prisons

End SARS: Obaseki gives escaped inmates 48hours to return

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to inmates who…

Several inmates left drenched as heavy downpour destroys Okere Correctional Centre

Hundreds of inmates at the Okere Correctional Centre - formerly called Okere Prisons  -…

Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to avoid spread of coronavirus in jails

The Iranian government has temporarily released 54,000 people from prisons to avoid the spread…

Prison official falls in love with inmate, cuts hole in trouser to have s*x with him

A female prison officer, Stephanie Smithwhite has admitted to cutting a hole in her…

Nigerian authorities hunt, force Fisayo Soyombo into hiding for exposing corruption in police cells and prison

Nigerian authorities are reportedly planning to the arrest of undercover journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, over…

I had never seen such before, Nigerian man recounts his scariest moment at work as US prison warden

A Nigerian man has recounted what he described as a scary incident in a…

FG orders Prisons, Fire Service to recruit 9,675 Nigerians

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Prisons Service and the Federal Fire Service…

Slain prisons boss buried in Lagos

The remains of the retired Deputy Controller-General of Prisons, Dr Adewale Oloyede, have been…

Five times Nigerian prisons have been under fire in the last three months

On Monday, the Kuje prison where popular inmates like Henry Okah and Nnamdi Kanu,…

Why Nigeria Prisons Service redeployed top officers

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), yesterday redeployed 63 top officers of the service across…