52 h. ago Rape charges: Nigerian pastor acquitted after eight years in South African jail

By Seyi Babalola After eight years in prison, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women in his South African church was found not guilty of all counts. Timothy Omotoso disputed the 32 counts in a live trial that drew widespread attention across the country. In 2018, one witness testified in court that she had […] The post Rape charges: Nigerian pastor acquitted after eight years in South African jail appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Prison fellowship trains mentors, staff on safeguarding inmates’ children

Tribune Online Prison fellowship trains mentors, staff on safeguarding inmates’ children The Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has trained about 70 mentors, staff and donors of the Promise Path Programme (PPP), an initiative of the PFN on safeguarding children of inmates. The two-day event which was held on Friday and Saturday in Ibadan was organised for the PPP mentors across seven states of the country. ALSO READ: 12 […] Prison fellowship trains mentors, staff on safeguarding inmates’ children Tribune Online

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1 week ago Nigeria’s Prisons Still In Terrible Conditions – Visitation Panel

A federal government visitation panel on Correctional Centres across the country has said their conditions and those of their inmates are still terrible and unbearable. The visitation panel led by Mr Olawale Fapohunda (SAN), revealed that most inmates are languishing in Correctional Centres due to lack of legal representation and inability of the Legal Aid […]

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2 w. ago FG Frees 4,000 Prisoners To Decongest Correctional Facilities – Interior Minister

The Federal Government has pardoned over 4,000 prisoners across various correctional facilities in Nigeria, saving approximately N1 billion in feeding costs. This move is part of the government’s efforts to decongest the correctional centers. According to the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the initiative identified detainees who were incarcerated for minor fines, leading to […] The post FG Frees 4,000 Prisoners To Decongest Correctional Facilities – Interior Minister appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Nigeria’s prisons, inmates still in terrible conditions, Panel tells FG

Tribune Online Nigeria’s prisons, inmates still in terrible conditions, Panel tells FG Fapohunda said while auditing the correctional centres, the group interfaced with categories of inmates and found their conditions unpalatable. Nigeria’s prisons, inmates still in terrible conditions, Panel tells FG Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Correctional centres, inmates in terrible conditions—Visitation Panel

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja A Federal Government visitation panel on the nation’s custodial centres has drawn the attention of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to the deplorable and pathetic conditions of the correctional centres and their inmates. The visitation panel, headed by a Senior Advocate of […] The post Correctional centres, inmates in terrible conditions—Visitation Panel appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago 98 persons join 3,590 prisoners on death row list in six months, NCoS acting CG reveals

…Seeks strategic collaboration with police, DSS, EFCC The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Wednesday revealed that the number of prisoners read more 98 persons join 3,590 prisoners on death row list in six months, NCoS acting CG reveals

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3 w. ago Insecurity has turned Nigerians prisoners at home – Osundare

Celebrated poet and writer, Prof. Niyi Osundare, on Wednesday lamented that insecurity due to activities of kidnappers and abductors had created fears in the minds of many Nigerians and robbed citizens of the freedom of movement. Osundare, who said that he had not been to his home state, Ekiti, since 2019, in order to avoid Read More

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3 w. ago Prisoners on death row rose by 98 in six months – NCoS Acting CG

The Nigerian Correctional Service, on Wednesday, said that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025. This represents a 2.73 per cent increase or addition of 98 prisoners within six months. The Acting Controller-General of NCoS, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, gave the figure when he Read More

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3 w. ago Only nine of 31 Katsina private health colleges meet standards – Panel

A visitation panel set up by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has found that only nine out of 31 private health training institutions in the state meet the required operational standards. The panel, which was inaugurated on October 25, 2024, submitted its findings on Wednesday, highlighting widespread noncompliance with regulatory and professional standards among the Read More

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4 w. ago Nigerian Varsities Don’t Provide IGR Breakdown – Athena Centre

The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has said most Nigerian universities do not provide a breakdown of internally generated revenue (IGR) or how these funds were spent. It also said that most universities do not publish their budgets, audited accounts, or visitation panel reports on their websites. It, however, noted that all 9 African […]

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