Nigeria’s Debt Hits N87tr, Jumps by 75% In Three Months; Police Nab 288 Robbers, 187 kidnappers, 198 murderers – IG | 5 things that should matter today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Nigeria’s debt hits N87tr, jumps by 75% in three months At the conclusion of the second quarter of 2023, Nigeria’s total public debt reached N87.38tn, according to the Debt Management Office. The figure indicates a... Read More

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September 26, 2022

Nigeria would’ve been partly sold to China but for Buhari, APC – Yahaya Bello; Alleged Kidnapper, John Lyon arrested by the Nigerian police | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigeria would’ve been partly sold to China but for Buhari, APC – Yahaya Bello Alleged Kidnapper, John Lyon arrested by the Nigerian police $23m Abacha loot: Buhari, Malami sued over Nigeria’s agreement with US 7, including child, die as commercial bus catches fire in Lagos Over 500 houses submerged, millions lost in Kogi Across Nigeria’s... Read More

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$23m Abacha Loot, Abubakar Malami, Alleged kidnapper, APC, Buhari, China, commercial bus, Fire, flood, John Lyon, Kogi, lagos state, nigeria, nigerian police, Yahaya Bello

Nigerian Police - electoral offences desk

June 7, 2022

#YNaija2023: The Nigerian Police has established an Electoral Offences Desk to implement penalties

Electoral offences are no new development. In 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission published a document that contained a list of all the electoral offences and their corresponding penalties. Some of the offences include: Unlawful possession of a voter’s card, selling or buying of voters card Unlawful possession of a ballot paper Illegal printing of... Read More

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electoral offences, Electoral Offences Desk, nigerian police

June 6, 2022

Lawmaker says #OwoMassacre casualties about 100; Buhari insists consensus candidacy is APC’s best option | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

“We should be looking at a casualty figure of between 70 and 100″ – Lawmaker says of Owo massacre Buhari insists that consensus candidacy is APC’s best option 11 arrested in huge drug seizure at Abuja, Lagos airports Peseiro invites 27 players for 2023 AFCON qualifiers Police demote officer dancing/praising secret cult group in Tiktok... Read More

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#OwoMassacre, 2023 elections, APC, Jose Peseiro, Muhammadu Buhari, NDLEA, nigerian police, Ondo

June 3, 2022

Abuja considers total ban of okada; Super Eagles lose to Ecuador in Peseiro’s second game | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Court grants Abba Kyari’s request to file more evidence counter FG’s extradition suit Super Eagles lose to Ecuador in Peseiro’s second game IGP decorates Magu, Onadeko, 32 Senior Police Officers FCT says okada riders must get licence to operate Suspended accountant-general, Ahmed Idris released from EFCC custody Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital... Read More

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Abba Kyari, Ahmed Idris, EFCC, ibrahim magu, Jose Peseiro, nigerian police, okada, super eagles

December 3, 2020

The #EndSARS Judicial Panels may already be touching the Nigerian Police in sensitive areas

Ever since judicial panels were set up across the country to investigate cases of police brutality and other related crimes – including the Lekki shooting – several attempts have been made to frustrate the panels’ efforts to get justice for victims. One typical example is the freezing of the bank accounts of those at the forefront of... Read More

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#EndSARS, Decentralisation, Judicial Panel of Inquiry, nigerian police, True Federalism

November 27, 2020

Policemen in Nigeria seem to be back to their old ways as they open fire on a crowd of market women

The year 2020 has been one big convoluted story with so many life changing twists and turns that would no doubt be discussed for generations to come. Asides a global pandemic that basically halted activities for all of humanity, and changed people’s life and society at large, another prime subject that would come up when... Read More

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#5For5 Demands, #EndSARS, Alice Baine, bayelsa state, FSARS, lagos, Lekki toll gate, Mike Okoli, Miss Joy Robert, Mr. Onoja Majadu, Mrs. Ebinipre Majadu, nigerian police, The Guardian, Tombia market, Yenagoa

