2023 ELECTIONS: IGP orders distribution of Revised handbook on Operational Guidelines to Police Officers, Others

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the distribution of more than a million copies of a handbook produced by the Nigeria Police Force on “Revised Standard Operational Guidelines/Rules for Police Officers and Other Law Enforcement Agents on Election Security Duties ahead of the 2023 General Elections.   The 36 pages handbook contained a page for the details of the officer to whom it is issued, a foreword by the IGP, rules on general conduct, duty parade, briefing/debriefing, dress and accoutrement, managing political parties’ convention/rallies, and crowd…

2023 ELECTIONS: IGP orders immediate distribution of additional uniforms/kits, Anti-Riot equipment

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional batches of uniforms, kits, accoutrements and anti-riot equipment comprised bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management, and stun guns to ensure officers appear in clean uniforms and are well-suited to discharge policing services professionally before, during and after the 2023 General Elections; and for general safety of all and sundry across the country.   This distribution was coming on the heels of the recently procured batch…

CHRISLAND : Ojukwu condernm indiscriminate exposure ,distribution of sex video

The National Human Rights Commission has picked holes in the alleged indiscriminate exposure and distribution of the sex video of a child under 18 years of age as this is not allowed under the child rights Act 2003 or relevant laws of lagos state.   It said the closure of the school pending investigations and when safety measures for children to return to school are restored and guaranteed in the school is commendable.   Similarly, it stated that the decision of the Lagos state goverment to closedown the school pending…

POLICE WELFARE : IGP procures, orders distribution of uniforms, kits,accoutrements to personnel ……Sets up First Aid Unit

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of Police Uniforms, Kits and accoutrements which the Force recently procured, to various Zones, Commands and Formations in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for onward issuance to personnel of the Force.   The resuscitation of the quarterly issuance of uniforms and other accoutrements to members of the Inspectorate, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Constable cadres in the Police Force is in furtherance of the ongoing efforts by the IGP to engender reforms and evolve a new people-friendly Police…

Fix corruption in petrol importation, distribution, OrderPaper tells FG

Amidst flip-flopping position of the federal government on the petrol pricing and attendant negative hit on citizens, OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative has called on the authorities to fix corruption and general inefficiencies in the distribution chain. A statement by Oke Epia, Executive Director of OrderPaper on Saturday said the government has been shirking its responsibilities in sanitizing the corruption, wastes and inefficiencies in the determination of daily consumption volume and importation of petrol into the country. The statement referenced a Study on ‘Improving Efficiency in the Downstream Petroleum Sector: Key Institutional…

Eid Adha: Indonesian Ambassador celebrates in Fulani village ….slaughters cow, distributes food items

Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, AVM (Rtd) Dr. H. Usra Hendra Harahap , his spouse, Ibu Hj. Umrotien Zunaeny Harahap celebrated Eid Adha in Rugga Fulani village, Lower Usman Dam in the outskirts of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Nigeria. The Ambassador who was in company of his spouse and entire embassy staff said he decided to celebrate the Eid Adha In the Fulani community to show love and compassion in the spirit of the season. “Eid Adha is a period to show love ,care and brotherhood for humanity especially the…