The State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to impress on the Nigerian Police Force to increase manpower in the Area Command of old Netim and the two police divisions in Uyanga and Akamkpa towns. The House also wants the State Government to provide operational vehicles as well as arms and ammunition for…
Uyo, October 23, 2024 – Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Eribo, presented cheques amounting to ₦88,616,693.04 to 54 families of deceased police officers. The presentation, which took place on Monday, with the support of CP Eribo’s management team, is part of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun’s ongoing commitment to the…
The United States and European powers urged Israel on Friday to ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers after four were injured in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon this week. US President Joe Biden said he was “absolutely” asking Israel to stop firing at the peacekeepers, after the second attack on the force’s personnel in two…
The western German city of Cologne has successfully carried out its most complex bomb disposal operation since World War II. A 1,000-kilogramme US WWII bomb was detonated in a controlled manner on Friday evening, the city administration said. The experts from the explosive ordnance disposal service were initially only able to defuse one of the…
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, need up to 35,000 more soldiers to meet NATO’s new defence requirements, according to the head of the parliamentary defence committee. Joining calls for a stronger army to face a growing threat from Russia, Marcus Faber, the chairman of the defence committee of the Bundestag, on Saturday backed plans to…
