Tag: prisoners
Nasarawa Govt warns inmates against jailbreak
Barrister Tim Yigga, Nasarawa State Commissioner of Information has warned prisoners in the state never to conceive the idea of…
Hurray! Free varsity education for prisoners
Prison inmates throughout the country now have hope of a quality higher education with the gesture by the National Open…
Abia Chief Judge frees 6 inmates from Umuahia Federal Prison
The Chief Judge of Abia, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, on Wednesday freed six inmates from the Umuahia Federal Prison. Uzokwe ordered…
Niger to transfer 500 Boko Haram prisoners to Nigeria
Niger has agreed to transfer hundreds of prisoners from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram back to their home country…
Kano govt releases 15 prisoners
The Kano State Government has released 15 prisoners of the Central Prison, Kano as part of efforts to decongest the…
Kano state governor sets 14 prisoners free
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has set 14 inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano metropolis free, after…
Nigerian military responsible for death of 8,000 – Amnesty
ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign…
Myanmar frees 3,000 prisoners, including ex-military chiefs
Myanmar began releasing more than 3,000 prisoners on “humanitarian” grounds, officials said Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the…
Independence Anniversary: Borno govt pardons 22 prisoners
The Borno Government said on Wednesday that it had granted pardon to 22 prison inmates in Maiduguri as part of…
Falana Decries Illegal Killing Of Prisoners
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has accused the Federal Government of toying with the lives of…
85 Nigerians in detention in Abidjan
No fewer than 70 Nigerians are currently facing trials in Abidjan for different offences, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ifeoma…
Malawi president pardons 403 prisoners to mark independence day
Malawi’s new President Peter Mutharika pardoned 403 prisoners on Saturday ahead of celebrations to mark 50 years since the country…
63 Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike
Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners have suspended the hunger strike which they have observed in Israeli jails since late April, one of…
Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners
Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…
Amosun weeps for prisoners in Ogun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Thursday broke into tears at the pitiable sight of inmates at Oba prison in…
JAMB: 250 prisoners in Kaduna, Ikoyi Prisons sit for CBT examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that 250 prisoners in Kaduna and Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos…
Nigeria: Monarch, 21 prisoners get state pardon, amnesty
Gbenro Adesina/ Ibadan Oba Gabriel Adepoju Adeyemo of Oko-Ile of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, western Nigeria was among the four…
Lagos CJ Frees 96 Prisoners
Ninety six inmates of the Kirikiri Medium and Female Prisons in Lagos were today released by the Chief Judge of…
Group Battles To Save Nigerians On Deathrow
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and two Nigerians on death row in The Gambia, Michael Ifunanya and Stanley…
37 Prisoners On Death Row
The Edo Controller of Prisons, Mr. John Ewulo, said on Wednesday that 37 prisoners were on the death row in…
Nigerian governor frees 235 prisoners
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State has ordered the release of 235 prisoners as part of activities marking his one…
Jail Break in Yola Prison
A jail break has been reported by the News agency of Nigeria in Adamawa state, in Nigeria’s north east. The…