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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 …

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation. Alison-Madueke is accusing the duo of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of being a corrupt, dishonest…degenerate, decadent public officer.” In the …

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi has expressed concern over the untold hardship Nigerians went through during implementation of the naira redesign policy. He lament that several people died as due to the inability to withdraw their money from banks during the period. The Senator who spoke …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a 3000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centre in Janguza, Kano state. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar made the disclosure in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the President stated that his administration has constructed six such custodial facilities in the six …