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As if the state of the police College at Ikeja that got President Jonathan’s attention wasn’t deplorable enough, pictures of the residential quarters have also surfaced showing dilapidated buildings and out-rightly abandoned and ill-maintained structures. View more photos below RELATED ARTICLE:   Nigeria Police Training: Expecting Something From Nothing (PHOTOS)

The capacity of the Nigerian Police Force is currently being overstretched by the insurgency in the North, abuses against ordinary citizens and undermining of the rule of law. According to a report of the Human Rights Watch, Nigerians don’t trust the police; citizens generally have a bad impression of police officers because of their perceived brutality and corruption. You may have seen how dilapidated the police quarters are, possibly have heard how horrible the Nigerian Police cells can be. The reality is right from the Academy, the Nigerian Police officer has known no better way to live. In what can be described as a brazen show of the harsh reality, a Channels TV documentary on the life of trainees living in the Nigerian Police College, Ikeja has revealed the deplorable conditions faced by people who will later graduate to become policemen and women that Nigerians would rely on to serve and protect them. Channels TV began the New Year with a focus on the rehabilitation of...

The much anticipated white wedding between 2face and Annie which was supposed to hold next month has been postponed. Contrary to what has been widely publicized, investigations have revealed that the celebrity couple aren’t walking down the aisle on February 14, 2013. Instead of the hugely expected February/Valentine wedding, multiple sources have told us Idibia is hoping to stage a lovers’ concert on February 14, in partnership with Now Muzik and Edi Lawani’s Showbiz Network Services. The pop icon will also honour other performance engagements in and around Lagos. ‘Forget all the noise about February 14, Innocent and his wife have other grand plans up their sleeves and are not ready to give up the details just yet’ one major insider told NET last week as Annie continued her luxury shopping from the US to Dubai. There were reports that the couple had been planning an elaborate white wedding, to take place possibly on Valentine’s Day, exactly one year after the pop star su...