November 3, 2020

#JusticeforPelumi: Another tragic story of a Nigerian youth gone too soon

For the umpteenth time now, Nigerian youths are crying out to the authorities to get justice for yet another fallen comrade who got arrested and was reportedly murdered by the police while he was being held in police custody. 20-year-old Pelumi Onifade, an undergraduate of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), was reported missing after hoodlums... Read More

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#JusticeforPelumi, nigerian police, Pelumi Onifade

October 20, 2020

36 states and only 7 governors think the #EndSARS protests are genuine

It is Day 14 of the #EndSARS protests. Nine days since the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, announced the disbandment of the deadly Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), eight days since the #5for5 demands submitted by the protesting youth, eight days since President Muhammadu Buhari last thought protesting youth are tired of police brutality. Three... Read More

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#EndSARS, Delta, Ekiti, nigerian police, Ogun, Oyo, plateau

October 20, 2020

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, #NASSPayCut, #SecureNorth | How #EndSARS birthed other protests

by Ayodele Ibiyemi What started as a protest against Police brutality has now taken another turn. Days after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, announced the disbandment of the notorious Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), protesters have stayed resilient and people have made demands for decisive steps to be taken. Protesting Nigerians do not look... Read More

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#EndSARS, government accountability, nigerian police, SARS

October 20, 2020

Many aides, little aid: Is President Buhari’s silence on #EndSARS being encouraged or discouraged?

As one hand is put on a Holy Book and the other raised up, Femi Adesina, the incoming Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, repeats after the judge, “I promise to discharge my duties to the best of my abilities, ensure the president is thoroughly informed on the portfolio I handle... Read More

#EndSARS, Lauretta Onochie, nigerian police, presidential aides, wizkid

October 19, 2020

How #EndSARS protest is proving the youth as the better hope of a One Nigeria

If we can all do a quick poll of one of the reasons why Nigerians appear to be disunited, our individual, religious, and ethnic differences will appear as some among many other reasons why it appears as though there is a discord between Nigerians. Going down memory lane, history shows pieces of evidence of how... Read More

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#EndSARS, #ReformPoliceNG, nigerian police, one nigeria

October 19, 2020

Much ado about Segalink’s withdrawal from the #EndSARS protests

by Ayodele Ibiyemi When activist, Segun Awosanya started helping people who were arrested by Policemen through his organisation, Social Intervention Advocacy Foundation (SIAF), and his Twitter handle, @Segalink, he was hailed as a hero and he became the refuge of a lot of young people. The agitations for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad... Read More

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October 17, 2020

Peruzzi is crowned Inspector General of Police to tell the FG why reforms are necessary | #EndSARS

Singer and songwriter, Tobechukwu Okoh, popularly known as Peruzzi, is the new Inspector General of Police. How so? Well, the story is simple. News broke on Twitter that some alleged armed robbers were attacking people on Third Mainland bridge. Minutes after the outcry, it was reported that Peruzzi and the people with him had dealt... Read More

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#EndSARS, nigerian police, Peruzzi

October 17, 2020

United by anger, Nigerian youth are only asking for one thing | #EndSARS

by Dapo Awobeku Let’s start by saying unequivocally that this has been one of the largest people power movement we have seen in recent times in Nigeria. And unlike previous planned, structured protests, this has proven to be largely citizen-driven. Surprisingly, it is being driven by the Gen Z, a major power bloc in Nigeria’s... Read More

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#EndSARS, #EndSWAT, Gen Z, nigerian police, police brutality

October 15, 2020

Bringing back Fela: Why it is time for artistes to also speak through their art in the #EndSARS movement

Even the most insentient person in the country knows that a revolution is already being brewed. Such is the magnitude and intensity of the protests that have engulfed major cities in Nigeria. What seemed like a usual social media hashtag movement escalated into a full-blown demonstration, the like of which this generation has never seen.... Read More

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#EndSARS, #EndSWAT, fela, nigerian police, Stop police brutality

October 14, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Dear Nigerian Creatives, we need you for this #EndSARS movement | #EndSWAT

Every possible weapon in the arsenal has been brought out in the ongoing historic fight against police brutality and youth terrorism. People are: contributing funds to the tune of millions, giving out food packs to protesters, volunteering legal services, providing medical provisions and rolling out initiatives of all kinds.

