police brutality has emerged from the Idimu area of Lagos State, where a police officer identified as Bamidele Ojo, reportedly attached to the Zone 2 Police Command, is accused of violently assaulting and stabbing an innocent civilian, Mr. Michael Ekundayo, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. According to multiple eyewitnesses, the…
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Nigeria, India Deepen Partnership On Trade, Security Through Customs Pact
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with the Indian Customs Administration, as both countries advanced discussions on critical customs and trade matters at the 92nd Session of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Policy Commission, held on June 25, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. Led by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC),…
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Drug War: Customs Partners NDLEA, NAFDAC to Clamp Down on Illicit Imports
Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), CG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasized the need for intensified collaboration among key agencies in the fight against drug trafficking and other smuggling activities across the country. Speaking during an official monitoring visit to the Ogun Area Command II in Abeokuta on Wednesday, CG Adeniyi stated that a…
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Custom CG, Adeniyi Calls for Synergy to Clamp-down Drug Trafficking, Others Smuggling Products
As part of the efforts to end smuggling activities, the comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, CG Bashir Adeniyi, has called on all necessary stakeholders to form strategic synergy to clampdown drug trafficking and other illicit products. CG Adeniyi highlighted the importance of collaboration in the fight against drug trafficking, while addressing journalists during his…
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Ogun PDP lampoons Abiodun’s Gov’t over Teargas for School Girls
– “Dapo Abiodun has lost the plot”, – says, Bankole Akinloye In Nigeria, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Ogun State, Bankole Akinloye has lampooned the Dapo Abiodun-led All Progressives Congress, APC government in the State over the reports that the state government had perfected plans to arm 200 school girls…
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Police Parade 24 suspected Cultists, Armed Robbers
Ogun State Police Command has paraded 24 suspected cultists, who were allegedly responsible for being behind several incidents of armed robberies and act of terrorism in the state. The suspects were arrested from major towns across the state which included Abeokuta, the state capital, Ijebu – Ode, Igbesa, as well as from Agosasa in the…
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