AMID the rising economic hardship across the country, the Nigeria Correctional Service said it would not reduce inmates’ rations or trade off their welfare. The inmate population, according to the latest summary on the NCoS website, is 78,629 out of which convicted inmates are 23,896 and awaiting trial inmates, 53,706. …
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FORMER Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, says that Steven Oronsaye’s report was not presented to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration. Shittu was a minister during Buhari’s first term in office between 2015 and 2019. According to him, the report was not brought to the attention of the Buhari administration, …
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BIG Brother Naija reality star, Natacha Anita Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has clarified that she has never been in a romantic relationship with a married man contrary to the speculations about her. She boasted that those accusing her of sleeping with married men cannot present any evidence. Speaking in …
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FOUR undergraduate students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete have been arrested for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. The incident occurred penultimate week in one of the private hostels outside the school, Newsextra24 reports The suspects allegedly descended on the deceased, whose identity is yet to be …
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ActionAid Nigeria has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies has further deepened the dimensions of gender inequality in the country and placed more women 8n a vulnerable state. ActionAid Country Director, Andrew Mamedu made the allegation at a press conference on Friday in Abuja to mark the International Women’s …
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L-R: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; wife of the deceased, Chief (Mrs) Modupe Soleye; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun during the funeral service for Dr. Onaolapo Soleye at Owu Baptist Church, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday. …
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THE Edo State Government under the leadership of Governor Obaseki has initiated a comprehensive and impactful programme called the Feed-The-Hungry Initiative to address food insecurity and support vulnerable populations in the state. By providing one billion naira per month as a startup fund and targeting 60,000 vulnerable individuals, this initiative …
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CHAIRMAN, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to develop a strong and dynamic collaboration to showcase the valuable potential of Nigeria and the virtues of his people. She made the call in Abuja at a book (The Number One Mission: Nigeria …
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AT least two individuals lost their lives on Friday when suspected bandits attacked worshippers inside a mosque in Kaduna State. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the assailants stormed the mosque at Anguwar Makera in the Kwasakwasa Community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State today and unleashed terror on worshippers. …
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THE bodies of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, as well as those of his wife, Chizoba and son, Chizitere, have arrived in Nigeria ahead of their burial. Newsextra24 understands the remains arrived in Nigeria from the United States of America via the Port Harcourt International Airport …
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