…in their moment of grief. Confirming the incident, the Bauchi State Police Command's Public Relations Officer, ASP Nafi'u Habib, said police had commenced investigation. "No stone will be left unturned in the course of our investigation until the k!llers of the cleric are arrested. We will not relent until we arrest th…
…the US. The policy overhaul was announced via a formal statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Controller of Immigration Akinsola Akinlabi.While the official communication confirmed that the private operator had been disengaged effective immediately, the immigration authority did not disclose t…
…questioned why unverified claims against public officials are frequently treated as public relations issues to be managed rather than legal matters to be formally investigated. He dismissed assertions that the PFIPC head is avoiding the public eye out of concern for personal safety."Which life? Is your life bigger than…
…documents.In a statement issued on Thursday, July 9, the DSS Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, said Sodiq was intercepted on July 6 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Securi…
…detaining the journalist. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, the DSS said Sodiq was intercepted on July 6, 2026, by operatives of the Service and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the Murtala…
…The passing-out parade, according to a statement issued by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, is part of the Federal Government's efforts to boost the Army's manpower to address prevailing security challenges across the country. The statement was titled, "COAS passes out another 3,000 r…
…hostel along Awe Road, near the university's temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the distress call was received around 9:21pm. According to Nansel, the gunmen knocked on the door of the students' residence before forcing their way inside. "What happened…
…State Police Command were unsuccessful, as calls and a text message sent to the Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, were not responded to as of the time of filing this report.
…in the incident that claimed Oni's life. Speaking with The PUNCH, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said preliminary findings suggested that the incident was cult-related. "The incident happened around 11 pm on Monday. We received a report that there was a shooting at the T&K Junction in Ijebu…
…nationwide directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Calabar, adding that the offenders had been subjected to appropriate administrative and legal procedures and…
…in Ogbomoso or any other developments in the case is kindly advised to contact the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Force Headquarters, Abuja, or the FCID Liaison Public Relations Officer for accurate and official information." PFIPC has no CBN account, OAGF clarifies Meanwhile, the Office of the Accountant-Genera…
…despite its allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The Director of Information and Public Relations at the OAGF, Mr. Bawa Mokwa, told Vanguard on Monday that the account-opening process initiated by Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew was not completed because the names of the proposed account signatories were not submit…
…other items linked to drug use. In a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, the command's Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, said the suspects had confessed to being members of the secret cult. She added that the suspects, who are students of a polytechnic whose name was withheld, were assisting the police with useful…
…brother had allegedly been attacked by the masquerade and some of its followers. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, in a statement on Monday, said the complainant received a distress call from her elder sister at about 4 p.m., informing her that the victim had been assaulted during the proce…
…on Monday in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the command had commenced an investigation. He said, "The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, July 4, 2026, at about 3:00 p.m., when two farmers, Mr Nkeruwem Ikoh and Mr Ukam Ajah…
…N25m from his family. James, in an interrogation video shared by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Sunday, said he resorted to the act because he owed his brother and sister money, which he had already spent and had no means of repaying. He explained that on July 1, he was asked to dispo…
…scheme linked to the hospital. In a statement issued by the hospital’s Head of Public Relations, Mr. Tope Fayehun, the management alleged that some individuals posing as hospital officials collected between ₦200,000 and ₦600,000 from job seekers with promises of securing automatic employment at the newly established fe…
…to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday by the hospital's Head of Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Usman Koli, the state-of-the-art facility was established to boost clinical research and support the development of innovative healthcare solutions in the country. The statement said the inauguration to…
…vehicle in Ibadan, the state capital. A statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the principal suspect, Femi Ojo, 60, was arrested alongside his accomplices, Kayode Afolabi, 49, and Olatunji Mutiu, 49, in Akure, Ondo State, where the stolen vehicle was traced. A…
…foiled armed robbery operations, and recovered stolen motorcycles. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the achievements followed sustained intelligence-led policing and enforcement of the Inspector-General of Police…
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Sunday Abutu. According to report, one of the victims died in the kidnappers’ den. The statement reads, “The successful rescue followed sustained intelligence-led operations and coordinated effo…
…security threats. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, on Saturday in Abuja. Anele said Shaibu spoke at the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026 Lecture in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The COAS described the lecture as a strategic platform for ex…
…it arrested five suspects. However in a statement made released at the weekend by the Public Relations Officer Major Ibrahim Yahayathe Army reiterated the Army commitment to probing the matter and punish the errant personnel but there is no evidence against the accused personnel that support the allegation against them…
…said the victims were rescued through coordinated security operations. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said the rescue followed sustained intelligence-led operations involving the police, military, other security agencies, the Amotekun Corps, local hunters and the Ekiti State Government. "The resc…
…27, was found in possession of the weapon. This was in statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, on July 4, 2026. "During the search, one of the passengers, Yusuf Lamina Adigun, a 27-year-old male, was found in possession of a locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge," the…