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An undergraduate student of the University of Abuja, Cyprian Igwe, has been rusticated over a WhatsApp group message where he urged colleagues to protest against the recent hike in school fees. In the WhatsApp message sighted by The Punch, Igwe had said, “Good evening, house. We will be having a …

A 27-year-old, palm wine tapper, Winma Chinecherem, has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping to death an 80-year-old woman, Felicia Aderibigbe. Chinecherem, was charged to an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court by the police, on a one-count murder charge. According to the Police Prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, the accused committed the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured that the Federal Government would secure the release of children who were kidnapped across the country. Buhari who said this in a statement in commemoration of World Children’s Day, said “In eight years, we have focused on children, negotiating and fighting for the release …

No fewer than 104 inmates have been freed by the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello. While the governor pardoned 24 convicts, some of whom had already been sentenced to death, the sum of N20m fines was paid to secure the release of 80 other inmates. Six of the beneficiaries …