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Parole Board Sensitizes Inmates In Benin, Urges Them To Key In

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11 months ago

June 14, 2025

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Chairman, Edo State Parole Board, Hon. Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga (rtd.), has called on inmates in the state to utilise the opportunity provided by the parole.

INFO DAILY reports that parole is a means through which the government, in line with the appropriate laws, provides an opportunity to inmates who were convicted for at least seven years and above, and have served one-third of their sentence years to be released, and inmates sentenced for life and have served at least ten years to to be released, after such inmates must have applied to the parole board and the necessary investigations and documentations must have been done.

INFO DAILY also reports that, however, the parole law exempts people convicted for treason, first degree murder, sexual offences, rape, etc from benefiting.

Speaking at a sensitization tour of inmates at the Benin and Oko Correctional centres, Edodo-Eruaga, said parole was the creation of Section 40 of the Correctional Service Act, 2019, adding that it’s aimed at rehabilitating and decongesting correctional centres across the country.

Edodo-Eruaga, accompanied by other members of the board, however, warned inmates who are eligible for the parole to be honest and be of good behaviour, stressing that anyone who gives misleading information in his or her application would be disqualified.

“Good behaviour means the individual has not caused problems while in custody and has learned a trade to enable peaceful community reintegration,” she added.

The parole board chairman, who emphasized that parole aimed at rehabilitating and reintegrating the inmates into the society, declared that no one would be released into emptiness, that is, inmates to be released on parole must have something to contribute to the society in terms of trade, etc.

“This is why the parole will not just give anyone that opportunity. Such person must be of good behaviour, must have learnt a trade, so that when such inmate is released he will contribute to the society. The parole will not release anyone into emptiness. Such a person must have something to show that this is what I do that I can use to contribute to society,” she stressed.

She also told the inmates that they would not just be released on parole, but a non-custodian officer would be assigned to them to follow up anyone released on parole.

Also speaking, Mr. Abraham Naibo, Programme Assistant of the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), urged the inmates to capitalize on their stay at the correctional centre to learn a trade, pointing out that, it will be wrong for them to appear before the board without a learnt skill.

He said the skill learnt while serving their terms will form the ground they could start their lives when they are finally reintegrated into the society.

Mr. Naibo further admonished the inmates to always carry the officers of the Correctional Centres along on their day-to-day activities while still on Parole, adding that, such will enable them (officers) know how reformed they have been.

For the Controller of Corrections, Edo State, Sunday Oyakhire, represented by the Deputy Controller of Corrections, Ogbue Paul Agiliga, he appealed to the inmates to register for a skill, stressing that, it is going to be an added advantage for them to be qualified for the Parole programme.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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2 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.