LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has been asked to answer for about N250 million unapproved contracts as well as unremitted revenue at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, in 2018 when he was in charge of the Nigeria Police Force. Idris served as the Inspector General between June 2016…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inspector-General Muhammed Adamu has retired seven deputy inspectors-general of police who were his seniors, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt from police sources. The affected officers are Maigari Dikko, the DIG in charge of finance and administration and Habila Joshak, the DIG in charge of operations. The remaining five DIGs are Emmanuel Inyang, information…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, held a closed-door meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris. The meeting which began shortly after Friday prayers held inside the president’s office at the State House Presidential Villa Abuja. Mr Idris is expected to retire from service after reaching the mandatory 35 years…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any last minute change, there are strong indications that the tenure of Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), which is expected to elapse statutorily on January 15, 2019 will not be extended. Daily Independent investigations revealed that overtures made to the presidency by people believed to have the ears of President…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of a member of the federal house of representatives in Abuja (names withheld) representing Ajaokuta constituency in Kogi state, for alleged certificate forgery, conspiracy, obtaining of false/forged documents and presentation of the documents to INEC knowing same to…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The newly promoted Commissioner of Police, Damian Okoro, has warned officers at the Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, to shun corruption or be shown the way out of the force. Okoro gave the warning on Sunday at Ikoyi, Lagos, while decorating 27 officers who were recently promoted by the Police Service Commission. The…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two chambers of the National Assembly are currently holding a joint session. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara announced that members of the House of Representatives and Senate will be having the joint executive session. Members of the Senate have since moved into the Green chamber for the joint…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday again rebuffed the invitation of the Senate. Idris, absent for the third time, was summoned over the saga of Senator Dino Melaye and the spate of killings across the country. The absence of Idris led to the senators calling for a closed door…