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In a bid to continue with the nationwide decongestion of prisons in the country, the Federal Government on Monday, paid fines and compensations put at N52 million to free about 399 inmates at various correctional centres Kaduna State. The Comptroller of Correctional Service in charge of Kaduna State, Dr Ado Saleh, who confirmed the development during the inauguration of the …

The Lagos State government on Sunday vowed to prosecute all the 11 staff of 10 POTS Night Club in the Lekki area of the state who assaulted state officials on duty. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Kunle Adeshina. The …

There was crisis at the Edo Specialist Hospital in Benin on Monday as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) clashed with private guards and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). According to reports, the clash resulted from an alleged unprofessional response by medical personnel when the DSS officials brought in one of their men …

A 33-year-old old security guard, Sunday Adeniyi has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Morolake Sunday by smashing a sledgehammer on her head. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate’s Court ordered that the suspect be remanded after he was brought to court on Monday on a one count charge of murder. The police prosecutor, Thomas …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday asked students living in the off-campus area of Damba to relocate over the activities of bandits. In a statement issued by the university’s Information Officer, Malam Umar Usman, the institution’s management advised the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or to the Sabon Gida area now secured by security operatives. The management lamented that …

The University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) administration has declared a more than 100% increase in undergraduate tuition fees. The declaration was made in a statement that was provided to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In a statement, the institution’s spokesman, Mr Effiong Eyo, said the upward review of the fees was taken at …

For the students community of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Saturday, 2nd December 2023 will ever remain a sad memory which will linger following the gruesome murder of one of its students, a 500-level Geology student, Joseph Obiaje Agabaidu, by unknown gunmen. He was said to have been stabbed to death by suspected armed robbers who tried to steal his …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed three people at Imatom village in Logo local government area of Benue State on Saturday night. A community leader, Anawa Joseph, confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday. He listed the victims as Tertsea Terkimbi Adagundu, Tertsea Mkposu, and Mimidoo Umburga. READ ALSO: Suspected herdsmen attack Benue passenger bus, kill one The community …

The death toll from the boat mishap in Mokwa local government area of Niger State had risen to 30. Emergency responders had on Sunday evening recovered 26 bodies from the scene of the accident. A wooden boat conveying passengers from Gbajibo water side to Tungan-Mango for farming activities capsized in the communities between Jebba and Kainji Dam in Mokwa local …

Suspected kidnappers said to be fully armed, have attacked Gamji village in Burra District of Ningi LGA of Bauchi State, killing a personnel of the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and abducted one person. Reports have it the Civil Defence personnel was shot and killed by the unknown gunmen who had laid ambush when …