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Cyberattacks: Nigeria Records 281,500 Breached Accounts In Q1 2026 – Report
Saturday May 9, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria recorded 281,500 leaked accounts in the first quarter of 2026, ranking 34th among the world’s most breached countries, according to a new report…
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Police In Akwa Ibom Raid Criminal Den, Recover Firearms, Drugs
Friday May 8, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The newly established Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, by the Inspector General of police, IGP, Tunde Disu, to strengthen proactive policing and combat violent…
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Ex Power Minister Saleh Mamman Convicted Over N33.8bn Fraud
Thursday May 7, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Federal High Court in Abuja has found former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, guilty on 12 counts of fraud and money laundering involving…
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Human Rights Community Berates Police In Akwa Ibom, Appeals For Intervention By Authorities Over Land Case
Monday May 4, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom Human Rights Community, which is a network of civil society organizations, made up of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs),…
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Ogidi’s Killing: Police Dismiss Officers, Transfer Case To AGF For Prosecution
Sunday May 3, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator and Security Evaluator The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has transmitted the case file relating to the fatal shooting of…
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Police Officer Shoots Another Nigerian, Yehuza Umar, Dead in Oyo, Days After Mene Ogidi Was Executed in Delta
Sunday May 3, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Protests broke out in parts of Oyo State on May 2, 2026, following reports that officers of the Nigerian Police Force fatally shot a…
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IGP Orders Dismissal, Prosecution Of Officer Over Extrajudicial Killing In Delta
Wednesday April 29, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator and Security Evaluator The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has ordered the dismissal and prosecution of officers involved…
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Police In Akwa Ibom Arrest Masquerades For Violating Govt Directive, Warn Against Breach Of Public Order
Wednesday April 29, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining law and order with the arrest of individuals parading as masquerades in…
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Officer Arrested As Police Probe Alleged Extra-Judicial Killing In Delta
Wednesday April 29, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Delta State Police Command has issued a statement following a viral video circulating on social media which allegedly shows a police officer shooting…
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Police, EFCC Rescue All 14 Kidnapped Victims From Calabar–Oron Waterways
Tuesday April 28, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator and Security Evaluator The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in a coordinated joint operation with operatives of the Economic…