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A total of 100 inmates were set free from the Kirikiri Medium Prison on Thursday as part of initiatives of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) at de-congesting the prisons. The Controller of Prisons in Lagos State, Mr Tunde Ladipo, told…

The Kuje Prisons has been engulfed with fire as several buildings have reportedly been caught in the fire situation. The fire incident was reported to have started at around 10:45 am on Saturday. A group identified as Prisoners…

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Thursday released 100 inmates from the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison that had satisfied the laid down conditions. Mr Tunde Ladipo, Controller of Prison Lagos State, said that the inmates were…

Mr Noel Ailewon, Controller, Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service, has dismissed allegations that food meant for prison inmates was being diverted by officers and men of the command. “`The allegations are malicious; they are…

Canada paid a settlement of 8.1 million dollars (C$10.5 million ) to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr. Quoting sources, the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, reported that the payout was given to Khadr on Wednesday and was…

The Canadian government will apologise to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr and pay him about 7.7 million dollas to compensate him for the abuse he suffered in detention, sources said on Tuesday. A Canadian citizen, Khadr was…

A Kano-based NGO, Kwankwassiyya Development Foundation (KDF) has secured the release of 290 inmates, who were serving various jail terms in various prisons in the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NGO which is owned by…

Sen. Aliyu Wamako (APC –Sokoto North) on Monday secured the release of 34 prison inmates, among them, a teenage girl, following his settlement of fines imposed on them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that apart from settling…

The Zakkat and Endowment Commission in Sokoto State on Tuesday said it paid various fines imposed on 31 prison inmates which enabled them to regain their freedom. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, made this known at a…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has freed 50 inmates who are serving different jail terms at the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano. The governor, who ordered the release of the inmates during his visit to the prison in Kano on Monday,…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe branch and the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) have agreed to collaborate to find solutions to challenges faced by officials and inmates at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos. The association’s Vice chairman,…

A convicted drug dealer serving 13 years imprisonment, Irina Ayupova, has emerged the winner of this year's Miss Spring. The 36-year-old emerged the winner of the third edition of the annual beauty pageant held at an all-female jail…

An inmate of the Kuje Maximum prison, Abuja, identified as Ifeanyi Ezenwa, has been accused of masterminding a multi-million naira fraud from behind bars. The suspect who was before his arrest the head of a gang specialized in…

The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Bello Abbas, has granted pardon to 28 awaiting trial inmates in the Sokoto Central Prisons. The chief judge pardoned the inmates on Wednesday in Sokoto when he paid a scheduled visit to the…

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday granted amnesty to four death-row prison inmates in three South West prisons. The Director of Public Prosecutions and Secretary to the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Mr Pomade…

Following the release of photos of malnourished inmates at the Delta State prison, one of the inmates in the viral photo has been reported dead. Recall that a Facebook user, Prince Harrison took to his page to share photos of the…

A top official of Ikoyi Prisons says a substantial number of inmates have been sufficiently trained and certificated in various skills and are ready to be reintegrated into the society. A Deputy Controller of Prisons at the facility,…

A 20-year-old female inmate of the Aba Federal Prison, Blessing Azubuike, has reportedly given birth to a bouncing baby boy while in custody. A source who revealed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that Azubuike and her child…