The Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Oyo State Command, Mr. Ayoola Opadeji, says no fewer than 1,440 inmates in the state’s custodial centres are awaiting trial. Opadeji made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. He explained that the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi,…
Nineteen people, including five journalists, were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, intensifying international concern about the mounting toll on civilians and media workers. The victims were struck on the hospital’s fourth floor, according to Palestinian officials. Local media also reported that emergency responders were among…
South Africa’s opposition leader Julius Malema has called for deeper ties between Nigeria and South Africa, reminding Nigerians of their decisive role in dismantling apartheid. Speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference in Enugu, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader described Nigeria as a nation of “giants of justice” who sacrificed in solidarity…
Nigeria’s leading Islamic organisation has condemned an attack on worshippers in Katsina State, branding it a “barbaric assault” on innocent lives. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), under the leadership of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, expressed shock at the incident, which took place in Mantau village of Malumfashi Local Government Area during dawn prayers on Tuesday. In…
At least six people have lost their lives in a boat accident in Sokoto State, Nigeria, the second fatal mishap in the region within five days. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) confirmed that the accident took place on 22 August at Faji community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area. Nineteen passengers survived, while three…
The police command in Kwara says it arrested a man, who allegedly dismembered the body of his pregnant sister-in-law, Mrs Esther Enemo at Egbejila Road in Temidire community, Ilorin. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Saturday in Ilorin. According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the command wishes to inform members of…
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu, has donated foodstuff and other items to 80 households displaced by the recent attacks in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Presenting the the items to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Riyom, Audu commiserated with those who lost their loved ones in the incident. He…
The Ancient City of Ile-Ife was agog with excitement on Saturday as Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, paid a historic visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, tendered an unreserved apology and sought the royal father’s forgiveness. Igboho’s visit to the Ooni’s palace drew…
A Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, has urged states to urgently domesticate national building regulatory laws for effective regulation of construction activities across Nigeria. Anyim made the call on Saturday on the backdrop of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) 55th Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abakaliki. The Former Secretary to the Government…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering women economically to achieve Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs). The first lady said this on Saturday in Lagos at the official flag-off of Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) in South-West Geo-political Zone and presentation of RHI/SDGs empowerment items to 1,000…
