The Federal Government (FG) has approved the relocation of 29 correctional facilities from urban centres which was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during the launch of some operational vehicles for the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS).
22nd February 2025
By Deborah Sanusi
Africa Independent Television and Channels Television have publicly apologised to the Department of State Services over their reports on the agency’s involvement in the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis on February 17. AIT News, in an official statement during its News Hour program, retracted its initial report clarifying that its reporting was based on eyewitness accounts but acknowledged that the information was incomplete and had unintentionally misrepresented the role of the DSS.
The family and legal team of detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, paid him a visit at the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday, during the routine visitation exercise.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has encouraged soldiers to intensify assault against bandits terrorizing the North-West region focusing on Katsina until all bandits are eliminated so that Nigerians can live in peace. He made this declaration during his operational tour to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Natsinta Barracks, Katsina, on Wednesday.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have inflicted a major defeat on terrorist elements, eliminating 10 Boko Haram fighters and seizing a cache of automatic firearms during a daring raid on their stronghold in Borno State.
The Edo State House of Assembly has passed a bill amending the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of 2013, prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers and mandating the confiscation and demolition of properties used in such crimes. The bill was approved during its second reading following a review by the Committee of the Whole. Majority Leader Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian stressed the necessity of the bill, highlighting the alarming rise in kidnapping cases. He urged fellow lawmakers to support the legislation, calling kidnapping a heinous crime that has caused immense suffering to families and communities.
