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~ AS FORMER IGP MOHAMMED ADAMU RETIRES FROM SERVICE   The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, NPM, psc (+), fdc, today, 7th April, 2021 assumed duty as the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR on 6th April, 2021. He takes over from IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni who retired after 35years of meritorious service to the nation. The handing/taking over of leadership between the former and new Police Chiefs was held in a brief but colourful ceremony at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. In a press release by the Force PRO Mba further stated that the event was climaxed with the symbolic handover of the Nigeria Police flag.   The new IGP, who is the 21st indigenous Inspector General of Police, thanked the President for the opportunity given him to serve the nation and humanity. He pledged to harness all human and material resourc

Gunmen on Tuesday razed the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State. This development came just a day after unknown gunmen attacked Owerri Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command headquarters, freeing 1,884 inmates and razing over 50 vehicles. Tuesday’s attack came few hours after the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, the former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, and other Government functionaries visited Imo state to inspect the level of damage on the attacked security facilities. It was gathered that on arrival, the gunmen freed all the suspects in detention before setting the Police Divisional headquarters ablaze. Nigerian Notch gathered that these gunmen operated without any resistance from policemen, who.seemed to be helpless A source said, “Gunmen this evening razed Ehime Mbano LGA police divisional headquarters. On arrival, the gunmen freed the suspects before wrecking the havoc.” A Police spokesperson in the state, Orlan

The Honorable Minister of State, Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba today joined H.E Sen. Hope Uzodinma, Executive Governor of Imo State in receiving the Vice President,  Prof Yemi Osibanjo to Owerri  Imo State. The Vice President was in Owerri to commiserate with the Imo people on the recent attack on Police Headquarters and the Owerri Correctional Facility and to also commission some projects executed by the Sen Hope led government.  Also present to receive the  Vice President were Chief Uche Ogah,  Honorable Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, H.E Rauf Aregbesola, Hon Minister Interior, Hon  Miriam  Onuoha, Member Representing Okigwe North.  While talking with the press, the Vice President stated that what happened in Imo is an attack on the people and not just the police and correctional center. He said that this attack is condemnable.  He stated that the government has already taken steps to forestall such from happening again, as consultations are already in place fro

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of police. He immediately replaces Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday. The president had on the 4th of February, extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police for three months out of which the erstwhile police boss spent two months and three days.

The national vice president of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, has paid glowing tributes to the former military governor of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu, and a second republican senator, Chief Onyeabo Obi, who have joined their ancestors. Ogene, who was the immediate past president of Ohaneze in Anambra State, described their demise as great loss. He said: "Their death is a great loss. Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu was a strong believer in the Igbo course. Ndigbo have lost a general. We're only praying God to give us another courageous Igbo leader like him. He will be remembered for being a great achiever, who turned Lagos and Imo States around when he was military governor. Senator Onyeabo Obi, on his part, was a well organised Igbo leader, who worked closely with the late Alex Ekweme. He was a great son of Nnewi, and a focused Igbo leader." On his part, former senator representing Anambra Central at the national assembly, Chief Victor Umeh, als

  By Oge Onyeanusi,   Onitsha Irked by the illegal activities of land grabbers in Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, thouands Aguma Village , weekend  embarked on protest over the unwholesomev activities  of  the land grabbers in their land at Okofia Umuoji. The People of Aguma village who lamented that their wives can no longer go to their farm lands nor their youths who want to develope the area as they we're chasing out with guns and other dangerous weopons.   On this back drop ,thounsands of  Aguma people who spoke through their chairman,  Hon. Obinna Okafor, hinted that over 150 plots of land have been grabbed and sold off by the land grabbers. "They sold about 150 plots of land and are planning to sell more and that is why we embarked on the protest from our Aguma village hall to the PG's house for his immediate action against the land grabbers towards recovering our land". "I commend the PG for his vow in ensuring that land grabber