Police Appoints Anthony Placid as Force Spokesperson

Police Appoints Anthony Placid as Force Spokesperson

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Okon Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the outgoing police spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, Mr Placid replaces him as the head of the Nigeria Police Force’s public communications unit. Mr Placid, who joined the police as a cadet Assistant […]

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Nigerian Navy appoints Captain Abiodun Folorunsho as new spokesperson

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Navy has appointed Captain Abiodun Abidemi Folorunsho as its new Director of Naval Information and official spokesperson. In a press statement issued by Rear Admiral AO Olodude, Chief of Policy and Plans, the Navy said Captain Folorunsho takes over from Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, who has been redeployed to head Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, one of the service’s key operational bases. Captain Folorunsho, 46, was commissioned […]

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COAS Decorates Army Spokesperson, Appolonia Anele, as Colonel — Hails Her as a Pillar of Professionalism

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has decorated the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel, praising her as one of the Nigerian Army’s finest communicators and a steadfast guardian of public trust. The brief but symbolic ceremony, held on 9 December 2025 at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, marked a significant milestone in Colonel Anele’s career — one built […]

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