Prison

119 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison

A rainstorm that wreaked havoc on prison facility has led to the escape of 119 inmates from the Suleja Custodial…

4 weeks ago

23 inmates bag varsity degrees at Enugu prison

No fewer than 23 inmates of the Enugu Custodial Centre bagged first degree, master’s, and postgraduate diploma at the National…

1 month ago

Court remands Binance executive Gambaryan in Kuje prison

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has remanded Binance Holdings Limited’s executive Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Correctional Centre, pending…

1 month ago

44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye: From prison to Senegal’s presidency

Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Monday, March 25, 2024, elected as the next president of the…

2 months ago

Putic critic, Alexei Navalny, dies in prison

Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent, Alexei Navalny, has been confirmed dead in a prison in Russia. Navalny was…

3 months ago

Gunmen kill Police Inspector, kidnap prison official in Imo

Gunmen have killed a Police Inspector and abducted a correctional official in an attack on the Correctional Service Farm Settlement…

3 months ago

Police arrest, send Kano politician to prison for incitement on radio

The officers of the Kano State Police Command have arrested a politician, Abdulmajid Danbilki, well known as Commander, for making…

4 months ago

$6bn fraud: Ex-minister Agunloye released from Kuje prison

A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. It…

4 months ago

Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug baron escapes from prison

The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an "extremely…

4 months ago

Ex-Gov Nyame: My imprisonment political, I learnt a lot in Kuje prison

A former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, says his imprisonment was politically motivated. Nyame, who was the governor of…

5 months ago

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