Over 59,000 inmates enrolled in NIN registration exercise – Correctional Service
The Nigerian Correctional Service has announced that a total of 59,786 inmates…
Niger gov grants clemency to 11 death row inmates
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has granted an unconditional pardon…
Govs pardon over 120 inmates to decongest prisons
In an effort to address overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state…
Suspended Ogun monarch remanded in prison over chief’s assault
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded…
Ex-prison officer jailed after sex with prisoner
A former prison officer at HMP Wandsworth has been sentenced to 15…
Dele Farotimi released from Ekiti prison, heads to Lagos
Prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has regained his freedom after…
Dele Farotimi denied bail, remanded over cyberbullying charges
A prominent human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been denied bail and…
Ex-Reps member Farouk Lawan released after serving prison sentence
Farouk Lawan, a former Nigerian lawmaker, has been released from prison after…
Bobrisky released from prison after serving six-month sentence
Popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okunneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has been released…
NCS tightens prison security ahead of hunger protest
The Nigerian Correctional Service has heightened security measures across its facilities in…
Nigerian prisons report zero cholera cases amid nationwide outbreak
Despite a surge in cholera cases across 31 states in Nigeria, the…
NCoS reports zero executions of death row inmates in 2023
The Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed that in 2023, there were no…
Guard shot as militants attack Cross River prison
Suspected militants have attacked Afokang Federal Prison in Cross River State. The…
Housekeeper steals Lagos employees’ foreign currencies, other valuables
A housekeeper Emmanuel Robson, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by…
Osun govt lament congestion in custodial centers
The Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wole Jimi-Bada,…