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#EndSARS, #EndSWAT, Nigerian creatives, nigerian police

October 9, 2020

#EndSARS: Cuppy’s tweet exposes a lot; including the insensitivity of elites towards a cycle of oppression

The public out rage against the Nigerian Police Force for the numerous and wide spread instances of police brutality all over the country is long overdue. But as the saying goes, ‘better late than never,’ and it is encouraging to see young Nigerians exercising their right to facilitate change. However, movements like this can be... Read More

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#BlackLivesMatters, #EndSARS, DJ Cuppy, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, FSARS, nigerian police, otedola

August 7, 2020

Naira Marley inciting the police for relevance. How long will it last?

Since making his 2019 controversial statement about how Nigerians should pray for cyber criminals, Naira Marley has built a heavy rotation of media sensation around himself, his ideas, and his kind of music. Naira Marley’s disruptive music is an extension of his raunchy lifestyle which has gone a long way in building him a community of... Read More

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Naira Marley, nigerian police

July 15, 2020

Segalink, Nigerians on Twitter bring Policemen to justice for extorting N260,000

It’s been a never-ending battle, that Nigerians have had to endure in the hands of corrupt law officials. Police brutality has become a primary issue in the country, as civilians are constantly subject to all forms of harassment and extortion from the Nigerian police. Luckily, social media has helped combat a number of these issues.... Read More

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July 9, 2020

For SARS Awkuzu, it is an organised system of extra-judicial killings

When SARS appeared in China in 2002, it shook the world not just because it spread worldwide within months and became a pandemic, also because it was deadly. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus – transmitted through the air when someone with the disease... Read More

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Awkuzu, nigerian police, SARS

June 22, 2020

If we want Seyitan Babalola safe, men must honestly address our collective privilege

Last week, Nigerian women as a collective mourned the death of Oluwatoyin Salau. Death is the tamest way to describe the life she had to endure and the evil that preceded her last days. Salau first gained prominence through her work as a front line activist during the Black Lives Matter protests in Tallahassee, Florida... Read More

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January 13, 2020

The Nigerian police raises an important question about Amotekun

Who has the right to bear sophisticated arms? That is the question the Nigerian police representatives in Ekiti, Ogun and Ondo states asked of the newly inaugurated security outfit proposed by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria. It is also the question that South-West Stakeholders Security Group will answer as they launch Operation Amotekun, the... Read More

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Amotekun, nigerian police

November 27, 2019

The Nigerian Police seem to have gotten a new memo and we are worried

Every now and then, a new police brutality story emerges. But every day, the fear of its depth and gore expands. A fear grounded in an unchanging pattern of abuse enforced by the Nigerian police, with each manhandling, assault, kidnapping, forced extortion and rights violation of young, hapless Nigerians. While the general public has been... Read More

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nigerian police, SARS

October 22, 2019

High ranking policemen getting kidnapped is just how bad Nigeria’s security issues are right now

Is there a more pressing sign that a country’s security has been severely compromised than the state having to protect its own police officers from being abducted by criminals. That’s just one of the many, many curious things that have happened to the Nigerian police over the last few months. Just a few months ago,... Read More

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Nigerian Army, nigerian police

August 12, 2019

Nepotism in the Nigerian army cost the policemen killed last week their lives

If you follow politics in Nigeria, then the events of last weekend must have caused you some concern. The Nigerian army released a statement on Twitter ‘explaining’ the events that had led to the escape of a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, who had been arrested by members of the highly lauded Special Intelligence Response... Read More

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August 9, 2019

A kidnap kingpin is in the wind and 3 police officers are dead; This is Buhari’s Nigeria

In a turn of events that will confound even the most open minded of political commentators, the Nigerian Police Force, via its official Twitter handle tweeted a series of tweets. One of them was this one, complete with a photo caption. #ProvideAnswersNigerianArmy pic.twitter.com/uCDAjMLV1e — Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) August 8, 2019 The tweet (and... Read More

