The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Tony Olofu, has vowed that the command, in collaboration with other security agencies, will deal with the killers of Dr Chike Akunyili.

The Senate on Wednesday at plenary observed a minute silence in honour of late Dr Chike Akunyili, husband to Prof. Dora Akunyeli, former Director-General of NAFDAC, who was murdered on Sept. 28.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili.

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, says the Nigeria Police will soon begin the recruitment of 20,000 junior police officers.

The traditional rulers and residents of the Central Senatorial District of Kogi have commended Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB) for his giant strides in the execution of legacy projects across the zone.

The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police says it has arrested two suspected bandits, two informants and also rescued 10 victims of kidnapping.

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them. 

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said that the killers of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Kazeem Abonde, attached to the Police Command of Lagos State would not escape justice.

The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill seeking to empower poor Nigerians in rural areas with guaranteed income and jobs that would provide 100 days of paid work per year. 

The Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) says the issue of insecurity in Katsina State is not as bad as it has been portrayed to the public.

In a bid to put to an end to the high level killings, kidnapping and acts of terrorism in Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the complete shut down of telecommunications in some part of the state, while also clamping down on the operations of tricycles and motorcycles popularly known as Okada. 

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday presented a fiscal proposal of N191.6 billion for 2022 to the State House of Assembly.

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) from retrying former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu over alleged N7.1 billion fraud.

The Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, has urged Abuja residents not to panic as there would be artillery gun firing during the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Parade holding at Eagle Square on Oct. 1.