Correctional Service
29 Sep
A civil society group, ‘The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action’ (PRAWA), has called on the Nigerian government to prioritize the immediate implementation of key provisions within the Nigerian Correctional Service Act of 2019. This appeal was made in a statement to commemorate the 2024 Yellow Ribbon Project campaign aimed at promoting the reformation, rehabilitation, and…
6 Feb 2024
We have had a running battle with court and custodial centre congestion, with the attendant violation, albeit inadvertent, of the constitutional rights to humane custodial conditions and speedy trial of suspects. This aberration we thought, the 2019 Act had come to ameliorate, but no.
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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called on Nigerians to promptly report environmental violations to the agency. Dr Innocent Barikor, the Director-General, NESREA, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Barikor spoke through Mr Elijah Udofia, Director, Environmental Quality Control (EQC),…
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Alvaro Morata is set for a loan move to Galatasaray from AC Milan after the Turkish champions announced on Sunday that negotiations between the two clubs had begun. "Official negotiations have begun for the loan of Alvaro Morata," Galatasaray said in a short statement on social media. Spain captain Morata is close to leaving Milan…
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English forward Chuba Akpom has gone on loan from Ajax to injury-hit Lille with an option to buy, the French Ligue 1 club announced Sunday. "The versatile English striker signed up today as part of a loan (with option to buy) until the end of the 24-25 season," the northern French outfit said. Akpom, 29,…
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Ola Olukoyede, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss, has expressed his concern about the attitude of Nigerians toward corrupt practices. The EFCC boss said that many Nigerians have resorted to corrupt practices, and it is one of the main obstacles to the development of the Nigerian state in many areas. He made this…
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Contrary to insinuations that the police have now turned themselves into tax collectors, the Force Headquarters has put it on record that it does not issue 3rd party insurance. It maintained that it is only enforcing the law and won't make a dime from enforcing the policy. The FHQ noted that its attention was drawn…
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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that couples reaching 25 years of marriage should renew their vows, emphasizing commitment and purpose. Obasanjo humorously referred to Anyim as his “boss,” acknowledging the significant role the Senate played during his presidency. Obasanjo disclosed this in Abuja at the weekend during the 25th wedding anniversary of Pastors…
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed anger at "leaders like me, who, out of greed and insatiable desperation for material acquisition, have made life a living hell for others." This was after he encountered an elderly woman who left him "seriously worried about the depth of insensitivity that characterises…
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One person has died, and five others were injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Omotola Odutola, the Ogun State Police spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement made available to the press. The accident occurred after the driver of a Toyota Sienna lost control of the steering and crashed into the back…
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The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has donated N30 million to the family of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, the army officer who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently. The donation was made personally to the wife of the late officer by the governor…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, who later underwent emergency surgery to remove 81 wraps of cocaine from his stomach. According to the agency's spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Igbokwe was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on January 26 during the inward…