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Nigerian Army, nigerian police

April 29, 2019

The police raided Abuja nightclubs and arrested over 70 women, sexually assaulted them and we are furious

Even though we are deeply numb from the varying attacks, assaults, and human rights violations perpetrated by the Nigerian Police, there never seem to be an end to these issues. Recently, a lawyer on Twitter @martobono gave a grisly report of the arrest of women in Abuja by the Joint Task Force, on the grounds... Read More

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December 28, 2018

The Big 5: 121 policemen dismissed for shunning deployment against Boko Haram; APC chieftain explains why Igbos must vote Buhari in 2019 | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Thursday, it has secured 312 convictions between January and December 24, 2018. It said the rate of convictions was “undoubtedly a significant improvement from the 189 convictions in 2017”. A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity,... Read More

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November 30, 2018

The Late 5: New terrorist group reportedly emerges in Sokoto, Police kill 104 bandits in Zamfara | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Association of Residents Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says its members will donate 100 pints of blood as contribution to the development of the community and patients care. The association’s President, Dr Ajibola Salami made this known during a blood donation exercise by the... Read More

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Authentic APGA, bandits in Zamfara, nigerian police, terrorism

Nigeria’s Debt Hits N87tr, Jumps by 75% In Three Months; Police Nab 288 Robbers, 187 kidnappers, 198 murderers – IG | 5 things that should matter today

Nigeria would’ve been partly sold to China but for Buhari, APC – Yahaya Bello; Alleged Kidnapper, John Lyon arrested by the Nigerian police | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

#YNaija2023: The Nigerian Police has established an Electoral Offences Desk to implement penalties

Lawmaker says #OwoMassacre casualties about 100; Buhari insists consensus candidacy is APC’s best option | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Abuja considers total ban of okada; Super Eagles lose to Ecuador in Peseiro’s second game | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The #EndSARS Judicial Panels may already be touching the Nigerian Police in sensitive areas

Policemen in Nigeria seem to be back to their old ways as they open fire on a crowd of market women

#JusticeforPelumi: Another tragic story of a Nigerian youth gone too soon

36 states and only 7 governors think the #EndSARS protests are genuine

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, #NASSPayCut, #SecureNorth | How #EndSARS birthed other protests

Many aides, little aid: Is President Buhari’s silence on #EndSARS being encouraged or discouraged?

How #EndSARS protest is proving the youth as the better hope of a One Nigeria

Much ado about Segalink’s withdrawal from the #EndSARS protests

Peruzzi is crowned Inspector General of Police to tell the FG why reforms are necessary | #EndSARS

United by anger, Nigerian youth are only asking for one thing | #EndSARS

Bringing back Fela: Why it is time for artistes to also speak through their art in the #EndSARS movement

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Dear Nigerian Creatives, we need you for this #EndSARS movement | #EndSWAT

#EndSARS: Cuppy’s tweet exposes a lot; including the insensitivity of elites towards a cycle of oppression

Naira Marley inciting the police for relevance. How long will it last?

Segalink, Nigerians on Twitter bring Policemen to justice for extorting N260,000

For SARS Awkuzu, it is an organised system of extra-judicial killings

If we want Seyitan Babalola safe, men must honestly address our collective privilege

The Nigerian police raises an important question about Amotekun

The Nigerian Police seem to have gotten a new memo and we are worried

High ranking policemen getting kidnapped is just how bad Nigeria’s security issues are right now

Nepotism in the Nigerian army cost the policemen killed last week their lives

A kidnap kingpin is in the wind and 3 police officers are dead; This is Buhari’s Nigeria

The police raided Abuja nightclubs and arrested over 70 women, sexually assaulted them and we are furious

The Big 5: 121 policemen dismissed for shunning deployment against Boko Haram; APC chieftain explains why Igbos must vote Buhari in 2019 | Other top stories

The Late 5: New terrorist group reportedly emerges in Sokoto, Police kill 104 bandits in Zamfara | Other top stories

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