Tag: PRISONERS
31,527 prisoners granted amnesty in 5 years in China- Supreme Court
A total of 31,527 prisoners were granted amnesty across China in the past five years, a work report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC)...
Kwara governor’s wife spends Valentine’s Day with prisoners
Wife of the Kwara Governor, Omolewa Ahmed, on Wednesday celebrated St Valentine’s Day with prisoners in the state.
Mrs Ahmed, who went round prison facilities...
35 Ikoyi Prison inmates sit for WASSCE
A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, are participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...
El-Rufai releases 10 prisoners, pardons retired soldier
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 10 prisoners in the state and approved their immediate release.
The governor also granted pardon...
Four killed, 36 prisoners escape in Akwa Ibom jailbreak
The Nigerian Prison Service has confirmed the death of four inmates in a jailbreak at the Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa Ibom.
Thirty-six prisoners were...
Ambode releases 12 Kirikiri prison inmates
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday released 12 inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Apapa in furtherance of the law establishing...
Kwara CJ pardons 16 prisoners in Ilorin
Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Suleiman Kawu, has granted pardon to 16 convicted prisoners and awaiting trial inmates of Oke Kura and Mandala...
No prisoner transfer agreement between Nigeria, China – Abike Dabiri
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged Nigerian citizens in China to abide by the laws...
Eight babies, nine pregnant inmates reported at Kirikiri prison
Eight babies are currently living in Kirikiri Female Prisons, Lagos, with their mothers, while nine inmates are pregnant, an official said on Thursday.
Director, Directorate...
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 of Nigeria to reduce...