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Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, made this known in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the governor after they were recommended by the Advisory Council for…

Senegal's parliament on Wednesday will debate a proposed revision of a law granting amnesty for deadly political violence passed by the former president, in a move prompting fierce public debate. The amnesty was granted just before March 2024 elections as president Macky Sall sought to calm protests sparked by his last-minute postponement of the vote.…

The Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) Professor Olayemi Akinwumi has said the university has undergone a technological transformation with the adoption of an E-Learning Policy for all its programmes. Akinwumi made this known during a formal adoption of the Blended E-Learning policy for enhancing the teaching and learning experience for both students and…

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Monday of a forceful retaliation if the United States or its allies bomb the Islamic republic, following a threat by President Donald Trump. "They threaten to do mischief," Khamenei said of Trump's latest threat, during a speech on Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim…

The wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State and First Lady of the state, Uzomaka Nwifuru, distributed farm inputs, equipment, and others to the 100 Women and Young Farmers Club in the state on Monday. While distributing the items at the Old Presidential Lodge in Abakaliki, the state's first lady encouraged Nigerians to be more…