The Lagos State Police Command now has a new Spokesperson, she is Superintendent of Police, SP. Abimbola Adebisi. The new Public Relations Officer has formally assumed duty with immediate effect following her appointment by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. The new image maker before her current posting to the Lagos State Police Command, was the Police Public Relations Liaison Officer at the Special Protection Unit, SPU, Force Headquarters, Abuja. SP. Abimbola Adebisi: Her profile SP. Abimbola Adebisi was a Staff Officer to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, and as Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Police,…
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has granted the application of the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to engage forensic experts to examine WhatsApp conversations and a mobile device marked “iPhone 12” that were tendered as evidence in his ongoing trial. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, Henry Omoile is facing a 19-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on allegations of money laundering and fraud totalling 4.5bn dollars and ₦2.8 billion. Ruling on the matter on Tuesday, Justice Oshodi held that the defence had the right to conduct an…
The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its strike and given the federal government a two-week window to fully implement the agreements reached on its members’ welfare and training. Resident doctors, go back to work Resident doctors embarked on warning strike on Friday, September 12, on the heel of the agitation for better welfare and other packages. According to a statement signed by NARD President, Dr. Tope Osundara, and Secretary General, Dr. Odunbaku Kazeem Oluwasola, issued following NARD’s meeting, the union announced the suspension of the strike following the commencement of payment of the 2025 Medical Residency Training…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, over “the salary increase for political and public office holders in Nigeria particularly the president, vice-president, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers.” RMAFC had last month disclosed the commission’s proposal to increase the salaries for the president, vice-president, governors and their deputies, and lawmakers in Nigeria, claiming that the salaries for these office holders are ‘paltry.’ Proposed salary increase: SERAP challenges legality In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1834/2025 filed last week at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is asking the court to determine “whether…
Dangote Industries Limited, DIL, has reiterated its warning to truck operators against the unauthorised use of its logo on their trucks, noting that their actions have caused serious embarrassment to the brand. The company stated that despite previous warnings, certain truckers with no affiliation to Dangote continue to display its logo on their trucks, often for personal gain or other undisclosed motives. It noted with concern that some of these vehicles have been implicated in incidents that were wrongly attributed to the company. To that end, Dangote has pledged to intensify monitoring efforts in collaboration with relevant security agencies and…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has appointed Benjamin Hundeyin as the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, of the Nigeria Police. Benjamin Hundeyin is now the 26th indigenous Force Spokesperson. Benjamin Hundeyin’s experience Hundeyin studied English Language from Lagos State University. He holds a MSc in Legal Criminology and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan. Until his present appointment, he was the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command. Hundeyin also obtained a Certificate in Civil-Military Coordination from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Training Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State. He is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public…
For burying a newborn baby alive, a 20-year-old mother, Maryam Atiku, has been arrested by the Kebbi State Police Command. According to a press release signed on Wednesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the incident occurred on June 25, 2025, around 8:00 p.m, after Maryam delivered her baby, tied the newborn with three pieces of wrappers around her neck, covered her mouth, and buried her in a shallow hole at a bush called Malam Yaro. The baby girl was rescued the following day, June 26, 2025, at about 12:30 p.m, by a farmer, Alhaji Kabiru…
Magistrate Adefisoye Sonuga of the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court has ordered a Deoxyribonucleic Acid, DNA test to be conducted on Liam Aloba, the son of late Hip-Hop singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. The ruling followed an application filed by the late MohBad’s father, Joseph Aloba, who is seeking to confirm the paternity of Liam. Magistrate Sonuga directed that the DNA test must be conducted in an accredited and recognised hospital, either in Nigeria or abroad. Basis for the DNA test order MohBad’s father, Joseph Aloba, filed the application for the DNA test through his legal counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN).…
The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, whom the association describes as an ally of journalists. In a condolence message signed by President Olalekan Olabulo, the association described Dr. Arase as a fine officer, a visionary reformer, and above all, a mentor and friend to journalists, particularly those covering the crime and security beat. According to CRAN, its long-standing relationship with Arase dates back to his tenure as Deputy Commissioner of Police at the…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has paid a condolence visit to the family of former IGP Solomon Arase, who died on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness. Expressing condolences on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force, Egbetokun extended heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends, and former colleagues of the late IGP Solomon Ehigiator Arase, acknowledging the immense loss and praying for comfort and strength during the grieving period. In a statement made available by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Muyiwa Adejobi, IGP Egbetokun acknowledges the deep pain of the loss and…