Govs pardon over 120 inmates to decongest prisons
In an effort to address overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state governors have pardoned more ...
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Suspended Ogun monarch remanded in prison over chief’s assault
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded at the Ilaro Correctional ...
Read moreEx-prison officer jailed after sex with prisoner
A former prison officer at HMP Wandsworth has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after ...
Read moreDele Farotimi released from Ekiti prison, heads to Lagos
Prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has regained his freedom after spending weeks in detention ...
Read moreDele Farotimi denied bail, remanded over cyberbullying charges
A prominent human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been denied bail and remanded in custody by ...
Read moreEx-Reps member Farouk Lawan released after serving prison sentence
Farouk Lawan, a former Nigerian lawmaker, has been released from prison after completing his five-year sentence. ...
Read moreBobrisky released from prison after serving six-month sentence
Popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okunneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has been released from prison. A video ...
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NCS tightens prison security ahead of hunger protest
The Nigerian Correctional Service has heightened security measures across its facilities in anticipation of planned nationwide ...
Read moreNigerian prisons report zero cholera cases amid nationwide outbreak
Despite a surge in cholera cases across 31 states in Nigeria, the Nigerian Correctional Services has ...
Read moreNCoS reports zero executions of death row inmates in 2023
The Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed that in 2023, there were no executions of inmates on ...
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