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Omoleye Omoruyi September 30, 2017

Has Evans the kidnap kingpin truly repented?

A group of Christians from a Church who were on a routine visit to Kirikiri prison in Lagos, on a Sunday, met with billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumebi Onwuamaegbu aka Evans, and asked…

Itunuoluwa June 9, 2017

[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…

Oludolapo Adelana November 26, 2016

How Seun Egbegbe stole iPhones at Computer Village – Eyewitnesses

The story of Yourba film maker, Seun Egbegbe, who was accused of stealing nine iPhones at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos earlier this week was received with shock by many. According to…

Oludolapo Adelana November 25, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. 1. APC crisis: Amosun, Aregbesola, Ajimobi, Akande meet Governors Ibikunle Amosun, Rauf Aregbesola, Abiola Ajimobi and a former national chairman of…

Oludolapo Adelana November 24, 2016

Egbegbe remanded in Kirikiri for phone theft

A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded Yoruba film-maker in prison custody for allegedly stealing nine iPhones. Egbegbe pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him…

Oludolapo Adelana July 26, 2016

Kirikiri Prison wardress dismissed for smuggling

The Nigeria Prisons Service has dismissed a female Prisons staff attached to Kirikiri female prisons, Lagos from the service for smuggling alcoholic drinks into the prison yard. This is contained…

Mazi Emeka July 19, 2016

NIMASA is as terrible as Kirikiri prison – Amaechi

After more than nine months in office the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, is yet to figure out what the Nigeria Maritime and Security Agency (NIMASA) -a prominent agency under him-…

Ada Igboanugo July 29, 2015

The gory way this Prophet committed suicide in Kirikiri Prison

A prophet who was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in April has reportedly committed suicide. Prophet Destiny Onwudinjo, a pastor of Heaven Divine Ministry, in Shasha, was served his sentence…

Kolapo Olapoju December 30, 2014

Max Siollun: What would Nigeria be like under a President Buhari?

by Max Siollun Politicians face a credibility problem in that they campaign on, and their careers live or die by; promise of unperformed intentions. They also face a wary public…

Isime Esene October 29, 2014

BUSTED: Man remanded in Kirikiri prisons after escaping from police custody

by Akan Ido Tolu Akinbode, a 28-year-old man who allegedly escaped from police custody has been remanded in Kirikiri prison custody. The suspect who does not have a specified address was…

February 25, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why Sanusi Lamido should end up at Kirikiri prisons

by Femi Aribisala The last thing a country needs is a CBN governor who talks frivolously. The word of a CBN governor has implications for financial market volatility; therefore he…

November 21, 2013

Woman seeking deliverance gets raped, impregnated and duped by herbalist

A herbalist, Ifatade Elegbeleye has been arrested and charged before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, western Nigeria for allegedly defrauding a woman seeking husband. He allegedly swindled her of N2m…

July 19, 2013

How goods worth billions of naira were lost in Coscharis warehouse fire [DETAILS]

by Rachel Ogbu Goods probably worth billions of naira were destroyed by the fire that reportedly engulfed the warehouse of Coscharis Nigeria Limited in Lagos yesterday. YNaija reported that the…

July 18, 2013

Fire guts Coscharis warehouse in Lagos

by Oge Okonkwo According to eye witnesses, the fire started at about 4.00 am. The warehouse located at the Kirikiri area of Lagos state is currently on fire as the…

May 17, 2013

Opinion: How our legal system in Nigeria become the bastard child

by Ayo Sogunro Don’t get fooled by the litigious nature of today’s topic. Frankly, we don’t like lawyers much. They tend to be an overbearing, cagey, self-infatuated, narrow-minded, briefcase slinging…

May 1, 2013

How pastor provided gun for our operations – Kidnappers (PICTURED)

Solomon Eze, pastor suspect Solomon Eze, a 30-year-old pastor, who is currently cooling off at the dreaded cell of the special anti-robbery squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos over an alleged case…

January 16, 2013

2 men arraigned for gang-raping a woman and taking her nude photos

The Nigerian police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two friends, Emeka Paul, 26 and Chibuzor Esowole, 27 for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year old woman (name withheld). P.M.NEWS learnt…

December 15, 2012

Five siblings, aged 4 – 12, die in Lagos fire

Five children between the ages of four and 12 were killed in an inferno in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State on Thursday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the five children,…

November 3, 2012

Awful: Househelp rapes 6-year-old girl, says his “body was charged”

by Isi Esene A 20-year-old houseboy, Obong Thompson, has been dragged before a family court in Lagos Island by the Michael Dopemu family for having carnal knowledge of there 6-year-old daughter.…

August 19, 2012

Alleged man-eater, Clifford Orji, dies in prison after 13 years without trial

Isi Esene It has been confirmed that the alleged cannibal, Clifford Orji, is dead. Orji has been detained in Kirikiri prisons for the past thirteen years without going on trial…

July 21, 2012

Temie Giwa: A travesty of justice (YNaija FrontPage)

Each human life is precious and deserves the utmost dignity and a society that cannot deliver justice is one still stuck in the dark ages. They are pilled on top…

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