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- 2 Mar 2009
IG Lauds Ecobank on Police Partnership
The Inspector General of Police, Inspector Mike Okiro has commended Ecobank Nigeria Plc for supporting the Nigerian Police in its bid to host the first West African Police Games slated for Abuja from…
- 13 Jan 2014
IGP Pledges Police Support for NIN Project
Mohammed Abubakar, inspector–general of Police, has pledged the Nigeria Police Force to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) which is enrolling Nigerians in the National Identity…
- 16 Dec 2016
Arase, Ex-IGP Tasks Police on Use of ICT
Mr. Solomon Arase, immediate past Inspector General of police, has said that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is desirous for effective modern day policing. The former police boss who…
- 6 Oct 2020
IG Bans SARS, Others from Searching People’s Phones, Laptops
Muhammed Adamu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has banned policemen, especially men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country from searching people’s mobile phones, laptops and…
- 31 Mar 2021
IGP Launches Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM
Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) on Wednesday launched the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM Abuja, a community-based radio, targeted at “bringing the Police closer to the people.”…
- 3 Oct 2025
Court Halts Police Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits Pending Further Hearing
Federal High Court sitting in Warri has issued an order directing the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector General of Police to halt the ongoing enforcement exercise of tinted glass permit and…
- 9 Mar 2009
Ecobank’s Partnership with Police Tickles Okiro
Mike Okiro, inspector general of Police has commended Ecobank Nigeria Plc for supporting the Nigerian Police in its bid to host the first West African Police Games slated for March through April this…
- 14 Jul 2024
Police Suspends eMotor Registry Enforcement Following Outcries
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector general of police, has announced the suspension of the the enforcement of electronic central motor registry registration otherwise e-CMR for vehicle owners in the country.…
- 24 Apr 2013
Ehindero, Former IG Took N16m From Police Fund – ICPC
An official of a Nigerian anti-corruption agency on Wednesday narrated how Sunday Ehindero, former Inspector General of Police, pocketed the interest on police funds kept in a bank. Olayinka…
- 4 Oct 2016
Police to Equip Interpol Unit for Fight Against Cybercrime
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, yesterday said efforts were being made to equip the International Police (INTERPOL) unit with what it takes for a better service delivery. Idris…
- 29 Apr 2015
Terrorists Bomb Radio Station, IGP Beefs Security in Media Houses
An improvised explosive device detonated at a radio station in Kogi State Monday night killing at least four people, police said on Tuesday. Mr. Solomon Arase, acting Inspector-General of Police…
- 13 Jul 2017
Police to Partner Security Agencies to Check Cybercrime
Mr Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of Police yesterday said that the Nigeria Police Force was open to partnering with other security agencies to fight cybercrime in the country. Idris said this at a…
- 25 Oct 2016
Police to Create Special Unit to Tackle Cybercrime
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday said it would create a Specialists Unit to deal with the rising cases of cybercrime in the country. Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (I-G), disclosed…
- 21 Apr 2017
CAPDAN Raises Alarm, Says Computer Village Under Police Siege
Computer and Allied Product Dealers at Computer Village (CAPDAN), Ikeja, have sent ‘Save Our Soul’ (SOS) message to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over extortion and abuse of operational…
- 8 Nov 2013
UBA Partners Nigeria Police on Anti-crime Campaign
MD Abubakar, inspector-general of Police (IGP) supported by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Wednesday, unveiled an electronic anti-crime campaign jingle to air on national radio stations aimed…
- 30 May 2021
NCC, Nigeria Police to Intensify Interagency Intervention Against Piracy
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their existing interagency partnership for intensified antipiracy interventions across the country. Baba Tijani,…
- 27 Sept 2020
NCC Board Chairman Alleges Threat to His life by Agents of DG
Tonye Jaja, chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life by agents of John Asein, director general of the agency. He…
- 13 Feb 2026
IGP Designates Banks National Security Asset, Orders Crackdown on Cyber Frauds
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of Police (IGP), has declared Nigeria’s banking industry a strategic national asset, ordering an immediate intelligence-led crackdown on cybercriminal networks,…
- 23 Jul 2017
Pre-Registered SIM Cards Criminal, Threat to National Security – IGP
Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, Inspector General of Police, has described the sale and use of pre-registered SIM card as a severe threat to security sector and governance. He stated this, at the one-day…
- 22 Dec 2020
Zinox Dismisses Claims of Police Indictment of Leo Stan Ekeh
The management of Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s leading integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company,has debunked allegations of Leo Stan Ekeh, its chairman, being indicted by…
- 2 Dec 2024
IGP Confirms Prosecution of 113 Foreign Nationals for Alleged Cyber Crimes
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector general of Police (IGP), has confirmed that 113 foreign nationals are being prosecuted following their arrest by the Police National Cybercrime Center (NCCC) for their…
- 19 Nov 2020
Nigerian Police Opens Reporting Portal to Fight Cybercrime
Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a Cybercrime Reporting Web Portal, with Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) promising whistleblowers of confidentiality. The portal which can be…
- 3 Dec 2016
Unsolicited SMS: NCC Forum Calls for National ICT Framework for Policing
To protect telecommunications infrastructure and fight criminals using unregistered SIM cards to commit crime in the country, stakeholders at the just concluded sensitization workshop for law…
- 25 Sept 2025
Police Launches Database to Curb Missing Case Files, Others
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of Police (IGP), on Thursday, declared open a nationwide training session for operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on the use of the newly introduced…
- 29 Apr 2013
Nigerians Bombard IGP with Calls over Insecurity
The Police waxed tiredly yesterday at the rising wave of terrorism and armed robbery attacks across the country with Mohammed Abubakar, inspector general of Police saying he receives about 1, 000…
- 18 Apr 2022
Why AGF Malami Must Not Soil His Reputation, Governorship Ambition
By Adamu Sani, Public Affairs commentator The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami remains a man who divides opinions. However, in spite of the differing…
- 4 Feb 2024
Nigerian Police Partners NASENI to Boost Operational Efficiency
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has expressed its commitment to refurbish and revamp redundant operational assets of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) such as…
- 30 Sept 2021
80% of Nigerian Women, Girls Ill-equipped Against Cybercrimes – DIG
Eight percent of women and girls in Nigeria are not adequately trained and equipped to defend themselves against cybercrimes, the country’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police, David Folawiyo, has…
- 24 Jul 2017
Police to Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States
The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory to combat the piracy of intellectual property in the country, the…
- 21 Oct 2020
Telecom Boss Sues Police over Alleged Unlawful Arrest, Detention
Mr. Adegoke Ayoola, a telecommunication guru, has sued the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for alleged unlawful arrest and detention in respect of civil and commercial transactions at the federal…