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Five Prisoners Recaptured After Kogi Jail Break
Following a security breach on Monday morning, the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the recapture of five of the 12 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton-Karfe, Kogi State The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the escape occurred when a group of inmates manipulated padlocks in...
INEC Receives Formal Petition For Natasha’s Recall
A petition for the recall of Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a group of registered voters from the district. The petition dated 21st March 2025 was submitted on Monday 24th March 2025 at the INEC headquarters in Abuja...
South East Youth Leaders Condemns Retrial Of Sen. Kalu, Alleges Political Harassment
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has strongly condemned the recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to challenge a Federal High Court ruling that barred it from retrying former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over an alleged N7.1 billion fraud. In a press...
Osun LG Crisis: Adeleke Refutes Allegations Of Education, Health Services Disruption
The Osun State Government has affirmed, firing back, that social services continue without interruption across all local governments in the state. This is amid allegations from opposition parties about a supposed breakdown of LG services in the state. In a Monday statement titled “Local Social Services and Governance Unimpeded Across Osun State,” signed by Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Governor, the...
Abia Chief Judge Frees Five Inmates, Grants Bail To Fourteen In Jail Delivery Exercise
In a bid to decongest correctional facilities and ensure speedy justice, the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Lilian Abai, has granted freedom to five awaiting trial inmates and approved bail for fourteen others at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Umuahia, Abia State. The landmark jail delivery exercise, conducted on Wednesday, is part of ongoing judicial reforms aimed at addressing prolonged...
Fuel Tanker Explodes In Niger
On Sunday night, a heavy-duty tanker vehicle carrying fuel exploded in a fuel station while its contents were being unloaded, raising concerns about serious injuries. The fuel station was said to belong to a major marketer located a few meters from the ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Kontagora, in Kontagora Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred when Premium...
Obi Slams Disregard For S’Court Judgment In Rivers Fund Allocation
Peter Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, has denounced the current political events in Rivers State as a "aberration" and a breach of Nigeria's constitutional order. Obi, in a statement on Monday via X, condemned the alleged disobedience of a Supreme Court ruling regarding the release of statutory allocations to an appointed sole administrator instead of a duly constituted...
South-South Govs, N’Assembly Plan To Reconcile Fubara, Lawmakers
Political leaders from the South-South, especially governors from the region, are making efforts to reconcile warring parties, insisting the emergency rule is a stop-gap measure to allow for reconciliation. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing the breakdown of governance as a result of the war of attrition between Governor Siminalayi Fubara...
Fubara Denies Claims Of Links To Militants
Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Rivers State Governor, has cautioned against attempts to incite violence or engage in economic sabotage in his name, denying any connection to militant groups. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting to trending videos alleging explosions at...
Petrol Crisis Eases In Niger After Nigeria’s Bailout
The pump prices of petrol in neighbouring Niger Republic have started reducing following the supply of the commodity from Nigeria. Multiple residents in border communities and insider security sources familiar with the development confirmed that hundreds of petrol tankers have started making their way from Nigeria to Niger Republic. Recall that on March 16, 2025, Sunday PUNCH exclusively reported that Niger...
