Prison
Kaduna Governor frees 27 inmates to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has pardoned 27 prison inmates to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. The state’s Commissioner for Information and...
Sokoto Governor denies visiting Nnamdi Kanu with Alex Otti
T‎he Sokoto State Government has dismissed reports that Governor Ahmed Aliyu accompanied his Abia State counterpart, Alex Otti, to visit Nnamdi Kanu, the...
UK rejects Nigeria’s request to transfer Ekweremadu back to Nigeria
The British Government has reportedly rejected a request from Nigeria to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving time for...
Death sentence for Maryam Sanda reduced to 12 years
President Bola Tinubu has commuted the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, a high-profile convict for the culpable homicide of her husband, to a...
Nigerian women giving birth in Libyan prisons, Senator Natasha calls for urgent repatriation
‎Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) disclosed on Tuesday that Nigerian women trafficked to Libya are giving birth to children while detained in...
Nigerian UN corrections officer honoured with 2025 Trailblazer Award in DRC
Olukemi Ibikunle, a Nigerian corrections officer serving with the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), has received the...
Former legislative aide sentenced to 8 years for N120m Job Scam
A High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has handed down an eight-year prison sentence to Mr. Goni Yilkan, a former aide to a lawmaker,...
