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35 Prisoners To Sit For NECO Exams In Plateau
The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, has said that 35 inmates of the Jos Prison will participate in the 2018 Nov/Dec Senior School Certificate Examination,...
Messi’s Brother Sentenced To 2-Years In Prison For Illegal Firearms Possession
Matias Messi, the older brother of Lionel Messi has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail on Thursday, August 16, 2018, for...
Lagos Driver Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Raping 7-Year-Old Girl
Adewale Showumi, a driver, who allegedly defiled a 7-year-old girl, was on Friday, August 17, 2018, remanded at Ikoyi Prison by an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court...
Jailbreak: Manhunt As 20 Prisoners Escape From Gambian Prison
Not more than 20 prisoners are on the run triggered by the biggest jailbreak in the history of the Gambia.
The prisoners escaped from Gambia’s...
160 Inmates Escape In Daring Midnight Jailbreak In Cameroon
Not more than 160 inmates fled a prison in Cameroon’s troubled anglophone North-West region during a dramatic overnight jailbreak, officials said on Sunday, July...
2 Killed, 219 Inmates Escaped As Gunmen Attacked Prison In Minna
Two people including a warder and commercial motorcyclist were killed and 219 inmates freed as gunmen attacked Minna Medium Security Prison on Sunday, June...
Former Taraba Governor Nyame Sentenced To 14-Years In Prison For Fraud
Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba state, has on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Nyame was charged on...
‘I Wrote 4 Books In Prison’ – Obasanjo Says Abacha Shaped His Life
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, says his incarceration by the late military dictator, Sani Abacha, shaped his life and made him a...
Melaye’s Alleged Escape Bid: Court Remands Brother, Others To Kuje Prison
A court in Abuja has ordered that a brother to Senator Dino Melaye, Samuel Melaye and three others be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja...
Osun: 23-Year-Old Man Remanded In Prison For Attempting Suicide
An Osogbo Magistrates ‘ Court sitting in Osun on Friday, April 20, 2018, remanded Andrew Peter, a 23-year-old man, in Ilesa Prison over alleged...
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COVID-19: Benue’s CAN Chapter Suspends Sunday Worship, Weddings For 2 Weeks
The Benue State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has suspended Sunday worship services, weddings and other public celebrations for two weeks...
