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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed in detail that there are 3,298 prisoners in Nigeria’s prisons who are on death row. However, it claimed that the word “condemned criminal” had been abolished in a statement made to the media on Wednesday in Abuja by its public relations officer, Mr. Abubakar Umar. The word “condemned criminal” was abolished with the passing of the NCoS Act 2019 because it is stigmatizing and turned jails into correctional facilities, he said. He claimed that the organization liked to refer to inmates on death row (IDR) in a more cordial manner. He emphasized that…

Block A of the 20-room female postgraduate hostel on the University of Benin’s (UNIBEN) Ekehuan Campus in Benin, Edo State has been destroyed by fire. No one died. According to eyewitnesses, an electric spark in one of the rooms caused the flames, which swiftly spread to the other rooms due to plywood used as a line of demarcation. The electricity spark, according to students in the postgraduate hostel, has long been a source of worry. They also noted that they have brought various electrical defects to the hostel porters’ attention. Three firefighters, according to a student named Okoh Cynthia, arrived…

As the Nigeria Police Force tasks officers on professionalism and respect for fundamental rights, Chronicle NG reports that the following officers in Rivers State were found wanting and punished for public assault: Inspector Adejoh Siaka was deranked to Sergeant, while Sergeant Ndiwa Kpuebari was severely reprimanded, according to the statement communicated by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Public Relations Officer. Following the complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Sunday, April 9, 2023, on social media of assault, discreditable conduct, and incivility to members of the public at Emouha, Rivers State, and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected…

Yemi Osinbajo, vice president, called the nation’s energy transition plan “bold and innovative.” This was said by Osinbajo on Tuesday in Abuja when he opened the exhibition for the ongoing 2023 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) at the International Conference Centre. “Our energy transition plan is bold and innovative; it calls for the expansion of solar cells and we are going to produce 5.3 gigawatts annually until 2060, and we think the plan is perfectly achievable,” he added. To ensure a smooth transition to renewable energy sources for the nation’s energy plan, Osinbajo said efforts had been made to enhance…

In a letter sent to IGP Usman Baba Alkali on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requested that Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, its resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, be looked into for possible criminal charges. A review of the REC’s appointment was also asked by the electoral umpire due to the REC’s “unwholesome behavior” by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The conclusions were reached by the commission following its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. INEC suspends Adamawa REC following illegal declaration of result “The collation process shall resume at a time to…

David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, a well-known Nigerian Afrobeats singer, has disclosed why he decided not to include a tribute to his late son Ifeanyi Adeleke in his most recent album, “Timeless.” Fans of the superstar had anticipated that the album will highlight the singer’s late son. Though, he opted to make the record more amusing. Davido revealed that his intention was to make a classic album with few or no sad songs in order to prevent fans from becoming emotional about the loss of his kid. He made this statement on Monday during a press…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to remove Senator Ifeanyi Ararume from his position as chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has been overturned by a Federal High Court in Abuja. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo stated that in removing Ararume after using his name to register NNPCL, Buhari violated the law and acted outside of his authority. He added that such a brazen act could not be allowed to stand in the face of the law. Justice Ekwo further ruled that President Buhari acted arbitrarily and illegally when he attempted to dismiss Ararume on January…

The Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway is expected to be finished by May 29, according to the Federal Government. This information was revealed on Monday during a pre-inauguration inspection of the roadway by Mr. Babatunde Raji-Fashola, SAN, Minister of Works and Housing. The 375.4 Kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano project, which was granted during the first term of the Buhari administration, includes the highway segment. Prior to President Muhammadu Buhari’s scheduled departure in May, he promised, the segment would be finished and officially opened. Three parts make for the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano carriageway. Fashola said while the second and third sections covering 210 kilometers were…

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday that he would introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) platform he calls “TruthGPT” to compete with Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) and Google’s (GOOGL.O) products. He accused Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the company that created the viral ChatGPT chatbot, of “training the AI to lie” and said that OpenAI has now transformed into a “closed source,” “for-profit” outfit “closely allied with Microsoft.” Additionally, he said that Google co-founder Larry Page had a casual attitude towards AI security. In an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired on the Fox News Channel on Monday, Elon said, “I’m going to start something which…

Due to a blocked valve, Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the unmanned test flight by at least two days and cancelled the highly anticipated first launch of its newly integrated Starship cruise vessel and Super Heavy rocket in the last minutes of countdown. Originally scheduled to launch from the SpaceX “Starbase” facility in Boca Chica, Texas, during a two-hour launch window that started at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), the two-stage rocketship is higher than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 m). The California-based corporation, however, said during a live webcast that a frozen pressurisation valve in the lower-stage…