Hundreds of inmates across England and Wales are expected to walk free from prison on Thursday under an expanded early release programme, amid concerns that many could be left homeless and the probation system may struggle to supervise them. About 2,000 offenders, including domestic abusers and violent criminals, are scheduled …

California has officially banned child marriage after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring everyone to be at least 18 to marry in the state. The law, which takes effect on January 1, 2027, was signed by Newsom alongside Courtney Stodden, who was allowed by her parents to marry 50-year-old …

Actress Damilola Adegbite has spoken about the growing attention older women are receiving from younger men, noting how societal perceptions about women and age appear to be changing. According to her, there was a time when women who reached their late 30s and 40s were made to feel they had …

A Malian court has sentenced journalist Abdrahamane Keïta to three years in prison, with two years to be served and one year suspended, over comments he made during a television programme about the security situation in northern Mali. Keïta, publication director of the weekly newspaper Le Témoin, was also ordered to …

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has directed the start of the second phase of renovation at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Umunna, Bende Local Government Area Otti disclosed this on Friday while declaring open the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream I orientation course for corps members deployed to Abia. The governor …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered a remand of Arinze Nwogba in Kuje Correctional Centre for allegedly impersonating Prof. Segun Aina, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a short ruling, held that Nwogba would be in custody pending the ruling …

No fewer than 2,295 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have commenced their one-year mandatory national service in Kaduna State. The corps members, comprising those deployed to Kaduna and others dislodged from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were sworn in on Friday. The event marked the formal opening of the …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested two suspected car thieves and a suspected vandal in separate operations in the state. The NSCDC State Commandant, Mr Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, made the disclosure at a press conference on Friday in Kano. Hassan-Agalama said the two suspected …

The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man over an alleged N2.5 million fraud and recovered 25 ATM cards, 25 mobile phones and 16 SIM cards from him. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the arrest followed an …

The Deputy Governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun, Hajia Lateefat Sowunmi-Kolapo, has urged Muslims in the state to shun vote-buying and violence and to actively participate in elections. She made the call on Friday in Abeokuta, shortly after her decoration as Grand Matron of the Ogun State Muslim Council …