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April 24, 2023

Prison reactivates training school for South-East, South-South juvenile inmates

Prison service says it has reactivated the abandoned Borstal Training Institute in Enugu to reform juvenile offenders in the South-East and South-South.

Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters used to illustrate this story
April 24, 2023

World Book Day: Copyright commission intensifies anti-piracy drive

NCC says it is intensifying its anti-piracy drive and enforcing stiffer penalties for copyright infringement and abuse of all literary works in the country.

Nigerian Copyright Commission
April 24, 2023

Putin promises HIV-positive Russian prisoners anti-retroviral drugs to fight Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin’s regime has promised to provide anti-retroviral drugs to HIV-positive Russian prisoners if they agree to fight against Ukrainian soldiers.

Vladimir Putin and Russian prisoners
April 23, 2023

NHRC received 351 complaints in three months in Kano: Official

He said that while 240 out of the 351 cases had been treated, 111 were pending.

National Human Rights Commission
April 21, 2023

British Deputy Prime Minister Raab resigns amid bullying scandal

The five-month investigation into Mr Raab’s behaviour heard evidence from multiple government officials about complaints of bullying at three different departments.

Dominic Raab
April 21, 2023

Man cuts off girlfriend’s hand, lover dies in hospital

The police command in Kaduna says a man has been arrested for killing his girlfriend after severing her left hand.

kaduna cp
April 21, 2023

FG begins registration of unemployed people in Bayelsa

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun the registration of unemployed people in Bayelsa.

Nigerian youths
April 20, 2023
Force Headquarters
April 19, 2023

YouTube pulls down Dr Damages show in which David Hundeyin spoke on Bola Tinubu’s Guinean passport

A screenshot of YouTube’s message informing the show host that the episode has been taken down was seen by Peoples Gazette.

Dr Damages, Tinubu and Hundeyin
April 19, 2023

Jungle Justice: Ondo govt vows to prosecute Okada riders caught in criminal acts

On Easter Monday, an angry mob lynched Mr Olorunfemi to death after he hit a commercial motorcyclist to death in a motor accident.

Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa