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12 Nov
Outgoing Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has granted pardon to a 77-year-old man and 15 others on death row in the Nigerian Correctional Service as his administration winds down. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Benin, by Mr Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria Correction Service (NCoS), Edo command. According to…
4 Sep
No fewer than 3,590 inmates across custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar stated that the total number of inmates in centres…
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Obidients rejoice as Dele Farotimi reunites with family From John Akubo, Abuja The Obidient Movement has rolled out the drum to celebrate a major victory as Dele Farotimi has reunited with his family in Lagos after fulfilling bail conditions. Farotimi's return home has been hailed as a triumph for truth, resilience, and the…
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A Chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prince Richard Ozobu, has warned that the factionalisation in the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, will continue to manifest unless there is strict respect for the group's constitution. Ozobu, who was recently appointed by a faction of Ohanaeze to head its national election committee for the January 10 election,…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has extended felicitations to Christians in the state on the occasion of the 2024 Christmas celebration. Yusuf also donated the sum of N20 million to selected Christian groups in the state to celebrate the season of joy. In a goodwill message on Wednesday, Yusuf rejoiced with Christians who, by…
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has issued a strong warning to citizens, cautioning them against engaging in any form of trading or business transaction with terrorists, bandits, and other non-state actors. This warning came following intelligence that some unpatriotic elements have been trading with these groups, thereby sabotaging the efforts of the military and…
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A Russian court slightly reduced prison sentences Wednesday on a playwright and a theatre director convicted of "justifying terrorism" in a play. Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk were sentenced to six years in prison in July over a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria. The sentences were reduced to five…
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The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France's rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by delays in services between Paris and southeastern France that started Tuesday and spilled over into Wednesday. Around 10 high-speed (TGV) trains were delayed by up to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn country's power grid on Christmas Day, killing an energy worker. The country woke up at 5:30 am (0330 GMT) to an air raid alarm, shortly followed by air force reports that Russia had…
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NATO member Romania said Wednesday it had not detected any Russian missile passing through its airspace to target Ukraine as claimed by Kyiv. Ukraine said Russia had launched 170 drones and missiles targeting its energy grid in an "inhumane" Christmas Day attack. "The Romanian military authorities have been informed by the Ukrainian military authorities that,…
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The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has enjoined Christian faithful to celebrate Christmas with love, kindness, and generosity in the spirit of the festive season. Danladi-Salihu stated this in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Sheu Abdulkadir on Wednesday, congratulating Christians on the occasion of the 2024 Christmas celebration. “Christmas is a…
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Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza. He used his traditional message to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to call for talks for a just peace…