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Metro News
Kano Chief Judge Pardons 13 Inmates
Kano State Chief Judge, Dije Aboki, on Wednesday, granted pardon to 13 inmates from three correctional facilities. The pardoned inmates…
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Law Enforcement
Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho Released From Prison
Yoruba nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has regained his freedom after more than two years…
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Law Enforcement
Prison Congestion: Stakeholders In Enugu Advocate Special Courts To Address Challenge
Stakeholders in Enugu State’s criminal justice administration have called for the establishment of specialised courts to tackle the issue of…
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Law Enforcement
Over 250 Prison Inmates Take Advantage Of Plea Bargain, Restorative Justice In Lagos
More than 250 prison inmates in the Ikoyi and Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centres in Lagos State have taken advantage of…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Emefiele: NBA Condemns Altercation Between DSS And NCS Officials, Calls For Immediate Disciplinary Measures
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has decried the despicable altercation which took place yesterday, 25/7/2023, at the premises of…
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Law Enforcement
Hope Behind Bars Africa Organisation Empowers 102 Female Inmates
Hope Behind Bars Africa has said that it has empowered 102 incarcerated women, and represented 420 destitute pre-trial inmates, within…
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Foreign News
Russian School Shooter Gets Life In Prison
Almost two years after a rampage with nine dead at a Russian school, the perpetrator has been sentenced to…
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Law Enforcement
‘Obidient’ Aircraft Passenger Who Protested Against Tinubu’s Inauguration, Remanded In Prison Custody
A Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has remanded an aircraft passenger, Mr Obiajulu Uja, who claimed to…
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Metro News
FG Orders Redeployment Of Prison Officers Who ‘Cannot Shoot To Kill’ To Female Prisons
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service to redeploy prison officers who ‘cannot shoot to…
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Law Enforcement
Inmates In Portharcourt Prison Denied Court Appearance Over Attempted Jailbreak
The attempted jailbreak at a Port Harcourt Correctional Centre has taken its toll on ongoing court cases involving the inmates.…
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Law Enforcement
Innocent Man Who Spent 4 Years in Ikoyi Prison Because He Had No Lawyer, Helped By Foundation
Headfort Foundation, a prison reform initiative, has recounted how Ikenna Dike, a Lagos-based businessman, spent four years in custody because…
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Law Enforcement
Yahoo Fraudster’s Mother Sentenced To Five Years Imprisonment In Edo
Debest Osarumwense, mother of an internet fraudster, Endurance Osarumwense, was on Tuesday, March 29, sentenced to five years imprisonment by…
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Law Enforcement
Ponzi Scheme Operator Umanah Umanah Sentenced To 20 Years Imprisonment
A notorious Ponzi Scheme operator (Money Doubler), Mr Umanah Umanah has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in…
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Crime
Valentine’s Day: Ladies Who Extort Men Risk 20 Years’ Imprisonment — Lawyer
Ahead of Valentine’s Day celebration, a former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Douglas Ogbankwa, has warned that ladies…
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Law Enforcement
Delta CJ Visits Custodial Centres, Free 14 Inmates, Two Get Bail
Delta State Chief Judge, Justice Tessy Diai has released 14 inmates and granted bail to two at the Warri, Sapele,…
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Law Enforcement
Drama As EFCC, Prison Officials Clash Over Maina At Court Premises
There was a mild drama at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, after Abdulrasheed Maina, former…
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