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Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:48:27 +0000
Imo Jailbreak: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused To Escape –Prison Service Boss
The Nigerian Correctional Service has said six inmates voluntarily returned while 35 others refused to escape from custody after the correctional facility was attacked on Monday in Owerri, Imo state. The acting Comptroller-General of the Nig...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:05:58 +0000
Residents Panic As Series Of 4.0 Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Los Angeles
A swarm of small earthquakes has hit the Los Angeles city in the United States, rattling the nerves of many residents, who were jolted awake by two of the stronger quakes. A magnitude-4.0 earthquake was reported at 4:44 am on Monday near Ing...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:45:08 +0000
Kogi Government, Police Commissioner Responsible For Attack On Protesters Not Youths, Activist Says
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. A political rights activist in Kogi State, Austin Okai, has debunked claims that youths descended on two middle-aged protesters who were pasting Buhari-Must-Go posters in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Okai...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:52:55 +0000
BREAKING: Five Of 39 Abducted Kaduna Students Regain Freedom
Five out of the 39 kidnapped students abducted by bandits at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom. This is coming 25 days that the students were abduct...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:39:12 +0000
Imo Attack On Prison, Police Headquarters Is Act Of Terrorism – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has described Monday’s attack on the police command headquarters and the correctional facility in Owerri, Imo State as an act of terrorism. The president therefore directed security agen...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:11:55 +0000
TIMELINE: How 4,058 Prisoners Were Freed In Attacks On Prisons, Police Cells In Last Six Months
Hoodlums and other criminals have consistently unleashed attacks on police stations and correctional facilities across the country since the #EndSARS protest. In October 2020, several Nigerian youths protesting against extrajudicial killings...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:52:59 +0000
German Consulate Denies Nigerians Visa Appointments To Study, Block Accounts After Collecting Millions Of Naira From Them
Some Nigerian applying for master's academic programmes in Germany have allegedly accused the German Consulate in Nigeria of refusing to offer them visa appointments after paying an exorbitant amount of money. They alleged that they have bee...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:36:36 +0000
UPDATE: How ‘Unknown Gunmen’ Attacked Imo Prison, Freed 1,844 Inmates – Spokesperson
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) says 1,844 inmates escaped following the attack on its custodial centre in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Francis Enobore, the spokesperson for the correctional centre disclosed this in a statement. ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:24:27 +0000
Parents Of Abducted Kaduna Students Dare El-Rufai, Vow To Negotiate With Bandits
Parents of the students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna state have vowed to negotiate with bandits to secure the release of their children despite the state government's opposition to the idea. On March ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:12:26 +0000
Workers Accuse MD Of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital In Kaduna Of Financial Fraud, Illegal Recruitment, Others
Some aggrieved workers of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Barnawa, Kaduna State have accused the managing director of the facility, Prof A. J. Yusuf of contract inflation, abuse of office, stealing, embezzlement and misappropriation of f...



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