correctional centres
22 May
The Lagos State government on Wednesday revealed that the capacity of the seven correctional and custodial centres in the state is overstretched by 104 per cent, housing 9691 inmates instead of 4757. The government added that the Ikoyi Correctional Centre alone is overstretched by 300 per cent. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal…
7 Mar
House of Representatives, yesterday, urged federal and state governments to utilise their power of prerogative of mercy to grant amnesty to deserving inmates to decongest correctional centres across the country.
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced that Nigeria's long-delayed national census will finally be conducted in 2025.
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A Magistrate Court sitting in Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced Mr. Kazeem Abdullahi, a motorist, to one month imprisonment for attacking patrol operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) while performing their lawful duties along the Oye-Ifaki road, Ekiti State. Mr. Kazeem was arraigned with case file number MOY/15C/2024 before His Worship, Senior…
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Vice Chancellor of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Prof. Uchefula Chukwumaeze, has said that he does not see female students and staff
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The forgery case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Mr. Saturday Igwe, the Coordinator of an illegal Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, Nyanya Abuja Satellite Campus, has resumed after several false starts. The Guardian reports that the defendant was re-arraigned on an eight-count of forgery before Justice Fatima…
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The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, the former Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the state, over seditious and inflammatory publications. The Command, through its spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, stated that Ihekweme, who has recently become a major critic of his former boss, Governor Hope Uzodimma's administration, was arrested…
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The Nigerian Senate has passed President Bola Tinubu's tax reform bills for a second reading, paving the way for further scrutiny and debate. The decision followed a lengthy discussion amongst lawmakers on Thursday, November 28th, 2024. Prior to the debate, the Senate held a closed-door session for approximately an hour. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC,…
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The Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) has officially handed over the Port Harcourt-Aba section of the Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) after taking possession of the completed assets from the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nig. Limited. The contractor, on Thursday, at a brief ceremony in Port Harcourt,…
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The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the appointment of Lt Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS), as recommended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This followed the adoption of the recommendations of the House of Representatives Committees on Defence and Army, chaired by Hon. Babajimi Benson, during a plenary session…
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The whereabouts of Dr Fabian Ihekweme, the immediate past Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Imo State known for publicly criticising Governor Hope Uzodinma, still remains unknown amid conflicting reports of arrest by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and abduction by unknown gunmen. The Guardian learnt that Ihekweme was whisked away from his apartment…
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Experts in the maritime sector have stated that Nigeria's blue economy has the potential to revolutionize the country's economy, increasing its GDP from $407 billion to $1.5 trillion. Presenting their papers during a three-day conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Angus Chukwuka, President of the Admiralty Lawyers Society of Nigeria, and Soji Adeleye, CEO of…