Tag: Prison
Dele Agekameh: Mandela, the litmus test of greatness
by Dele Agekameh Mandela said that he had learned that when you had the moral high ground, it was better ...
‘It was meant to curb scammers’ – Senate withdraws bill to imprison social media critics
by Adeola Balogun A controversial bill, which provided a 7-year-jail term to punish “social media critics”, has been withdrawn by ...
Soyombo Ayomikun: Gold On Mortal’s Feet-Madiba
by Soyombo Ayomikun Gold On Mortal’s Feet:Madiba 1. We once heard about the warrior Achilles Who in a gruesome battle ...
The moment he was released from prison + 9 other REMARKABLE Nelson Mandela videos (WATCH)
by Oge Okonkwo Former South African president and anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela passed away on Thursday after months of fighting illness ...
TRIBUTE: Nelson Mandela in Pictures
by Wilfred Okiche Mandela in 1994 with Walter Sisulu, who was deputy president for the ANC and was a fellow ...
Man jailed for insulting Gombe governor on Facebook
by Akintomiwa Agbaje An 18-year-old, Umar Abdullahi, has been put in prison for allegedly insulting Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo on Facebook. ...
Farmer, 24, arrested for beheading 11-month-old girl for rituals
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The long arm of the law has caught up with, Danladi Abubakar, a 24-year-old farmerwho allegedly beheaded an ...
Opinion: James Ibori’s retrial was set to nail him by all means possible
by Magnus Onyibe In my view, Ibori pleaded guilty due to the psychological and physical trauma he has been put ...
Man jailed 21 YEARS for stealing motorcycle in Ibadan
by Akan Ido Saheed Sodaji, 28, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiring to rob a man ...
Ayokunle Odekunle: Dear Twitterati, is that not your Buhari standing with IBB?
by Ayokunle Odekunle “Whoever is seen in alliances and dalliances with Babangida should never be trusted. Such a person is ...
#StoriesWeHear: 72-year-old man remanded in prison for allegedly raping 10-year-old girl in Osun
by Adeola Balogun A Magistrate court in Osun State has ordered the remanding in prison custody of a 72-year-old man ...
Potty training gone violent: Woman, 20, jailed 35 years for choking and killing her 3-year-daughter (PICTURED)
Janice Rene Anthony, 20, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for choking and killing her 3-year-old daughter Janice Rene ...
So true, so false: Breathtaking Lagos mansion reportedly owned by convicted fraudster (MUGSHOTS, DETAILS)
by Adeola Balogun Recently, photos of an exquisite and sophisticated mansion said to be located in Lekki, Lagos State ...
Monster: Man, 35, accused of raping a 9-year-old girl in Oyo
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man who allegedly raped a 9-year old primary school student in Ibadan has been sent to ...
Dele Agekameh: Behold, Kevin the tormentor!
by Dele Agekameh Kelvin lived like a kingpin. His tentacles and business interests cut across Delta State, Port-Harcourt, Enugu, Ibadan ...
Face of shame: Female teacher, 32, jailed 6 years for performing sex act on 12-year-old student (PICTURED)
The 32-year-old Californian elementary school teacher and mother-of-two who admitted performing sex acts on a 12-year-old student was sentenced on ...
Move over, Miss World… a prison in Colombia hosts AWESOME beauty pageant served by celebrity judges (PHOTOS)
In Bogota Colombia’s Buen Pastor prison, age is not an obstacle to a beauty queen crown. Maria Cristina Villareal, 56, ...
Newlyweds jailed after getting caught stealing during their honeymoon (PICTURED)
A criminal couple who burgled a pensioner’s house and a family caravan while on their honeymoon have been jailed. The ...
BUSTED: 8 fake youth ‘corpers’ arrested and sent to prison
by Oge Okonkwo The law finally caught up with eight persons who were reportedly posing as members of the National Youth ...
Teacher sent to prison in Lagos for fondling pupil’s breasts
by Oge Okonkwo A 30-year-old teacher, Augustine Akpan has been remanded in prison custody by an Ikeja Senior Magistrate’s Court sitting at ...
‘What Ibori told me’: Ribadu gives evidence in London court as Oando wades into money laundering case
by Adeola Balogun In response to claims by prosecutors in the United Kingdom that he is a major shareholder ...
Riots erupt after wardens allegedly beat Adamawa prison inmate to death
by ‘Jola Sotubo Violence erupted yesterday at a prison in Numan, Adamawa State as inmates of the facility protested the ...
2 farmers arraigned in Benue for armed robbery
by Adeola Balogun Two Benue State farmers have been remanded in prison on suspicion of armed robbery. Aondoakura Ukor and ...
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 ...
SHOCKER: Man, 27, arraigned in court for raping his 60-year-old mother in Ekiti
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Ekiti State has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping his 60-year-old mother. Akintunde ...
That boy is mine: 2 women remanded in prison for ‘fighting over a man’ in Lagos
by Oge Okonkwo Two women, 23-year-old, Ogechi Nmerenini, and 22-year-old Bilikisu Akinyode, have been remanded in custody, on the orders of the on ...
California to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners
A district court judge in California has given state authorities permission to force-feed dozens of prisoners who have been on ...
Ochereome Nnanna: Lagos deportation – There’s no ‘no-man’s-land’
by Ochereome Nnanna If that were to be so, the EFCC would desist from trying Fani-Kayode for allegedly stealing public ...
How I escaped plots to kill me in prison – Al-Mustapha narrates ordeal
by Akan Ido Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has ...
“I only did it four times”: Gay pastor goes to jail in Edo
The Founder and General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church in Benin City, Pastor Phillip Ogbebor is now an unusual inmate ...
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