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- 28 Nov 2024
Amnesty International Condemns Police Actions During #EndBadGovernance Protests
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian police of using excessive force against demonstrators during the #EndBadGovernance protests, which took place from August 1 to 10 across the country in…
- 29 Nov 2017
Nigerian Diplomats, Politicians Involved in Organ Sales- French Police
Reports by international bodies made available to Nigeria’s security agencies now suggest that top Nigerian politicians and diplomats have been major players in the illicit businesses of human…
- 3 May 2024
INTERPOL Appoints Uche, Nigerian CP as Chairman, African Heads of Cybercrime Units
International Police Organization (INTERPOL), has appointed Ifeanyi Henry Uche, Nigerian Police Commissioner, as the chairman of the African heads of cybercrime units comprising heads of 54…
- 2 May 2024
Extradition Papers Completed for Anjarwalla, Fugitive Binance Executive- INTERPOL Africa
Garba Umar, vice president, Nigerian Central Bureau (NCB) of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for Africa confirmed on Tuesday that the extradition papers for Nadeem…
- 9 Jul 2026
INTERPOL-Led Global Fraud Crackdown Nets 5,811 Suspects, Intercepts $293m
A global anti-fraud operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has resulted in the arrest of 5,811 suspects and the interception of illicit assets worth 293…
- 11 Sept 2017
How 20-Year Old Nigerian Attacked 4,000 Organizations Worldwide
An international hacking campaign targeting thousands of oil, mining and construction firms sounds like the work of a sophisticated criminal operation. The scale of such an endeavour suggests it…
- 21 Feb 2025
AfDB Partners Interpol to Combat Financial Crime and Strengthen Anti-Corruption Efforts in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has taken a significant step forward in its fight against corruption and financial crime by signing a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police…
- 4 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Vaccines Are ‘Liquid Gold’ to Criminals- Interpol
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has raised the alarm over plans to sell fake COVID-19 vaccines, thereby disrupting the supply chain and endangering lives. According to the…
- 24 Dec 2018
NGO Accuses Police of Raking in N2.5Bn Monthly through Bribes
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Onitsha-based frontline research-based rights group, has described the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the most corrupt…
- 10 Oct 2016
Makama, Amah Join Microsoft Nigeria
Microsoft Nigeria has appointed two new executives to its senior leadership team as Ms. Rimini Haraya Makama joins as the company’s Corporate Affairs Director while Mr. Ifeanyi Amah, is now its new…
- 11 May 2009
Giade Reinstates Commitment to the Drug War
Ahmadu Giade, chairman /chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has described the illicit drug business as a very serious business but however assured that the agency is…
- 30 Jul 2024
Interpol Raises Alarm, Says Hundreds of Dollars Leave Nigeria Every Hour
The International Police Organisation’s investigation has shown that every hour, hundreds of thousands of dollars are being laundered out of Nigeria across the world. This disclosure was made in…
- 30 Oct 2023
Nigeria, Others Vital in Recovery of €2m from Organised Crime Syndicate – INTERPOL
Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), has said that Nigeria, as well as certain West African nations, have been crucial in the recovery of over…
- 15 Sept 2014
Nigeria and Hell are the Same-AI
Amnesty International (AI), human rights watch, has alleged that there are torture chambers in police stations across Nigeria and that the torture techniques used by both military and police are…
- 25 Sept 2013
Report Names Nigeria as Organized Crime Hub of Africa
A damning report by StrategyPage, a leading resource on armed forces affairs worldwide said that Nigeria is seen by international crime experts as the center for organized crime in Africa because the…
- 10 Nov 2009
Cyber Crime Fight Must Be Fought with Technology –Kola
Kola Olugbodi is the managing director of Background Check International, the arrowhead of the background screening industry in Nigeria and also one of the foremost African members of the National…
- 16 Sept 2021
NITDA Collaborates With Nigeria Police on NPDR Enforcement
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), expressed willingness to collaborate with the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that public and private organizations comply with the…
- 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…
- 31 Jan 2025
HURIWA Condemns Benue Government over Closure of Joy FM
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned the forceful invasion and closure of Joy FM 96.5, Otukpo, by the Benue State Government, calling it a brazen assault on…
- 9 Jun 2015
How Glo emerged as Nigeria’s No. 1 in Corporate Enterprise Solutions
Globacom has given reasons why it is the preferred telecommunications solutions provider for many of the big players in the corporate sector. The total ICT solutions provider is believed to have…
- 30 Jun 2008
Operator-Govt Interface in Courier: Matters Arising
Professionalism in any field of human endeavour holds the key to accepted ways business of a particular field should be conducted. This will no doubt lead to mastery and growth of that particular…
- 13 Jul 2010
National Security: FG to Begin Bugging of Phones
Federal government plans to introduce lawful interception (LI), a legally sanctioned official access to private communications, such as telephone calls or e-mail messages in a bid to enhance national…
- 12 Feb 2013
Nigeria’s Air Cargo Terminals Will Boost Farm Exports-Dati
Yakubu Dati, general manager, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has expressed optimism that cargo terminals to be constructed at 12 airports in the country, to help boost export of farm…
- 10 Nov 2023
CBN Orders Staff to Declare Links with Politically Exposed Persons
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed its staff members to declare their ‘close relatives’ in the employment of the bank. Premium Times reported that it sighted a memo by signed by Christian…
- 17 Nov 2008
ITU Launches Initiative to Protect Children Online
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has launched a new initiative to safeguard children, the most vulnerable users of the Internet. Ban Ki-Moon , United Nations Secretary-General said this…
- 8 Dec 2008
D-Link Surveillance Camera Wins International Award
D-Link, the end-to-end provider of network solutions for consumers and business last week, announced that it received the prestigious International Forum (iF) 2009 Product Design Award for its…
- 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…
- 21 Oct 2013
Key Measures Point Stinky Fingers @ Nigeria
From pervasive corruption to alarming incidences of intellectual property theft, Nigeria has been ranked among the bottom 10 performers in the world according to a compilation by ENDS.ng, Every…
- 13 Mar 2014
Experts to Tackle Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Others At Securex 2014
Security experts are set to tackle the endemic issues on terrorism; cyber security; border, port and airport; counter intelligence, among others at this year’s security exhibition and conference…
- 3 Feb 2021
Danbatta Harps on Role of NCC’s Emergency Communication Centers in Promoting Public Safety
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the activation of Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) across the country by the Nigerian…