{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_r5qjzcr3mxn4gyr6d3ja","title":"Court halts reinstatement of 455 retired policemen","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/court-halts-reinstatement-of-455-retired-policemen-r5qjzcr3mx","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_7pzdhhkemxdsfp2v5soa","seq":553089,"kind":"article","title":"Court Halts Reinstatement Of 455 Retired Police Officers","url":"http://www.cknnigeria.com/2026/09/court-halts-reinstatement-of-455.html","summary":"A fresh legal hurdle has emerged in the protracted dispute over the forced retirement of senior police officers, as the National Industrial Court in Abuja halted the police hierarchy from reinstating graduates of Cadet ASP Courses 18, 19 and 20 into the Nigeria Police Force. The controversy dates back to 31 January 2025, when the Police Service Commission, acting alongside police leadership, compulsorily retired 455 senior officers, including prominent figures such as AIG…","published":"2026-09-28T18:03:17Z","seen":"2026-09-29T01:06:25Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-cknnigeria-com-b201f4","name":"cknnigeria.com","domain":"cknnigeria.com"},"via":"kite-cknnigeria-com-b201f4","topics":["slider","society"],"authors":["CKN NEWS"],"entities":[{"id":"Q41487","name":"court","type":"org"},{"id":"Q361593","name":"police officer","type":"org"}],"image":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvK0aDdmgPwcFD1UOGZmjfcIQiJ_-Jvgt7DvG2FdtdVJ9h89pYMX6EpOsuat9AQmCHvKpVdlD8a5teL-PPF9-HQSSfOs5XdbRsBmU7WWh-u-CRCi5mf_ETPlPgCMjkTgHeXBmRXUqnc7a9gg5qcTiMIw8SydT58XvEsVLbUiadeaTjWFyaWT4SmMvxf0/s72-c/1002508410.jpg","story":"st_r5qjzcr3mxn4gyr6d3ja","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6899999976158142,"political":0.6600000262260437},{"id":"n_r5qjzcr3mxn4gyr6d3ja","seq":434327,"kind":"article","title":"Court halts reinstatement of 455 retired policemen","url":"https://punchng.com/court-halts-reinstatement-of-455-retired-policemen","summary":"The National Industrial Court has restrained police authorities from implementing the reinstatement of 455 compulsorily retired senior police officers. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-halts-reinstatement-of-455-retired-policemen/","published":"2026-09-28T13:19:37Z","seen":"2026-09-28T13:20:07Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-punchng-com-1ef8ed","name":"punchng.com","domain":"punchng.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7758737","name":"The Punch","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-punchng-com-1ef8ed","topics":["entertainment"],"authors":["Punch Newspapers"],"image":"https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/18131509/punch-logo-500x179-1.png","mentions":3,"story":"st_r5qjzcr3mxn4gyr6d3ja","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.6200000047683716,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7300000190734863,"political":0.6100000143051147}]}