Today, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion on colonial era vagrancy laws, which criminalize activities such as…
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Victor Mela: Wetin make Nigeria Court sentence lawmaker to prison for dual citizenship
27 November 2020 Wia dis foto come from, Twitter/Victor Mela Nigeria House of Representative member, Victor Mela, say im no…
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Retired JSC, Akintan, Urges FG on Prison Decongestion
By Rebecca Ejifoma Retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sunday Akintan, has urged the Federal Government to put courts…
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Nigeria blasphemy: Auschwitz Memorial director offers to serve part of 13-year-old boy’s prison sentence
“I cannot remain indifferent to this disgraceful sentence for humanity,” wrote Piotr Cywinski, who is in charge of preserving the…
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COVID-19 causes delay in prison reform implementation -CG [ARTICLE]
He disclosed that the lock down occasioned by the pandemic stalled the implementation of the Act for about six months,…
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The Nigerian filmmakers facing prison if they release film about lesbian couple
TWO NIGERIAN filmmakers face prison if they release their film about a lesbian couple. Pamela Adie and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim could…
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66 convicted soldiers sue minister, prison boss for illegal detention – Punch Newspapers
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A total of 66 soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny by a General Court Martial in 2014,…
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Proposed sentencing guidelines’ll reduce prison congestion – AGF – Blueprint Newspapers Limited
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said the proposed consolidated sentencing guidelines will reduce…
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Nigeria: Proposed Conviction Guidelines Will Ensure Prison Decongestion – Govt
Abuja — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mr.Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that the…
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Malami advocates non-custodial sentence as prison decongestion measure
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has advocated the need…
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Court martial sentences soldier to 55yrs in prison for culpable homicide – The Sun Nigeria
Okwe Obi, Abuja The General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army has sentenced Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim to 55 years…
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3 oil thieves sentenced to 3 years in prison – Daily Trust
A Lagos Federal High Court, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced three men to three years imprisonment each for stealing 120…
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Long road to prison decongestion
A committee set up by the Federal Government in 2017 to find a way to decongest and reform correctional centres…
Read MorePrison Labor Can Create Perverse Incentives for Incarceration and Reduce Trust in Legal Institutions
Government proponents of prison labor should be mindful of the potential for negative effects, including increased incarceration rates and citizens’…
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Extradited Hushpuppi, Woodbery: Afta FBI extradite Raymond Igbalode Abbas and Lekan Ponle put for US prison from Dubai Police ‘Fox Hunt 2’, dis na di penalty dem go ‘most likely’ face
Olaronke Alo Broadcast Journalist, BBC Pidgin, Lagos 3 July 2020, 12:05 WAT New Informate 29 minutes wey don pass Wia…
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Pandemic prison – The Nation Nigeria
Editorial Revelations that some 300 workers had been imprisoned in a rice-processing factory in Kano State since March and forced…
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COVID-19: Court sentences man to prison for refusing to wear facemask
An Osun State Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, on Wednesday, sentenced a man, Jonathan Ukonwe, to 30 days imprisonment for…
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