Tag: prisons

Over 60 Boko Haram members are among the hundreds of inmates who escaped from the Kuje prison and are still ...

Though visitors, tourists and foreign investors presently thronging Gombe might take the tranquility and serenity now prevailing in the state ...

Even though the death sentence is legal in Nigeria, executions are a rarity in the country.

The government inaugurated a "vulnerability audit" of the country's prisons.

"The inmates population at various custodial centres across the country presently stands at about 74,127 out of which 52,226 are ...

The exercise will go a long way in reducing the number of inmates in the service nationwide.

Ja’afaru Ahmed's tenure as prisons chief was to end on July 21 but has now been extended by a year.

Nigerian prisons are overcrowded and are poorly run. PREMIUM TIMES' and interviews with 150 inmates prove those challenges.

They said the involvement of security agencies in elections compromise their professional credibility and deepen partisanship within their ranks.

The training will increase cross-sectorial coordination, competences and capacities of major criminal justice actors.

The governor urges residents to defend themselves with stones.

The governor said state governments in other parts of the world also build and maintain prison structures.

The minister said their offences included prostitution and drug, among others.

Two people are feared dead.

The affected officers are to hand over all government properties in their possession to their immediate superior and exit accordingly.

Mr. Maina defends himself from allegations of corruption.

“We have about 463 Nigerians in various jails. Ninety per cent of the crimes they committed are drug-related.” The Senate ...

The prison when completed will accommodate over 1000 inmates at a time. The construction of a multi-billion naira Yola Central ...

The farms will be located in Kwande and Apa council areas. The Federal Government has approved the establishment of two ...

The Nigerian prison system is not reformatory, the group said. A group, Mental Health Foundation, has expressed concern over the ...

Police Stations are now the target for attacks by unknown terror groups.

Governor of Abia State grants Christmas pardon to some prisoners

It is unfathomable that a lawyer or judge be punished for discharging his duties, lawyer says