Tag: prison
Inmates begin hunger strike over prison conditions
Agency Report Bahraini detainees are on hunger strike in protest of the conditions in their prisons, according to activists and…
Man lands in prison for impregnating teenage daughter in Ondo
Peter Moses, a 36-year-old man has been remanded in Ondo Correctional Centre, Akure by a Chief Magistrate court sitting in…
Meet 6 Nigerian ex-governors who have been to prison
Political corruption is, unfortunately, a persistent phenomenon in Nigeria. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion…
67-year-old imprisoned for setting N7.3m goods ablaze
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 67-year-old man, Gabriel Mbah, to six months imprisonment for negligently…
Couple who defrauded man of N12.4m remanded in prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Hilary Ogbobe alongside his wife, Dorothy Ijeomo, and a firm,…
N18.7m fraud: Man arraigned, remanded in Prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned a suspected fraudster, Nasiru Sanni, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of…
Read how Bank Manager allegedly stole N52.6m
A Customer Relations Manager with the First Bank Plc headquarters, Lagos, Kehinde Adewuyi, 36, has been arraigned before a Lagos…
Court remands fake EFCC’s employment officer in prison
Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has remanded Bisong James Oyen, a…
Lawyers remanded in prison over alleged N192m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arraigned two legal practitioners, Tom Awhana and Paul Okoro,…
Behold 8 suspects remanded in prison for oil theft
Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ordered that eight alleged illegal oil dealers…
Businessman sent to prison for stealing N2.5m wine at supermarket
A 32-year old businessman, Sunday Ebiefegha has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing wine…
Comedian as president, pregnancy in prison
There are some telltale signs of a perishing society, observed Alexander Solzhenitsyn. These, according to the Russian literary immortal and…
Inmate gives birth to twins in Prison
A female inmate of the Afokang prison, Calabar (name withheld), has given birth to twins, a boy and girl, the…
Pastor sent to prison over alleged N2.1m Visa fraud
Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau at the Force Headquarters Annex, Obalende, Lagos have dragged a 35-year-old Pastor, Michael Njoteah…
Sudan: Ex-president Al-Bashir sent to prison, 2 brothers detained
Sudan’s military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to prison and also detained two of his five brothers Abdallah…
Kolade Johnson: Killer-cop remanded in prison
The Magistrate Court, in Ebute-Metta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered that Ogunyemi Olalekan, who was dismissed for…
Businesswoman sent to prison over alleged N3m property theft
A 55-year old businesswoman, Grace Akindele has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing some…
2 Apprentices defraud employer N160m, sent to prison
Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos have dragged two apprentices before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly selling electronics…
Ex-policeman accused of killing teenager remanded in prison
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that a former police sergeant, Emmanuel Mudi, accused of…
Bureau De Change lands in prison over alleged $3,300 theft
The Police at the Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a 50-year old Bureau De Change agent operating…
2 Apprentices Sent To Prison For Defrauding Employer N160m
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos have dragged two apprentices before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…
American Businessman Sent To Prison Over Alleged $67,000 Fraud
Paul Iyoghojie American-based Nigerian businessman from Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, Busayo Afolami, 39, has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos…
Kidnapper remanded in prison
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of one Mohammed Aliyu over alleged kidnapping.…
Car dealer sent to prison for allegedly stealing $37,896 cars
A 40-year old car dealer, Emmanuel Onyeador, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing five cars…
Jailed Senator Dariye still receiving salaries and allowances in prison
Six months after his conviction by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Senator Joshua Dariye is still receiving the N750,…
Sex-for-mark lecturer remanded in prison
The Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State on Monday ordered the remand in prison of Professor Richard Akindele who is…
Nyame now to spend 12 years in Prison, Appeal Court rules
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, to pay a fine of…
Gen. Alkali: 19 suspects arraigned, remanded in prison
The Plateau Police Command on Monday arraigned 19 suspects at a Jos High Court in connection with the disappearance and…
Wema Bank staff sent to prison for stealing employer’s N30m
A 37-year old staff of Wema Bank Plc, Headquarters in Lagos, Tunde Oso has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate…
Businessman sent to prison for stealing $45,000
A 31-year old businessman, Bonny Ifeuwabunike has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining $45,000 from two…