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Student who criticised Aisha Buhari sent to prison

Aminu Adamu, the student of the Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested after criticising First Lady Aisha Buhari, on Twitter,…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Court sentences IGP to 3 months in prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to three months…

2 years ago

EFCC appeals contempt judgment committing Bawa to prison

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, said the commission has appealed  the contempt of court rulings against…

2 years ago

32-year-old Man Bags 6-month Imprisonment For Theft

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Ayomipo Johnson, to six months imprisonment for stealing iron rods…

2 years ago

How I was framed for armed robbery, dumped in prison — 32-yr-old painter

When Precious Bernard was arrested in 2009 along with other staff of a pharmaceutical company located at Ikeja, Lagos, for…

2 years ago

Inibehe Effiong released after spending 30 days in prison

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has been released from Uyo prison after spending 30 days for alleged contempt of court.…

2 years ago

For Standing Up for Friend Oppressed by Police, Electrician Spends 5 Months in Prison

Headfort Foundation, a Nigerian prison reform initiative, has narrated how Elijah Owolabi, a Lagos-based electrician, and Adekola Gafar, a transport…

3 years ago

For Failing to Give SARS N100,000 Bribe, Lagos Bus Driver Spends 4 Years in Prison

Headfort Foundation, a prison reform initiative, has narrated how Femi Ariyo, a Lagos-based commercial bus driver, spent four years in…

3 years ago

Man ‘Wrongly Accused’ of Robbery Regain Freedom After 4 Years in Prison

Headfort Foundation, a prison reform initiative, has detailed how it facilitated the release of Wasiu Are, a 40-year-old man from…

3 years ago

Osinachi’s husband docked, remanded in prison custody

Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, was arraigned before a High Court of the Federal…

3 years ago