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Four Die After Mining Pit Gives Way In Plateau

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Four people suspected to have been involved in illegal mining have died after a sand excavation pit collapsed in Tangur community, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Sun, citing counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, reported that the collapse occurred around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday after troops of Sector 5, Operation Enduring Peace, responded to...

PSC Moves to Tighten Data Security With Four-Day Training in Abuja

adminSeptember 22, 2026

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has begun a four-day training programme aimed at strengthening data security and privacy practices among its officials amid growing concerns over the handling of sensitive information. The Comprehensive Data Protection Awareness Programme, which commenced on Monday at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, is being organised in partnership with Charistech...

New NSCDC Commandant Takes Charge In Niger After Deaths Of 37 Miners

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has changed the leadership of its Niger State Command following the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who were held in the custody of the Corps. Abdullahi Salisu Kabara has been deployed to take over the command from Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, who was suspended after the deaths triggered...

37 Miners’ Deaths: Police Take Over NSCDC Facility As Probe Widens

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has taken control of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) detention facility in Minna, Niger State, as investigations intensify into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in custody. The takeover followed a directive by Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu for a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances...

Police Rescue Two As Speedboat Sinks In Akwa Ibom

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo Two persons were rescued by the Akwa Ibom State Police Marine Team after a speedboat conveying goods from Oron towards Cameroon sank along the Ibaka waterways in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Akwa Ibom State Command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement...

37 Miners’ Deaths In Custody: FG Sends Probe Team To Niger

adminSeptember 18, 2026

The Federal Government has escalated its response to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, deploying a high-powered investigative team to determine what happened. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, announced the deployment on Friday, saying the team...

Kano Police Releases N34.3m Benefits To 62 Fallen, Injured Officers’ Families

adminSeptember 18, 2026

The families of police officers who lost their lives in active service, alongside personnel injured in accidents, have received N34.3 million in insurance benefits from the Kano State Police Command. The Command said a total of 62 beneficiaries received cheques amounting to N34,309,073.70 under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident...

51 Police Families Get N39.97m Relief After Losing Breadwinners

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo For 51 families in Akwa Ibom, a financial burden left behind by the death of police officers who served the nation has received some relief, following the presentation of N39.97 million in welfare cheques to their families and next-of-kin. The cheques, valued at exactly N39,967,409.28, were presented by the Commissioner of Police,...

Police Arrest Six Suspected Armed Robbers, Recover Guns, Stolen Motorcycle In Akwa Ibom

adminSeptember 17, 2026

UYO — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested six suspected members and associates of an armed robbery gang operating in Ikono, Ini and Obot Akara Local Government Areas, recovering two single-barrel shotguns, a suspected stolen motorcycle and three laptops. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, she...

Police Probe Suspected Counterfeit Naira Found Near Student Hostel In Niger

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of suspected counterfeit naira notes and traditional items in a room near a student hostel in Bida. The discovery, made last Saturday, led to the arrest of a man identified as Mohammed Jamiu, after police recovered 27 suspected counterfeit ₦1,000...

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