Tag: prisons
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 ...
This statement shows the PDP is still not interested in being a responsible opposition
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Federal Government is building more prisons to lock up its members ...
The Thread: “The law should have a human face” “Thunder fire you all” | TwitterNG reacts to suicide in the court
Nigerians are mad at the country’s justice system, where the poor get the rough end of the stick always. It ...
We are looking to create polling units in Nigerian prisons – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is making progress in its bid to ensure that prisoners are allowed ...
7,396 prisoners in Lagos; Trump’s fortune plunges by $600 million | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N140 billion – The amount the Senate Committees on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport claim they have recovered ...
Abia AG donates mattresses to prisons overcrowded by IPOB members
Attorney-General of Abia State, Umeh Kalu has donated hundred mattresses to prisons in the state, due to the increase in ...
Nigerian prisons are overcrowded by 90 per cent – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has raised alarm over the state of the prisons in Nigeria. He raised the alarm when he hosted ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Sanitary pads are very much a luxury for most Nigerian women, especially the ones in prison
A few days ago, this article by Ayomide Odekanyan went viral on the internet. It was about the deplorable conditions inmates, ...
‘Muslim Brotherhood’ planning massive attacks on banks, prisons, FG raises alarm
The Federal Government on Friday raised an alarm that the Muslim Brotherhood, an affiliate to Boko Haram is planning to ...
N270 million; N26.5 billion… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
6 – The number of new ICT hubs that will be set up by the Federal Government, according to the ...
‘More than 90% of women awaiting trial in prisons are nursing mothers, pregnant women’
The National Human Rights Commission on Monday said nursing mothers and pregnant women are about 90% of the women awaiting trial ...
Opinion: Unearthing the mystery behind incessant jailbreaks
By Ogunjobi Michael Overtime, Prison breaks have proved a major bane of the Nigerian Prisons Service. The lacuna in the ...
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 ...
Kuje Prison is operating beyond capacity – Here are the figures
According to figures given by the Deputy Comptroller of prisons in Nigeria, Musa Tanko, Kuje Prisons in Abuja is holding ...
Prisons boss says aides were ‘barbaric, overzealous’ for slapping female lawmaker
Following his summoning to appear before the House Committee on Interior to answer allegations of assaulting a female lawmaker, Onyemachi ...
Jailbreak: Jonathan suspends Prisons Controller, others
by Isi Esene The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro has approved the recommendations of the Controller General of the ...
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 ...
Opinion: Sleep well, Madiba
by Kayode Oladehin Into prison went Nelson and out came Mandela. But the story might have been different, Nelson Mandela ...
Different strokes: Netherlands close 8 prisons due to lack of criminals
As prison populations surge in the UK, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite in happening in the Netherlands. ...
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 ...
300 Nigerian girls languish in Libyan prisons
The Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Re-integration, IYAMIDR, yesterday, raised alarm that over 300 Nigerian girls ...
Gunmen murder Borno State Justice commissioner
by Isi Esene The Borno State commissioner for Justice, Zannah Malam Gana, was yesterday killed by unidentified gunmen. Reports say the ...
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