Commual clash left 39 people dead in Wukari Town, Police Declare 24 Hour Curfew

Tell tales of the clash

A 24-hour curfew has been placed on Wukari town in Taraba state after a communal clash left 39 people dead, 30 injured and about 30 houses burnt.

The Taraba state police public relations officer, Mr Joseph Kwaji, who disclosed this, stated that the injured

$620,000 bribe, FG finally file charges aginst Farouk Lawan

Five months after, the federal government has finally agreed to press charges and begin the trial of the House of Representatives member, Mr. Farouk Lawan for allegedly demanding and receiving $620,000 bribe.

Malam Farouk Lawan as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Probe is alleged to have negotiated the

Governor Orji promises hell for Kidnappers, to rid Abia of criminals

Governor Theodore Orji while receiving five Toyota Hilux vans donated to the state by Diamond Bank Plc to assist the government in the fight against crime in Umuahia Thursday pledged to rid the state of

Outrage over attack on Emir of Kano

Emir of kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero

That the Saturday attack on the emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero is indicative of the prevailing insecurity in the north can not be over emphasized.

Consequent upon the attack, there has been an outrage on the state of insecurity in the North.

Shock and indignation ruled the nation as Nigerians reacted to the attack on the Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero who has been flown abroad for medical attention.

The monarch who escaped an attack on his convoy shortly after an Islamic function at Tudun Murtala, near

Report indicates Nigeria Police College on the brink of collapse

The following report culled from Channels Tv website grapgically indicates the deplorable state of the Nigeria Police College:

The Report

The capacity of the Nigerian Police Force is currently being overstretched by the insurgency in the North, abuses against ordinary citizens and undermines of the rule of law. According to a report of the Human Rights Watch, Nigerians don’t trust the police; citizens generally have a bad impression of police officers because of their perceived brutality and corruption.

Despite the huge budgetary allocation to the force – N311 billion ($1.99 billion) in 2013 – the Nigerian police are haplessly often overpowered by criminals whose activity affects those in high and low places.

At the heart of the problem of the police force is training, there are seven police colleges in Nigeria and new recruits are expected to undergo about 13 months training in these institutes.

However, this video report focuses on the deplorable state of the police college in Ikeja, Lagos.