prison
12 Feb
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, Bello Ayomide, for allegedly attempting to kill himself as police sought to arrest him for theft. The police in the state brought Ayomide to court and accused him of stealing his co-worker’s phone and withdrawing money…
31 Jan
The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to build four new prisons by 2031 to ease an overcrowding crisis, which triggered the early releases of hundreds of inmates this year. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the 10-year plan to ensure there is "always a place in our prisons for dangerous offenders", with the prison…
27 Dec
The board chairman of the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Dr Olayide Adelami, celebrated Christmas with inmates on Wednesday at Owo Correctional Facility and charged them to spend time reflecting on God's words and acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Referencing the book of Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6, Adelami, who is the…
2 Dec
Senator Shehu Sani stated that prison was a better experience for him compared to the military underground cell where he was initially detained in 1995. Sani revealed this when he spoke at the public presentation of Senator Chris Anyanwu’s autobiography, Bold Leap, held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) auditorium in Abuja. The human rights…
1 Dec
Innocent Ogbu, Deputy Superintendent of Corrections (DSC) at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has regained freedom after being held captive for six days. Rabiu Shuaibu, spokesperson for the NCoS in Niger State, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. Ogbu, who was abducted on November 23 alongside 15 other passengers while traveling to Enugu…
15 Nov
The wife of a Russian poet jailed for seven years for reciting anti-war verses said she was afraid he could be killed in prison after he was sexually assaulted with a dumbbell during his arrest. Artyom Kamardin was arrested in September 2022 after reciting -- on a Moscow square where dissidents have been gathering since…
8 Nov
A Russian court sentenced two soldiers to life in prison for the massacre of a family of nine people in their home in occupied Ukraine, state media reported on Friday. Russian prosecutors said in October 2023, the two Russian soldiers, Anton Sopov and Stanislav Rau, entered the home of the Kapkanets family in the city…
11 Oct
A US soldier who pleaded guilty to trying to provide information to the Islamic State group to help it attack American troops in the Middle East was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. Cole Bridges, 24, pleaded guilty in June of last year to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign…
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The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has said that Nigeria may face an imminent economic recession if it fails to effectively utilise and add value to its abundant raw materials before export.
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Men of the Quick Response Team at Agadagba Naval Outpost in the Ese Odo Local Council Area of Ondo State, under the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Igbokoda, intercepted a wooden boat carrying illegally refined petroleum products over the weekend The seized cargo, later confirmed to be 1,400 litres of illegally refined oil, was stored in…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) yesterday urged Nigerian lawmakers named in the alleged $150 million bribe scandal by Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, to approach a United States court to clear their names. This follows Gambaryan's insistence that his allegations—that three Nigerian lawmakers asked for a $150 million bribe…
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The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an unidentified woman following the mysterious death of Inspector Haruna Mohammed, an officer serving with the Ishashi Division of the Lagos State Police Command. Mohammed was found dead in a hotel room at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, Ogun State, after checking in with the…
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Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has urged the Federal Government to investigate allegations by U.S. Congressman Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the claims during a congressional hearing on government efficiency last Thursday, alleging that $697…
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Papal thriller "Conclave" and immigrant epic "The Brutalist" on Sunday emerged neck-and-neck at the BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs. "Conclave", directed by German-born Edward Berger, won the BAFTA for the best film with its tale of the intrigue and horse-trading behind the scenes during the election of a new pope.…
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Tottenham won the battle of the Premier League's underachievers 1-0 on Sunday to inflict another dismal result on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim. James Maddison scored the only goal on 13 minutes as Spurs moved above United in the table into 12th thanks to a third win over the Red Devils this season. Victory eased…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick accused Jude Bellingham of being "disrespectful" after the Real Madrid star was sent-off in the 1-1 La Liga draw with Osasuna. The England international was dismissed for dissent after just 39 minutes on Saturday following a heated exchange with referee Jose Munuera Montero. Bellingham insisted it had been a "misunderstanding"…
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Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up. Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu…
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Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, after top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front on their approach to Hamas and Iran. Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary…