…of Information and National Orientation manages the pool of Information, Press and Public Relations Officers, under its Permanent Secretary. At the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the recognised cadres are Account Officers and Executive Officers (Accounts), with the Accountant-General of the Federat…
…the Commissioner of Police. The command, in a statement issued on Monday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Zungura, identified the suspect as 49-year-old Benjamin Segun Bright. According to the police, “Preliminary findings indicated that Br…
…who struck at two different locations within the state capital.The Anambra state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the killings in a press statement on Monday, August 31, saying the command had launched an investigation and called on members of the public to assist in tracking down those re…
FORMER Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Lagos Chapter, Dr (Mrs) Nkechi Ali-Balogun, has charged Nigerian brands to always reflect the cultures of their operating environments in their corporate value to enable such brands seamlessly bond with the people. Speaking at “The Industry’s Top 50 Nigerian Comp…
…alleged thugs in separate operations within the Bauchi metropolis. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Habib, the phone snatching incident occurred on Monday, August 25, 2026, when a 25-year-old resident of Unguwan Mangororin Sale Toro, Ba…
…when the girls saw their mothers, each of them rushed to her mother crying.The Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Command, ASP Victor Mshelizah, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the two women.He said investigation was ongoing and that further details would be provided after the investigation wa…
…11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the highway. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the incidents occurred on August 28, 2026. According to him, the Tsafe Divisional Police Headquarters received information about heavy gunshots around the Kwanoni-Gidan Giye axis of t…
…at Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on August 19. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said Ode allegedly confessed during interrogation to recruiting victims under false pretences. The police further alleged that the syndicate targeted vulnerable and uneducated young people, ex…
…was discovered dead in circumstances the police described as suspicious. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on Friday, said the command received information about the incident and immediately deployed personnel to the scene, but the…
…now,” he said. The police also said the investigation had not been abandoned. The Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, told Saturday PUNCH that the probe was ongoing. “Probe ongoing. Will update you shortly,” he stated. For Akinlalu, the investigation represents more than an official process. Ten months after th…
…whenever they confronted us while vandalising their vehicles.” The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects and said the police were on the trail of other members of the syndicate. Adebisi warned criminals operating in the state to turn a new leaf or face the f…
…from the authorities. When contacted by phone, the Acting Assistant Director, Public Relations Unit, Operation Hadin Kai Sector 2, Damaturu, Lt. A. Kandala, said he was not aware of the alleged assault. Kandala, however, promised to make inquiries and get back to the reporter but had yet to do so as of the time of fili…
…Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia, in a statement posted on Facebook and signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dawda Sanyang, on Friday. The agency said the arrest represented a significant breakthrough in its fight against illicit drug trafficking, particularly as the discovery of the suspected drug-manufacturing e…
…in the area. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, police operatives recovered 10 bundles and seven sacks of electricity service cables during the operation. The statement quoted the police as saying that the vandalism of electricity infrastructur…
…that they could be lynched by youths in the area. The Cross River State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Calabar. Eitokpah said the command was aware of the incident and that the suspects were taken to the police out…
…movements to criminals for ransom. Reacting to the allegations on August 27, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, dismissed the claims as unsubstantiated and unfairly damaging to the institution. Iniedu reiterating that highway personnel are deployed to prevent crime and safeguard citizens. ''For the avo…
…Wada–Kiru Road, Rahama Round, in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. “The suspects, Jamilu Sa’adu, 45, and Nura Abdullahi, 37, were apprehen…
…denied reports that the two officers were arrested over a criminal allegation. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, told PRNigeria that the governor’s ADC and CSO were invited to Abuja by the Inspector-General of Police for questioning over issues originating from Katsina State. Iniedu said the offic…
…also said it arrested six suspects in connection with the incident. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday. Babaseyi said the operation was carried out at about 8am on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Toluwalase Street, Abaren Village, via Gbarinmole,…
…made available to journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, he explained that the rescue followed a distress call reporting that suspected kidnappers were operating around Megona Filling Station, Andaha, along the Akwanga–Jos Road. The PPRO narrated that…
…State. The incident occurred on Sunday, according to a statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, which detailed the operational successes recorded by the Nigeria Police Force across several states. Iniedu said police operatives responded to the mob action following the deaths of the two sus…
…were identified as Moris Monday, 68, a shoe repairer, and Asuquo Effiom, 70. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday in Calabar. The statement read, “The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two suspects in conne…
…approved by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, said the development shows the government's resolve to run an orderly and transparent placement process for students seeking entry into federal schools.Boriowo made this known in a statement issu…
…explosive device suspected to have been planted in the area detonated. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the operation was part of efforts to dismantle criminal networks and violent non-state actors operating in the state. Ikenga said the clea…
…find these people.” Multiple calls and text messages were sent to the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, seeking the command’s response to the allegations and an update on the reported rescue operation, but he had not responded as of the time of filing this report.