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Dethroned Baale of Shangisha Loses Bail Pending Appeal

Abdulah Wahab — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:53:34 +0000

Efforts by the dethroned Baale of Shangisha,Mutiu Ogundare to regain his freedom hits the rock Wednesday when an Ikeja High court dismissed a bail pending appeal filed on his behalf. The trial judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi dismissed the post conviction bail application filed by the convicted dethroned Baale, Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed on […]

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Prison decongestion: Justice Ministry secured release of 12,000 inmates-Official

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:49:34 +0000

The Prison Decongestion programm of the Ministry of Justice has resulted in the release of 12,000 inmates across correctional centres in the country since 2016. Secretary of the Prison Decongestion Committee of the ministry, Mrs Patricia Ayoola Daniels made this known in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2023 budget defence of the ministry. The News […]

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NPS confirms jailbreak in Kuje Prisons

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:14:56 +0000

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed that there was jailbreak at Kuje Medium Prison, Abuja on Friday night. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Francis Enobore, said on Saturday that there was an “incident” at the prison on Friday night. He, however, added that it had nothing to do with Charles […]

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