Nigerian prisons should be for reformation, says Okowa
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has advocated for Nigerian Prisons…
6 years ago
Nigerian prisons
Many Nigerian Children languishing in Prisons — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s Child Justice Consultant, Dr Wilfred Mamah, on Thursday said…
7 years ago
70 % of prison inmates are awaiting trial – Danbazau
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Sunday said that more than 70 per…
7 years ago
Buhari appoints heads of prisons, immigration
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Ahmed Ja’afaru as the Controller-General of…
8 years ago
Nigeria: Prison admissions for crimes drop sharply
There has been a sharp drop in the number of suspects and convicts admitted into…
8 years ago
Shame of Nigeria’s justice: 39,032 awaiting trial of 56,718 prisoners:
*Almost one prison official to two inmates *Nigerian prisons overstretched, deplorable The National Human Rights Commission…
9 years ago
Nigeria to instal surveillance cameras in prisons
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it would soon install surveillance cameras in…
9 years ago
Boko Haram set free 2,255 prisoners, killed 46 officers
The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS said on Wednesday that 2, 255 prisoners have been freed…
10 years ago