Tag Archives: Prison
BOBRISKY: I Wasn’t Given Suspension Letter By NCoS – Anugwa Fires Back At Lawmakers
Deputy Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Michael Anugwa has said he and his colleagues were not suspended by the service. SocietyGists reports that Anugwa said this when asked why he was wearing his uniform to the hearing during a
Bribery Allegations By Bobrisky: Minister Orders Probe Against Nigeria Prisons
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This was disclosed in a statement signed by his media aide, Babatunde Alao, on
JUST IN: Ex-minister, Agunloye Released from Prison
A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting up with his bail condition, PUNCH Online gathered. Our correspondent learnt that Agunloye was released on Friday. The spokesperson for the
EXCLUSIVE: Abba Kyari Escapes Murder in Prison, Considered for SSS Custody
Prison officials are considering moving suspended police officer Abba Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) from the Kuje prison after he nearly got murdered by aggrieved inmates, who accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals when
Rahamaniyya Oil Boss, Abdulrahman Bashir Condemned To 10 Months In UK Prison
Abdulrahman Bashir, the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited has been jailed in the United Kingdom. Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court sentenced the Nigerian oil mogul after he was found guilty of breaching multiple orders of the
Convict: Joshua Dariye Picks Senate Ticket From Prison
Sen. Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau governor, has picked an APC nomination form to contest next year’s election. “Yes, Sen. Dariye has picked a nomination form to seek
BREAKING…N1.7bn Fraud: First Nation Airlines MD, Kayode Odukoya Remanded in Prison Over Theft, Forgery Charge
Bellview Boss, Kayode Odukoya In N1.7bn Fraud Mess He was subsequently remanded in prison custody pending hearing of his bail application. First Nation Airlines and Bellview Airlines are joined in the suit as second and third defendants. Kayode Odukoya who
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Freed from Lybia Prison
A statement from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, a militia which controls Zintan said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from prison late on Saturday. According to fighters who control the facility,
Lanre Gentry Remanded in Ikoyi Prison for Wife Battering
Lanre Gentry, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison for alleged wife battering, in the latest twist of the domestic violence drama. He was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate Court on a three-count charge
JAILBREAK: Charles Okah Still in Our Custody — Nigerian Prisons Service
The suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah,did not escape from Kuje Prison in Abuja, the Nigerian Prisons Service has told our reporters. “It is not true (that he escaped),” the spokesperson for the Nigerian Prisons Service,
