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NESCAFÉ Samples 65,000 Cups Nationwide to Celebrate Global Coffee and Nigeria’s Independence Day,

SEUN FAKOYAOctober 3, 2025October 3, 202503 mins

In commemoration of International Coffee Day and Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, NESCAFÉ executed a large-scale activation, serving 65,000 cups of coffee to consumers nationwide to mark the dual occasion. The initiative spanned 25 cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu, Jos, Nasarawa, Minna, Kaduna, Bauchi, Owerri, Onitsha, Abeokuta, Ilorin, Calabar, Uyo, Lokoja, Lafia,…

‎PEACEFUL PROTEST BY RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS: POLICE SETS RECORDS STRAIGHT, ASSURES OF SECURITY, PRESERVATION OF DIGNITY

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 20, 202508 mins

‎In reply, please quote; ‎Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/ ‎ ‎The Nigeria Police Force has noted the ongoing conversations surrounding the peaceful protest being organised by some of our retired officers in relation to their pension entitlements. While some of these accounts are grounded in fact and driven by good faith, others have been marred by misinformation,…

Mercy Attababa’s Arrest: Zone 2 Police Respond To Viral Video, Order Full Investigation

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 20, 202502 mins

The Police Management of Zone 2 Command Headquarters has frowned over the conduct of some police officers under the command during an arrest depicted in a viral online video. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers NAOSNP by the Zonal PPRO, CSP Ayuba T. Umma stated…

LAGOS POLICE UNCOVER ₦500 MILLION VISA SCAM, ARREST 4 SUSPECTS

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 16, 202502 mins

The State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a large-scale visa scam involving the fraudulent collection of ₦500 million. The suspects are Blessing Wefsutu ‘f’ aged 27, Chineye Christian ‘f’ aged 36, Archibong Udeme Ifereke ‘m’ aged 23, and Maurine Peter ‘m’ aged 25….

‎IGP COMMISERATES WITH FG, BUHARI FAMILY OVER FORMER PRESIDENT’S DEMISE, ATTENDS BURIAL WITH DIGNITARIES

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 15, 202502 mins

‎ ‎The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, on behalf of the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, expresses profound condolences to the Federal Government, the government and people of Katsina State, and the Buhari family on the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. ‎ ‎The IGP described the…

LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMAND DEPLOYS ANTI-CULTISM SQUADS IN ALL AREA COMMANDS ACROSS THE STATE, RELEASES PHONE NUMBERS

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 15, 202502 mins

In its determined effort to tackle headlong the menace of cultism, the Lagos State Police Command has deployed Anti-Cultism Squads in all Area Commands within the state. 2. The squads have been equipped to respond swiftly and professionally to cultism-related threats and are tasked with conducting surveillance, responding to distress calls, apprehending cultism suspects, and…

POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER, RECOVER AK-49 ASSAULT RIFLE AND AMMUNITION

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 15, 202502 mins

Detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested one Omotayo Iwajomo ‘m’ following a coordinated and intelligence-led raid. Found in his possession was an AK-49 assault rifle along with several rounds of ammunition. On 15th July 2025, the detectives acting on intelligence, stormed a criminal hideout in the Ajegunle…

AIG Fayoade Organizes Refresher Training For Zone 2 Police Officers On Use of Force When Discharging Duty

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 10, 202503 mins

The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2 Police Command, AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade today organized an intensive refresher training for officers in the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan. This is to enable them be at the cutting edge as it concerns the Use of Force in the Discharge of Statutory…

ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS ONE DREADED CULT MEMBER LINKED TO THE MURDER AND ABDUCTION OF UNSUSPECTING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EARLY LAST MONTH IN OKO ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 8, 202502 mins

Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu on 7th July 2025 arrested a male suspect one Chukwujekwu Micheal Okoye a.k.a Bus-Stop, aged 25 years old. The arrest is a follow-up to the disturbing incident at Oko which records the injury to two persons, murder of two persons and abduction of two others…

COAS COMMISSIONS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SOLDIERS ACCOMMODATION AT DODAN BARRACKS, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TROOPS WELFARE

SEUN FAKOYAJuly 3, 202503 mins

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede NAM, has commissioned two blocks of standard accommodation for Corporals and Below, as well as Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) at Dodan Barracks, Obalende, Lagos, on 2 July 2025. This significant milestone underscores the Nigerian Army’s unwavering dedication to enhancing the welfare and living standards of…