Prison

Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug baron escapes from prison

The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an "extremely…

11 months ago

Ex-Gov Nyame: My imprisonment political, I learnt a lot in Kuje prison

A former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, says his imprisonment was politically motivated. Nyame, who was the governor of…

11 months ago

Breaking: Emefiele released from Kuje prison

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre…

11 months ago

NCoS re-arrests 2 Katsina prison escapees

The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) has re-arrested two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial…

11 months ago

FG releases 15 inmates from Katsina prison

The Federal Government has secured the release of 15 inmates from the Malumfashi Satellite Custodial Centre in Katsina State. The…

12 months ago

NCoS: We didn’t remove Emefiele from prison

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied the alleged forceful removal of the former Governor of the Central Bank of…

12 months ago

Policeman who killed George Floyd stabbed in prison

Derek Chauvin, the United States police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, has…

12 months ago

Zamfara Chief Judge releases 30 inmates from prison

The Chief Judge of Zamfara State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, has released 30 inmates from Gusau Medium Security Prison as part…

1 year ago

Minister probes prison officials for terrorism financing

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate investigation of intelligence reports on misconduct by some officials…

1 year ago

Robbers escape from Katsina prison

Two notorious armed robbers in detention have escaped from the Katsina central correctional centre in Katsina State. Among the escapees…

1 year ago

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