LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered an investigation into the comments by controversial artist, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable that he founded a cult group. Portable had in a viral video boasted to have formed ‘One Million Boys’ cult group. The group had caused unrest in many parts of…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has noted with concern the arrest, detention and subsequent arraignment before a magistrate court in Bauchi of the publisher of WikkiTimes online newspaper, Mr. Haruna Mohammed and a reporter, Mr. Idris Kamal, by the police in Bauchi. The journalists claimed that they were physically assaulted while they were in…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the mobilization and deployment of adequate police personnel, Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), technical capabilities of the Police Airwing, the Force Marine, Mounted Troops, K-9 Section, and other operational assets for the Ekiti State Gubernatorial Elections slated for 18th June, 2022. In…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has approved the establishment of Electoral Offences Desk at the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Force Headquarters, Abuja, with the Commissioner of Police, FCID, as the Desk Officer. The Police Boss has equally approved its establishment at State Commands across the nation with the…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered the review of police personnel and operational assets deployments to schools and colleges around the country, to ensure the protection of schools and colleges, particularly boarding schools, tertiary institutions, and its campuses in areas prone to security breaches around…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said his leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has zero tolerance for the abuse of the rights of journalists and other citizens, and that it would clamp down heavily on erring officers. The IGP told a visiting team from the International Press…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Lagos Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has explained the reasons why he sued the Inspector General of Nigerian Police Force, IGP Usman Baba, joining the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney of Nigeria as co defendants. Malcolm who filed an action via suit No FHC/L/CS/453 /2022 at…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Chairperson for the Edo State Police Command, Mrs. Helen Atekha Odemwingie. The Force equally decried the illegal use of police uniforms, kits and accoutrements by non-police individuals and groups. A statement signed by…
