EVENTS
GENDER INCLUSIVITY: IGP EGBETOKUN APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE FORCE SECRETARY, AIG YETUNDE LONGE
Affirms Non-Negotiable Commitment to Gender Sensitivity in Appointments
In furtherance of the vision to ensure gender inclusivity and equality in all aspects of appointments and operations within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has made an historic appointment of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Yetunde O. Longe as the first female Force Secretary.
AIG Longe brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role. Since her appointment as a Cadet ASP on March 3, 1990, she has demonstrated exceptional dedication and competence across various capacities within the NPF. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Forensic Toxicology, which has significantly contributed to her proficiency in crime management and investigation. Her professional development is further enriched by her participation in advanced courses such as the Advanced Detective Course and Intermediate Command Course at Police Staff College Jos, and the Protection of Civilians course in Italy.
Throughout her illustrious career, AIG Longe has held several key positions including Administrative Officer, Crime Officer, Commandant in Lagos, Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Corporate Investment at the NPF Cooperative; Area Commander in Lagos, Deputy Commissioner of Police at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in both Bauchi and Lagos States, and DCP Admin at Zone 2, Lagos. Prior to her new appointment, she was Commissioner of Police for the Port Authority Police, Eastern Command, Port Harcourt, and later Assistant Inspector General of Police in the Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Inspector General of Police reiterates that gender sensitivity in police appointments and operations remains a non-negotiable principle as his administration is poised to promoting gender equality and empowering female officers to attain leadership positions within the Force. The IGP emphasizes that the inclusion of women in strategic roles is crucial for the comprehensive development and effectiveness of the Police Force assuring that the Force will continue to foster an inclusive environment where merit and capability are the primary criteria for advancement, irrespective of gender.

ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA
5TH JUNE, 2024
EVENTS
Drama As Groom’s Mother Clashes With Asoebi Girl On Dance Floor Over Money Sprayed On Bride (Video)
In what we come across as a rather dramatic development, a mother-in-law has been captured on video confronting one of the asoebi girls at her son’s wedding.
The bride was dancing with her groom on the dance floor, while the bride’s ashoebi girls picked the money guests sprayed the couple.
A woman, said to be the groom’s mother, is soon seen dragging with one of the young women who make up the ashoebi. It appears they were fighting over money sprayed on the couple.
It took the intervention of the MC and another young man to pull the mother-in-law off the ashoebi woman.
See video below.
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EVENTS
His kinsmen sang songs chanting how they were glad he d!ed – X user reveals what allegedly transpired during burial of g@y man k!lled by h0m0phobic men in Port Harcourt
An X user, Papi of the Buj, has revealed that kinsmen celebrated the m8rder of a 23-year-old g@y Nigerian man, Hillary Ikechukwu Emereole, during his burial.
Hillary was laid to rest in his hometown, Umuihugba Umuodu Autonomous community, Owerri, Imo State on Saturday, February 7 2026.
LIB reported that d!ed after he was allegedly pushed from a two-storey building by h0m0phobic men in Port Harcourt.
According to the X user, Hillary’s kinsmen sang songs, chanting how they were happy he was k!lled for allegedly being gay.

“Hillary was put to rest over the weekend, And it hurt me so much because word got to his kinsmen that he was k!lled on the basis of homos3xuality. They sang songs chanting how they were glad he d!ed on the basis of homos3xuality. It was such an eyesore,” he wrote.
EVENTS
Two Presidents, Many Dignitaries In Attendance As Defence Minister Matawalle’s 10 Children Get Married In One Day (Photos/Video)
Several top dignitaries from Nigeria and beyond gathered in Abuja on Friday, February 6, for the wedding fatiha of ten children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, all of whom were married on the same day.
The wedding ceremony held in the National Mosque Abuja after which they proceeded to a big hall where the reception for all 10 children took place.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu was in attendance and even received the brides on behalf of the Matawalles into the family.
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, also attended the ceremony alongside Tinubu.

Also present were the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jubril Barau, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Politics and Other Matters, Ibrahim Masari.
Governors at the event included Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State, Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, and Nasir Idris of Kebbi State.

Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, gave out five of his daughters: Maryam, Safiyya, Farida, Nana Firdausi, and Aisha, in marriage.
Five of his sons: Ibrahim, Abdul Jalal, Surajo, Bello, and Fahad, also got married on the same day.

The officiating Imam, Prof. Luqman Zakariyah,
prayed to Allah to bless the marriages, grant success to the couples in their life journeys, and bless their parents and grandparents.
On X (formerly Twitter) Matawalle thanked Tinubu for serving as “Wali” at his children’s wedding fatiha which held at the National Mosque Abuja.

Nigerians took to the post to express outrage that Tinubu attended the wedding but did not go to Kwara State where terrorists k!lled scores of innocent citizens just hours earlier.

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