Tag: Prison
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19 internet fraudsters sentenced to prison in Benin
Edo High Court on Tuesday sentenced 19 persons to prison for engaging in internet fraud popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”.
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States to pay FG to feed prison inmates – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that State Governments that do not have correctional facilities would have to pay the federal government (FG) for the feeding and accommodation of their inmates.
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BREAKING: Ekweremadu sentenced to over 9 years in UK prison
Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 9 years and 8 months in prison in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Prominent Islamic Jihad leader dies in prison after hunger strike
Palestinian and Israeli authorities on Tuesday reported the death of a prominent leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ), Khader Adnan, who embarked on a hunger strike for 86 days. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Association, a non-governmental
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Blessing CEO regains freedom after spending days in detention
Self-styled relationship coach and social media influencer, Blessing ‘CEO’ Okoro, has been freed Blessing CEO was remanded in prison on April 1, 2023, over alleged cyber-bullying of Folashade Samuels, the sister of late Bimbo Ogbonna, wife of auto dealer, IVD.
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Alleged cyber-bullying, libel: Blessing Okoro to stay in prison till May 30
Famous relationship adviser, Blessing Okoro, has been remanded in prison until May 30 for alleged cyber-bullying, libel, and the exhibition of uncensored movies. This followed her arrest by the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon on Thursday, 30th of March. During her arraignment, the prosecution counsel, Rotshang Faith Dimka of the Force Headquarters…
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Popular relationship expert, Blessing CEO remanded in prison for cyber-bullying, uncensored movie
Popular relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, known as Blessing CEO has been remanded in prison by Lagos State Federal High Court the for alleged cyber-bullying. Blessing CEO was arraigned on a six-count charge of alleged cyber-bullying, libel and for exhibiting uncensored movies.
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Court remands journalist Jalingo over publication ‘insulting’ Ayade’s in-law
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Zainab Abubakar has remanded a journalist and publisher of an online medium, CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, at the Medium Security Custodial Center in Kuje, for allegedly publishing an article that was deemed ‘insulting’ to Mrs Elizabeth Ayade. Mrs Elizabeth Ayade is wife to the younger…
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Aregbesola tasks states on prisons decongestion
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has said states have a huge role to play in decongesting correctional centres. He pointed out that about 70 percent of inmates awaiting trial were state offenders. The minister called on states to either fast-track the trial of the inmates awaiting trial or build holding facilities for them.…
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NiDCOM reacts to alleged killing of Nigerian in Ethiopian prison
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says the Federal Government will demand a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Nigerian, Chizoba Favour Eze, in an Ethiopian prison. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations