The recruitment of 6,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force as constables will commence on Monday, May 7.

A statement from the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday revealed that the exercise would take place in the 36 State Police Command Headquarters across the country, as well as the Federal Capital Territory.

The Head of PSC Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, who signed the statement noted that the exercise would start with the screening of the applicants’ physical attributes and their credentials.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described the arraignment of Senator Dino Melaye in a stretcher as unacceptable in a civilised society.

In a press statement received by Channels Television on Thursday, Mr Falana said the action of the police violated the fundamental rights of the lawmaker.

Emerging reports indicate that the Federal Government has deployed a combined team of more security personnel to Benue state to address the increasing incidents of killings by suspected herdsmen. The State Governor, Samuel Ortom stated this on Thursday on the floor of the Benue State House of Assembly where he was summoned my members to brief the House on efforts being put in place to end killings in the state.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, says it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the Nigeria-Cameroon border.

NDLEA said the move was a sequel to the Federal Government ban on the production and importation of codeine into the country.

The Federal Ministry of Health had directed NDLEA offices across the country to ensure strict surveillance of the borders.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has ordered the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru; the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources, Modecai Ladan; and Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products

Pricing Regulatory Agency, Saidu Abdulkadir, to provide the information being sought by a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on fuel importation and sundry matters.

In his April 17, 2018 letter to the minister, Falana raised several concerns about the oil industry and asked Kachikwu to respond, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, adding that “your reply should be received within seven days of the receipt of this letter.”

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned officers and men of the Nigerian Army not to resort to social media to air their grievances or discuss operational strategies.

Buratai said such acts could be injurious to national security.

He gave the warning on Tuesday when he declared open an Officers Office Management and Documents Security Workshop at the Command Officers Mess, Abuja.

Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Maj.- Gen. Rasheed Yusuf, warned that resorting to the social media was highly prohibited by the military.