The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has on Saturday appointed Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the new Public Relations Officer. He takes over from Frank Mba who has been nominated for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. According to an official statement from Force Headquarters, Mr. Adejobi, whose appointment takes immediate effect, will serve as substantive FPRO.

Following the Saturday Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has relaxed the earlier announced restriction of movement in Abuja that was expected to commence from 12 am to 4 pm on 12th February 2022 to ensure the safety of lives and properties during the election.

The Supreme Court has today declared that Executive Order 10 (EO10) signed by President Buhari on Judicial and Legislative autonomy is illegal, unlawful, and unconstitutional. During the seven-man panel sitting of today at the apex court, a split decision of six to one was issued declaring the Executive order assigned by Buhari to have overreached his constitutional powers in issuing the order.

In view of the upcoming area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) scheduled for Saturday, February 12, the FCT Police command announced on Thursday that there will be a restriction of movement. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, DSP Josephine Adeh. The statement reads in part, “The FCT Police Command in a bid to cement the security architecture and deployment towards the security architecture and deployment towards the Saturday 12th February 2022 Area council elections, will be all out to enforce the declared restrictions on the Election Day.

The Federal House of representative has declared a national emergency on the increasing spate of ritual killings in the country. The lawmakers called on the Inspector General of Police to rise to his task and bring the perpetrators to book before it spread like wildfire.
The Reps members also called on the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board to increase monitoring of video produced with ritual killing contents by ensuring that the part containing the ritual part is not allowed into the public space.

A total of about 286 foreigners who are originally citizens of America, Europe, and others were granted the right to be citizens of Nigeria. This is amidst some Nigerian citizens desperately crossing the desert into Europe in search of greener pasture and eventual grabbing of a green card. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola stated this today Wednesday, 09th February 2022, while speaking during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.