Adams Oshiomhole, chair of the senate committee on interior, says prisoners from foreign countries work in Nigeria as construction workers or expatriates. Oshiomhole said this on Thursday when Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one in three prisoners in Europe suffers from mental health disorders. In its new report on prison health in the WHO European region, the
Dare Akogun, the news editor of Ilorin-based Sobi FM, says Nigerians need to support prisoners in order to make their stay in detention conducive. He said this during a recent
The Kaduna government says it has approved the release of four prisoners in commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary. Nigeria celebrates independence day on October 1 annually to mark the
Muhammadu Sanusi II, former emir of Kano, has secured the release of 59 inmates with minor offences from prisons across
The Imo state police command says it has re-arrested three prisoners who escaped from the correctional centre in Owerri. The
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has ordered the release of 12 convicts from correctional centres in the state. In a
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has asked on the federal government to amend the anti-torture act to ensure
The Kebbi state government has released 111 prisoners in the correctional service centres in the state. The state government said