NEWS

3,590 inmates on death row in Nigeria — NCoS

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2024

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that there are currently 3,590 inmates on death row across custodial centres in Nigeria. In a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar,

NEWS

3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2023

No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Public Relations Officer,  Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, however said that the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been abrogated. With the emergence of the […]

NEWS

62 Female, 3,105 male inmates on death Roll in Nigeria – NCoS

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2022

No fewer than 3,167 are on the death roll across the various custodial centres in the country.  Of the figure, 3,105 are male while 62 are female.Also, a total of 19,140 males at the various custodial centres have been convicted and 339 females have been convicted female. The National Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian […]

NEWS

‘Depressed’ police detective killed son, 3, before taking own life

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2022

A “Depressed” police detective killed his three-year-old son, after which he committed suicide according to information. 39 years old David Louden, was found dead alongside his little boy, Harrison, at their home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, in August last year. Today a coroner reached a verdict that Harrison was unlawfully killed while Sgt Louden died from suicide –

LEAD STORY 2

677 drug traffickers jailed, 3,359 arrested, 65,915.891kg seized in Q1

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2022

As the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, intensifies the war against illicit drug trafficking and abuse across Nigeria, no less than Six Hundred and Seventy Seven (677) traffickers have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms between January and March 2022, with a total of Three Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty Nine (3,359) […]

Politics

3,000 Members Of Opposition Parties Decamp To APC In Osun

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2020

Over 3,000 members of the opposition parties on Thursday decamped to ruling All Progressives Congress in Odo-otin Local Government Area of Osun State. The Coordinator of Ilerioluwa in Odo-otin , Hon George Durosinmi received the decampees at a programme which was held at Okuku, headquarters of Odo-otin council area. Speaking, Hon Durosinmi, described decision of […]