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Lawyers Seek Improved Prison Condition

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Some legal practitioners in the FCT have urged the Federal Government to improve on the state of prisons across the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the aim of establishing prisons, which was reformation, […]

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Gbajabiamila emerges as Reps Leader

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Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged as House Leader for the 8th House of Representatives. The Speaker, Yakubu Dogara made the announcement this afternoon on the floor of the House. The announcement came after Dogara returned to the chamber after he left […]

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Court sends butcher to prison custody for stabbing man over mea

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A Chief Magistrate Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a butcher, Garba Mohammed, for allegedly stabbing man with a knife. Chief Magistrate, Omolola Akindele, gave this order after the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence. […]

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Lagos Airport Police Command Arrest Passenger Smoking On Board

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Ikeja – The Lagos Airport Police Command has arrested a Nigerian passenger, Lawal Oluwabusola, for smoking cigarette in an Arik Air flight on London to Lagos route. In a statement on Sunday by Livinus Chukwuma, the Police Public Relations Officer […]

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Human rights commission orders release of 6 detainees in Enugu

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The National Human Rights Commission, on Monday, ordered the release of six persons from prison custody in Enugu State pending further hearing of their case on August 26. The commission, holding its pre-sitting on public enquiry into cases of demolitions […]

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Lagos Assembly insists on dissolution of judicial commission

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Summons HOS over ‘illegal re-appointment’ HAVING queried the procedure in re-appointing members of the commission, the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday insisted that the State Judicial Commission stands dissolved. It said during plenary that an earlier directive to the […]

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Pastor, 12 others arrested for alleged kidnapping in Ekiti

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RESIDENTS of Ekiti State who have known Pastor Babatunde Balogun as a man of God were shocked when security agents yesterday paraded him and 12 others as kidnap suspects that have been terrorising the state in the last six months. […]

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Group faults dissolution of varsities’ governing council

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A group, Peace Advocacy Committee, {PAC} has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider the recent blanket dissolution of Federal Government Boards and Parastatals. Addressing reporters in Osogbo, Osun state specifically on the dissolution of Governing Councils of Federal Universities across […]

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No Compromised Nigerian Will Make Ministerial List – PMB

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President Muhammadu Buhari regretted yesterday that many good Nigerians who would have been qualified for ministerial positions had been compromised. He, however, noted that even though for want of credible persons, the ministerial list is being delayed, he will not […]

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Police parades soldier, 9 others for robbery, kidnapping in Port Harcourt

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An Army private, Elijah Owoh, who absconded from his duty post in Biu, Borno state was among the ten suspects arrested and paraded by Rivers Police command for robbery before Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike. The state Commissioner of Police, […]