In the cramped, unforgiving space of an Ikoyi prison cell, a legend was forged – not just the story of Fela Kuti, but the story of ...

The prisoners are currently being held in the detention centres of Kollo, Diffa and Koutoukale, all of which are overpopulated due to arrests of Boko Haram militants, a justice ministry source said ...

THE recent exposure of a convicted armed robber, Haruna Ayo, caught processing travel documents at a Lagos passport office, starkly illustrates the deep rot within Nigeria’s correctional service ...

When you hear the word "prison," what comes to mind? Maybe you picture inmates in orange uniforms, steel bars, or strict ...

Ex-Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, has explained how Jollof rice was actually prepared for ...

Unknown to many Nigerians, many inmates of prisons across Nigeria are choosing tertiary education as part of their prison rehabilitation process. The Nigerian Prisons Service has the fundamental ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a prison in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including 60 of its members. Nigerian security ...

Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian entrepreneur widely known as Invictus Obi, who was sentenced to 10 years in a United States ...

Children in Nigeria’s correctional centres are among disturbing aspects of the country’s justice system. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, recently expressed concern over the issue at a ...