Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has received a prestigious award for the “Best Security Conscious Governor of the Year 2024”. Governor Otu was honoured at a Security Conference and Awards ceremony organised by the International Institute of Professional Security (IIPS), held on Saturday at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja. According to Dr Tony Ofoyetan,…
The Federal Government has increased the fees for the Nigerian Passport up to N100,000. According to a press release electronically signed by DCI K.T. Udo, Nigerian Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Service Headquarters, Abuja on 21st August 2024, the upward review is to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport. READ ALSO: 10…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has officially decorated nine police officers currently attached to the Government House with their new ranks. The ceremony took place at the Governor’s temporary office on Friday. The newly decorated officers were promoted based on the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police through the Police…
The new Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Cross River State Command, Dr Bassey Moses Ogar, has assumed office. Ogar was posted to Cross River State as VGN Commandant on 24th February 2024, after the dissolution of the Cross River State Executive Committee and removal of the former state commandant, Mrs Mercy Felix…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has sought deepened collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, for effective security information management towards the overall safety of the country’s borders. The Customs Area Controller of the Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, Comptroller Chukwudi…
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following incidents of violence recorded in the ongoing protest. Egbetokun made the announcement at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the events in some major cities in the country on Day-1 of the protest…
The Police Recruitment Board has approved the 10th of August 2024 for the Commencement of training for successful applicants of the 2022 Constable Recruitment exercise. The candidates are expected to confirm their status by logging into https://apply.policerecruitment.gov.ng to confirm further details on the training exercise. This was contained in a press release signed by Ikechukwu…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed a temporary international mission in the Gaza Strip to restore order and deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis, at the formal request from the Palestinian government. The wording of the proposal hints at the eventual recognition of the State of Palestine, Hasan Unal, professor of political science and…
“The deployment of these missiles, both American and British, is connected to two things,” veteran Russian defence and security affairs commentator Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik, commenting on the story in the UK’s The Times this week that Britain and Germany plan to develop a new conventional missile designed to target Russian tactical nuclear delivery platforms….
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he intends to maintain strict border controls to limit irregular migration. “In general, we intend to continue strictly controlling the German borders,” Scholz said in an interview published in Friday’s edition of the Saarbrücker Zeitung. “We want to limit irregular migration, as I have announced. The numbers have to…
