States now to feed, accommodate inmates – Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola says state governments will now be feeding and accommodating inmates in their states. He said this followed the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list. Aregbesola gave the insight while speaking at a 2-day High-Level Conference on Decongestion and Corrections Management, on Thursday in Abuja….

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WHO gives update on Monkey Pox virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this while speaking to journalists in Geneva, a day after the emergency committee which made the emergency…

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Electrician sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling minor

Justice Abiola Soladoye of Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State on Thursday sentenced 26-year-old electrician, Sunday George, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. Soladoye held that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of defilement against the convict who is “an irresponsible adult and a pathological liar whose testimony…

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FG shuts down over 75 filling stations in Osun over infractions

The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has shut down over 75 filling stations in Osun State. On Wednesday, Mr Kunle Adeyemo, NMDPRA state Coordinator, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the agency’s activities in April. According to him, the filling stations were shut down due to non-compliance with the agency’s regulatory standard, including…

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