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The Comptroller, Nigeria Correctional Service, Nasarawa State, Aliyu Yahuza, says 87 inmates in the state are currently studying at the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Lafia study centre. Yahuza who disclosed this in an…

The management of Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, FUBK, Kebbi State, has dispelled rumour of bandits’ planned attack. Consequently, it has advised fleeing students to return to the institution. Registrar of the university, Abubakar…

The Niger State Government has dismissed a medical Doctor, five accountants and seven hundred and fifty-eight civil servants for involvement in fraudulent acts and violation of extant rules. According to Daily Post, a total of 5,258 civil…

Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed excitement at the award of Best State for Ease of Doing Business given to the state. Gombe State won the Best MSMEs State One-Stop Shop at the fourth National Micro Small and Medium…

The Kaduna State Government says troops of ‘Operation Safe Haven’, OPSH, have foiled an attack on Gidan Zaki town in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,…

The Police Command in Edo State says it has arrested two hunters who allegedly shot and injured six persons at a funeral at Ama Community, Esan South-East Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public…

A 45-year-old man simply identified as Christopher, on Saturday night beat his 39 year-old wife to death over N2, 000. Our correspondent reports that the incident happened at No.1, Agbontaen Street, beside Ebvareke Secondary School, off…

A former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has hinted at a legal challenge to the smear campaign she suffered while in office. She stated this after the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that she was not eligible for the one-year…

A man, Olusegun Odele, on Monday, appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with knocking off a woman’s tooth with his fist. The defendant, 34, who resides in Aguda Area of Lagos, is standing trial for…

The police in Lagos on Monday  arraigned one John Peter, who allegedly robbed a Lagos resident  on Christmas Eve. Peter appeared before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafa Balewa Square on a two-count charge of armed robbery and causing…