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Lagos, Rivers and Kano states have the highest numbers of prisoners, while Ekiti and Bayelsa have the lowest numbers, according to last year’s figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The data showed that Lagos has the highest ratio, with 7,396 prisoners out of the national total of 68,686, followed by Rivers and Kano, with 4,424 and 4,183 prison inmates, respectively. Rivers state has one of the worst prisoner congestion ratios, currently accommodating 4,424 prisoners, against the 1,354 capacity.Bayelsa and Ekiti have the lowest number of prisoners, with 444 and 585 last year, but they are still congested, as Bayelsa prison can only accommodate 200 prisoners comfortably, while Ekiti has just 400 maximum capacity. The NBS data also revealled that there are more men in Nigeria prisons than women and more Muslims were in jail between 2015 and last year than Christians. While male inmates last year were 67,329, the women were 1,357.

The Kiru Local Government Council of Kano State says about 11 children have died of whooping cough at Kankwana village. This is contained in a statement issued by the Information Officer of the local government council, Malam Rabiu Khalil. Mr. Khalil said about 40 other children affected by the same disease were receiving medical attention. Hassan Adamu, the council’s Health Officer, who also confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria, however assured of government’s effort to contain the outbreak. Yakubu Sani, a representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the area, attributed the outbreak to poor routine immunisation and inadequate health mobilisation activities. The District Head of the area, Hamza Bayero, however, urged government to provide emergency medical care to residents to prevent further spread of the disease. About six children had lost their lives to measles in Dashi community of the same local government area in the past two months.

A woman, Adenike Adediran has brought a divorce suit against her husband, Lukman Adediran, at Oja Oba/Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State on the accounts of neglect and abandonment. She thus pleaded with the court to separate them and give her custody of their children. “I have been the one shouldering the responsibility of our home since I got married to my husband 12 years ago. “I feed him and our children, clothe them and send our children to school. “He doesn’t know how much the children are paying in school, neither does he know what our house rent is. “He neglects me and our children and sometimes abandon the home for months. “He has no shame and goes around boasting I carry out all his responsibilities because I’m head over heels in love with him. “My lord, he believes I can’t do without him, but I want him to know that I regard him as dead and I can no more live with a corpse, “the plaintiff told the court. The defendant failed to show up in...

A Twitter user identified simply as Dinma (@didi_promcy) has taken to the social networking platform and narrated the story of he friend was caught by her uncle after she left her University in Ibadan to see her boyfriend in Lagos state. Dinma said further that her friend left school to visit her boyfriend in Lagos but she ran into her uncle who works in the state, after she and her boyfriend ordered an Uber at night to take them to the club, and was shocked to discover that her uncle was the Uber driver. According to Dinma, her friend and boyfriend could not change their destination and her uncle found out they were heading to the club, adding that the man reported her friend to her parents after he dropped them at their destination. Read the story below:

M​ajority Leader of the House of Representatives​,​ Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday ​called for adequate remuneration ​for ​Nigerian workers​. H​e assured that​ ​the green chamber would do everything within its powers to ​increase workers’‎ ​salaries to what he called “living wages​”​. Gbajabiamila spoke with newsmen in his Surulere 1 Federal Constituency . He described the current minimum wage of N18,000 being paid to workers as abysmally low, saying it did not reflect the realities. Gbajabiamila said he was passionate about the welfare of workers, which was why he sponsored bills on minimum wage review. “Anything to do with Labour, anything to do with security and welfare of workers, count me in, for sure. “Workers welfare is an emotional thing for me, and that is why I think the N30,000 minimum wage being talked about is not even enough, not even near what workers should be earning. “So, we need to critically look at that area because a productive labour is a producti...

Ogun state lawmaker representing Ogun East I in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ladi Adebutu has proposed a bill to protect movies produced in indigenous languages across Nigeria. The proposed legislation on protecting Nigeria's indigenous filmmakers, it was gathered, scaled through its Second Reading on the Floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday October 19, 2017. During his presentation, Hon Adebutu said: "As far back as 2008, the industry has consistently produced 2000 titles every year in Nigeria’s three major languages and as a consequence of the indigenous content it serves as a channel to promote our rich cultural diversity and nuances; recreate socio-political storylines/cultural practices that are relevant to everyday situations. "This high level of productivity can further birth a pool of creative talent, a broad skills base, and create a high demand for Nigeria’s films in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas; which in the long run will cre...

Many will say sir Alex Ferguson bribe the Fa or the referee .. But the truth has been told today Legendary Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has revealed that his team was notorious for scoring late goals, because of their never-say-die attitude. Ferguson stated this, when he gave a speech after officially opening Salford City’s stadium, following its renovation. Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes are some of his former players that were present at the event. “Obviously we’d never win every game. “We’d love to have, we’d tried to, but you know something they never did? They never gave in. “You look at the last minute goals United scored, that wasn’t done because of their ability, that was because they never gave in, their character never let them down. “They just bang, bang, banged the door and eventually it broke down. “You know how many last minute goals we scored in my time? 166. The last fifteen minutes at United was 200. “That wasn’t because...

56 year old former president of the United States, Barack Obama is returning to the political arena for the first time in months after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation with his White House successor Donald Trump who defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton and stormed into the White House on a wave of anti-establishment fury. Obama is scheduled to attend campaign rallies in New Jersey and Virginia on Thursday to support Democratic party candidates for governor.Voters in both states will decide the gubernatorial contests on November 7. The races are a potential indicator of voter sentiment ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, which will be a major test for Trump and his Republican party. “There are only two big elections this year, for governor in NJ and VA,” political science professor Larry Sabato told AFP. “What’s at stake is bragging rights headed into the 2018 midterm elections,” Sabato said. It is unclear what Obama’s message will be as he has rema...

Not more than 15states out of 36states in Nigeria have confirmed the case of monkeypox. Today,Dr Danail Iya, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health said on Friday that only one suspected case of monkey pox had been recorded in the state.The commissioner made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. Iya said that the blood sample of the suspect had been sent to the Central Public Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos, adding that the state government was waiting for the result. He said that the state government had step up efforts to educate the public on ways to prevent the disease. According to him, the ministry has partnered with traditional and religious leaders to educate people, mostly rural areas, because they are more likely to have contacts with monkeys. The commissioner urged members of the public to report any strange illness to the nearest medical facility for prompt action. “We will equip the Dalhatu Araf Specialist, Lafia and the Federal ...

Obviously, monarchs in Nigeria cannot complain as they are among the group of few elite who enjoyed the luxuries of life here on earth as shown in the latest photo revealed by the Oba of Benin, Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II flaunting his multi-million naira Rolls-Royce car. The car which is worth millions of naira is owned by a few people in the country. It is mostly identified with top politicians and wealthy businessmen in the country. The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II is also another royal father who boasts of a multi-million naira Rolls Royce he acquired in 2016, reportedly worth about N132 million.