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A total of 52,446 inmates are awaiting trials in correctional centers across the country, according to Gimba Dumbulwa, Assistant Controller General of Corrections in charge of custody. Dumbulwa spoke in Abuja, on Wednesday, at a conference on ‘Decongestion and Reforms in Corrections Administration.’ Raising the alarm that all correctional centers in urban areas had been

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and ex-National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Lai Olurode, on Wednesday, congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the Supreme Court which affirmed his election. A congratulatory statement signed by Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, then urged Adeleke to develop a robust partnership

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on Wednesday, urged the National Assembly to expedite the process of legalising police colleges and other institutions across Nigeria. Baba made the appeal when he appeared before the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Police Affairs which organised a public hearing on ‘A Bill for an

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on Wednesday, urged the National Assembly to expedite the process of legalising police colleges and other institutions across Nigeria. Baba made the appeal when he appeared before the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Police Affairs which organised a public hearing on ‘A Bill for an

A British Court of Appeal Judge, Lord Justice Lewis, has granted the family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, permission to appeal the United Kingdom High Court judgment that found that the British authorities could lawfully evade reaching any conclusion on whether Kanu has been tortured, subjected to extraordinary rendition

HH Capital, a private equity firm founded by billionaire investor, Tony Elumelu, has bought 70 million units of shares of United Bank for Africa where he is the chairman of the Board of Directors. This was disclosed in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday. According to the details of the deal,

The Chairman of the Investment and Securities Tribunal, Amos Azi, has said that delay in resolving disputes related to the capital market affects investors’ confidence in the market. Azi said this on Wednesday at the one-day workshop organised by the IST in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association with the theme ‘Law, Practice and Procedure

A former Director of the dissolved All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council in charge of artisans and technicians directorate, Sanusi Rikidi, on Wednesday assured stakeholders that the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will not disappoint them. While allaying their fear, Rikidi told the worried artisans that the disbandment of the PCC does not connote that their

The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman South-West Governors’ Forum has condemned in its entirety the All Progressives Congress zoning formula proposed by the party leadership for the 10th National Assembly. Akeredolu reacted to the zoning proposal in an official statement signed by him on Wednesday, describing it as an “insidious permutation, disservice” aimed at

The Federal Economic Council on Wednesday, in Abuja, approved the sum of N129.8bn for various projects in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, particularly the mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme on Ogoni Clean-up. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to journalists after the Council’s over

The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has distanced himself and his supporters from attack on the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. He said the social media attack on the cleric was part of a plot by the opposition to “create confusion and bad blood”.

Frontline aspirants for the position of the Speaker for House of Representatives on Wednesday stormed the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress to register their displeasure over what they described as “imposition of consensus candidates” ahead of the 10th Assembly inauguration. The PUNCH had reported how the ruling APC zoned the seat of Speaker

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered that the Chief Medical Director of a private hospital in the state, Dr Ayodele Joseph, be remanded at a Federal Correctional facility for allegedly raping a nurse in his hospital. Ayodele, the CMD of Ayodele Hospital in the Sawmill area of Ilorin, was standing trial

…Accuse Adamu, NWC of betraying lawmakers’ trust Frontline aspirants for the position of the Speaker for House of Representatives on Wednesday stormed the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress to register their displeasure over its imposition of consensus candidates ahead of the 10th Assembly inauguration. The PUNCH had reported how the ruling APC zoned

Former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N22bn fraud. According to reliable sources, the former minister was arrested early Wednesday and was subsequently detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency. The arrest is said to be in connection with the

The Chief of Civil Military Affairs, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. MG Kangye, has said that the creation of the Department of Civil-Military Affairs has significantly reduced cases of human rights violations among military personnel. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday on the sideline of the second quarter 2023 Civil-Military Cooperation

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Wednesday, sought Senate approval for $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme. The request was contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, to lawmakers on the floor of the Senate. The President partly wrote, “Please note that

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission has decried the dearth of infrastructural facilities in senior secondary schools in the country. The commission also said it has commenced the review of the Zero Draft Minimum Standard earlier produced in the year 2022 to enable the commission to carry on its mandate of prescribing and enforcing minimum

The Budget Office of the Federation has said Nigeria now has a “limited borrowing space” due to its poor debt-to-revenue ratio, stressing that “trouble” looms for the country if it exceeds its limits. The office issued the warning as the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wrote to the National Assembly seeking approval for

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Dayo Ogungbenro, on Wednesday, commiserated with the PDP in Osun State over the death of the National Vice Chairman of the party, Soji Adagunodo. Ogungbenro, in a statement in Ibadan through the publicity secretary of the party, Akeem Olatunji, described Adagunodo’s death as shocking, painful and

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arraigned one Muhammed Usman for allegedly defrauding a man of N34.3 million on the pretext of supplying him the dollar equivalent. Usman was arraigned alongside his company, Masha Allah International Resources Ltd., on a five-count bordering on obtaining money by false pretences and stealing. He, however, pleaded

Madam Alice Odumakin, the mother of the late National Publicity Secretary of the pan- Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has died at the age of 93. According to a short statement titled: ‘Odumakin: Heavens gain a third angel,’ a copy of which was made available to newsmen by Yinka’s wife, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin,

The majority shareholder of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, has sold over 2.8 million units of his shares in the power generation company, The PUNCH has learnt. According to a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, Otedola offloaded the shares in transactions that took place on Monday and Tuesday. Otedola sold a

The Nigeria Navy said it had invited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to review its fleet to honour him for his support to the service. According to the navy, the event is done to honour the head of government. The event involves the assemblage of ships and maritime assets at a designated area.

Finland‘s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, has announced that she is divorcing her husband, Markus Raikkonen, after 19 years together. The couple, both 37, have a five-year-old daughter, Emma Amalia Marin, together and were married nearly three years ago at an intimate ceremony in August 2020, according to a report by Daily Mail report. But the couple