Christmas is one of the busiest travel periods in Nigeria: millions journey across the country to reunite with family and loved ones; this year, many met the same challenges: overcrowded stations, limited transport options, inflated fares, endless delays

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  Inmates awaiting trial account for 64% of the total, while those convicted are around 30%; the figure explains the persistent congestion in correctional facilities, many of which were built decades ago and now operate far beyond their designed capacity

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  A second group of 705 Nigerian refugees from 85 households has returned from Cameroon to Banki town in Bama Area of Borno State; the displaced returned voluntarily as part of an ongoing repatriation and resettlement programme

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  The Calabar Carnival, a festival of music and dancing drawing around two million visitors from across Nigeria and abroad, saw this year the participation from the ECOWAS community as a sign of a new cooperation era

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  Motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway experienced severe traffic disruption after a truck driver allegedly blocked both lanes at the Ogere end, protesting what he described as extortion by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps

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