Governor Sule Release 36 Inmates

LAFIA, (Nasarawa) — Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has visited the correctional facility in Lafia on Wednesday and released 36 inmates in the state’s correctional centre to reduce overcrowding. The inmates, who are mostly awaiting trials and convicts, were released from the Lafia Correctional Centre being one of the six prisons in the state overstretched presently with mostly awaiting trials inmates. Speaking while releasing the inmates, Governor Sule said the move was to mark...

World Igbo Congress Cautions FG on the Safety of Nnamdi Kanu

The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has cautioned the Nigerian authorities on the safety of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB, Nnamdi Kani. The WIC maintained that the rights of the secessionist leader must be protected. In 2017, Kanu jumped bail but was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria on Tuesday. He is facing treason charges and was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) as directed...

6 Inmates Bag Degree Certificates in Enugu Correction Center

ENUGU — Six inmates at the Enugu Correctional Service on Tuesday bagged different degree certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the six inmates, all male, are currently serving their jail terms with the exception of one who had regained his freedom. Performing the ceremony, the Desk Officer, NOUN Enugu Correction Centre, Mr. Kelvin Iloafonsi said the convocation was to celebrate six students of the Enugu...

Inmate in Awka Correctional Centre Bags PGD, Masters Degree in Info-Tech

AWKA — Mr. Jude Onwuzulike, an inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre, Anambra State, on Tuesday bagged two certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Awka Study Centre. Onwuzulike was issued the certificates of Post Graduate Diploma and Masters of Science degrees in Information Technology. Mr. Felix Edoka, Registrar, NOUN, while presenting the certificates at the Awka Correctional Centre, said the programme was targeted at impacting lives, including providing education to the inmates....

Two Houses Belonging To Suspected Kidnapper and Armed Robber Demolished In Makurdi

Two houses belonging to a wanted suspected kidnapper and armed robber known as Aondofa Cephas Chekele, alias Azonto, were on Monday demolished on the orders of the Benue State Government. Azonto, who is second in command to the slain Benue militia warlord, Terwase Akwaza, alias Gana, was killed by the military on September 8, 2020. The demolition of the houses located at North Bank in Makurdi was carried out under the Benue state law of anti-kidnapping...

Proposed NPC Act Amendment Has Nothing to Do With Buhari – Presidency

ABUJA — The presidency has said the move to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) act is free of President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal interest or influence. Femi Adesina, senior adviser to the president on media and publicity indicated this on Wednesday while addressing questions from the state house correspondents in Abuja. He also noted that the proposed amendment is a federal government initiative, and as such, only the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed,...

Court Imprisons Former PHB MB Over N25.7bn Fraud

LAGOS — The former MD of a defunct PHB bank, Francis Atuche has been convicted by an Ikeja high court over a N25.7 billion fraud. The banker was convicted on Wednesday by Lateefat Okunnu, the judge, in a hearing that lasted hours. The court also convicted Ugo Anyanwu, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank. Atuche’s trial dates back to 2009, when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the leadership of Sanusi...

Nigeria Has 2,956 Inmates On Death Row

ABUJA — The federal government is planning a process of commuting the sentences of inmates who have been on death row for over 10 years to life imprisonment. Findings by LEADERSHIP showed that Nigeria now has 2,956 inmates on death row, a shift from the 2,742 recorded in 2019. The number of condemned male inmates is put at 2,903 while females make up the remaining 53. While the number which initially stood at 1,606 in...

KADUNA — A Cadet Officer, at the Correctional Service Staff College, Barnawa Kaduna Mansur Sulaiman has committed suicide. Spokesman of the college, ASC A.D Wadai in a statement said the sad and gory incident took place on June 2, 2021. The statement read “I wish to announce the unfortunate death of one of the Cadets of the 28th Assistant Superintendent of Corrections Basic Course, Correctional Service Staff College, Barnawa Kaduna, named, Cadet Mansur Suleiman in...

IPOB: Seven Killed, Five Arrested by Army in Rivers State

PORT HARCOURT —Seven IPOB members were killed by security operatives during a clash in Eleme and Oyigbo LGA, Rivers state. IPOB which stands for Indigenous People of Biafra is a separatist organisation that aims at acquiring independence for southeastern states. A statement endorsed by Mohammed Yerima, army spokesperson confirmed the development adding that five other members were also arrested. Narrating the incident, he admitted that the clash occurred when the military invaded the suspected enclave...

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