The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned that recless drivers who get involved in road crashes during the Yuletide season will remain in prison custody till January 15, next year. The Commander of Zone 5 of FRSC, Mr. Kehinde Adeleye, gave the warning in Benin, Edo State on Tuesday, during the launching of Guinness Nigeria […]
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Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, as a skirmish between rival militias raged. “The detainees were able to force open the doors and leave,” Libyan police said in a statement quoted by AFP. However, the police did not specify what crimes the escapees […]
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An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Monday, ordered the remand at the Ikoyi prison of an unemployed man, John Owika, for allegedly impregnating a 12-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs T. Akann, who ordered the accused to be remanded in prison, adjourned the case until July 27, to await the advice of the state […]
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A Warri South Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 73-year-old man, Joseph Umuluku, over alleged rape. Magistrate E. O Bakpa-Arukpere ordered the accused to be remanded at the Okere prisons, Warri, while awaiting legal advice from the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution. The accused, who is said to be a native doctor, was alleged […]
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Stefanou Pontesilli, Italian ambassador to Nigeria, says at least 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli made the disclosure in an interview with reporters in Abuja. ”In Italy we have about 1500 Nigerians in jail for various offences. It is a big number,” he said. ”We sometimes send them back […]
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The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Prison Service, has released a statement on the MINNA JAILBREAK of Sunday evening. In the statement, the prison authority says it is giving the TRUE SITUATION to the general public. Here is the statement: On Sunday, 3rd June, 2018 at about 8pm, there was a jailbreak at Minna […]
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A High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has granted bail to the former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang and another accused person. The former governor, Jang, is standing trial for misappropriation of state funds during his tenure in office. The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, had in 2016 established and constituted […]
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Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeje Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, staged a drama at a high court in Igbosere, Lagos, on Monday by refusing to alight from the vehicle which conveyed him from the prison to court. After failing in the bid to convince the suspect to follow him to the courtroom, the prison official told the […]
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American rapper Meek Mill has been released from prison after being incarcerated for violating his probation. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that the rapper be granted bail on Monday. In a statement to Billboard, Meek said the following: “I’d like to thank God, my family, my friends, my attorneys, my team at Roc Nation including […]
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The deadliest prison riot in the United States since 1993, sparked by a gang-related dispute has claimed seven lives in a South Carolina prison. State officials identified the slain inmates as Raymond Scott, 28, who was serving a 20-year sentence for crimes including assault and battery; Michael Milledge, 44, serving 25 years for drug trafficking; […]
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