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National Assembly Approves Buhari’s $800m Loan Request; Inmates Crown Seun Kuti ‘General Overseer’ as He Leads Prayer Sessions | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss National Assembly Approves Buhari’s $800m Loan Request A member of the House of Representatives Committee on Loans, Aids, and Debt Management, Abubakar Yunusa Ahmad, has confirmed that the federal lawmakers have granted approval for President Muhammadu Buhari’s $800 million... Read More

December 27, 2017

Just In: 36 inmates escape from Akwa Ibom prison

The Nigerian Prisons Service said 36 inmates have escaped from the Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom State. In a statement on Wednesday, Prisons Command Public Relations Officer Ogbajie Ogbajie said the prisoners attached kitchen staff who were on duty. He said they seized an axe and attempted to escape. According to the statement, 4 died after... Read More

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[The Alausa Blog]: 30 years later, Ambode releases 18 inmates serving life sentence from KiriKiri

The Lagos State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy on the orders of Governor Ambode ordered the Nigerian Prisons Service to release 18 inmates currently serving life sentences and had been incarcerated for over 30 years. The inmates were released after the Governor signed their prerogative of mercy. The order was handed over to the prison service... Read More

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February 1, 2017

49 escaped inmates re-arrested in Imo

The Nigerian Prisons Service has re-arrested 49 out of the 58 inmates that escaped from the Owerri State High Court premises on January 27. The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed disclosed this during a visit to the Chief Judge of Imo state on Wednesday. The inmates had been freed by gunmen... Read More

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December 17, 2016

Attempted jailbreak averted in Ebonyi prison

A jailbreak was on Friday averted at the Ebonyi Federal Prison, Abakaliki by prison authorities. According to the state controller of prison Mrs Emilia Oputa, the inmates were insisting on taking Indian hemp which the prison authorities had banned. According to her, “I was in the office when I was called that the inmates were... Read More

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December 8, 2016

‘Nigeria has over 1,000 inmates on death row’

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has asked Nigeria to abolish death sentence for any crime, stating that the country has over 1000 people on death row. The call was made by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, Ms. Lucy Asuagbor during a visit to the Federal Ministry of... Read More

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November 19, 2016

Warders allegedly beat 6 inmates to death in Kwara prison

Warders at the Oke Kura Prison, Ilorin, Kwara State on Thursday allegedly beat 6 inmates to death, Punch reports. According to a source, 11 others were injured during the brawl that started at 2pm. It was gathered that the inmates had protested about the standard of food they were served. It was learnt that they... Read More

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September 10, 2016

Don’t even think about attempting a jailbreak – Nasarawa govt. warns inmates

Nasarawa State Commissioner of Information, Barrister Tim Yigga on Saturday warned prisoners in the state not to attempt jailbreak. He made the call on Saturday at Keffi Prison in Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) when he led a team set up by the government to inspect prisons in the state. He told inmates that ”they... Read More

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August 30, 2016

How convicts in Kuje prison are kept in VIP cells

There was an altercation between inmates and prison officials on Monday at the Kuje Prisons, Abuja. In a statement by the Nigeria Prisons Service, it was learnt that some inmates tried to resist the routine cell search by officials. “At about 1000hrs on Monday, staff of Kuje Prison carried out a routine cell-search which is... Read More

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August 18, 2016

Police stops jailbreak attempt in Ebonyi prison

An attempted jailbreak was halted on Thursday by the Police in Ebonyi after inmates of the Abakaliki Prisons protested for hours. According to a source quoted by Premium Times, two prison officials were killed in the fracas. It was learnt that the inmates were tear gassed by the police after they had broken through a... Read More

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August 10, 2016

15 inmates break out of Enugu prison

Fifteen inmates on Tuesday broke out of the Nsukka prison in Enugu State. According to Premium Times, the incident happened on Tuesday night when inmates opened the cell and scaled the fence. The jailbreak was confirmed by the Comptroller of Nsukka Prisons, Lawrence Okonkwo, who gave no details. “We are expecting the Enugu State Prisons controller, Isaiah... Read More

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4 Nigerians executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been buried (PHOTOS)

by Chinwe Okafor The four Nigerians alongside eight other drug traffickers have been executed in Indonesia despite appeals not to. According to the pastors who were with them in their final hours, some of the men including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran declined to wear blindfolds and were singing as they were shot by a... Read More

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New leaf! Prison inmates receive WAEC certificates

by Chinwe Okafor Thirty-one Kuje Prison inmates who sat for the 2014 NOV/DEC Senior Secondary School Examination in Abuja have been presented their certificates in jail. The inmates were sponsored by a non-governmental organisation, NUGA BEST, which paid for their enrollment for the examinations. 38 inmates sat for the examination, and 31 results were released,... Read More

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October 11, 2014

There was no jailbreak in Kiri-Kiri prison – Official

by Jewel Stephen Contrary to reports of a jailbreak yesterday at the Medium Security Prison, Kiri-Kiri, Lagos, the Nigerian Prison Service has said that there was no such thing. The prison yesterday witnessed heavy security lock-down following a rowdy protest by inmates. The spokesperson of the prison service, Ope Fatiniku reacted to reports saying: “Indeed,... Read More

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October 7, 2014

Spared from death: Delta state governor pardons 77-year-old death row inmate

by Iyobosa Omorogie Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has granted a total pardon to a 77-year-old man, Dickson Umukoro, and two other condemned inmates in commemoration of the nation’s 54th independence anniversary. The septugenarian, Umukoro had is sentence commuted to freedom on grounds of age, health challenge and good conduct in Prison. He was convicted on... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Owerri Prisons overflows with awaiting trial inmates

by Adeola Balogun The inadequate resources of the Federal Prisons, Owerri, have been brought to light as it was recently revealed that the facility originally built to house 548 inmates now accommodates a total of 1,827 persons. Even more shocking is the fact that majority of the inmates haven’t been formally convicted with only 164... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Good bargain? Saudi Arabia sends 1,239 death row inmates to fight in Syria with full pardon

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia with French President Francois Hollande, who went to the desert kingdom in early November for talks about Syria and Iran. Saudi Arabia has sent death-row inmates from several nations to fight against the Syrian government in exchange for commuting their sentences, the Assyrian International News Agency reports. Citing what it calls... Read More

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“No, we didn’t”: Lagos gov’t denies jailing 162 children for environmental violations

by Rachel Ogbu The Lagos State Government has denied putting 162 children in prison for environmental offences. On Thursday the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye, said its special court had imprisoned adults and they were only 115 in the category of convicts referred to in the reports. “We have concluded an... Read More

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December 3, 2012

Report: 970 inmates are waiting to die in Nigerian prisons

970 prisoners on death row are currently languishing in the nation’s prisons awaiting their execution. They comprise 951 males and 19 females. Findings revealed that the inmates had been on death row for years, following the refusal of state governors to sign their execution order. As at July 2012 for instance, the prisons in River... Read More

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Prison Break: Boko Haram frees 40 inmates from Yobe prisons

by Tolu Orekoya Reuters is reporting a prison break in Damaturu, Yobe, freeing the prisoners from the prisons, in a bold attack on Sunday. According to said Patrick Egbuniwe, Yobe State police commissioner, “There was an attack on the Yobe prison this morning, the Boko Haram sect attacked the prison through the Emir palace, 40 inmates escaped. “They attacked with rifles, the... Read More

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