The United Kingdom has rejected Nigeria’s request to transfer former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to a Nigerian prison, where he hoped to complete his sentence for organ trafficking. Ekweremadu, 63, is serving nine years and eight months in the UK after being convicted in 2023—alongside his wife, Beatrice, and doctor, Obinna Obeta—of conspiring to…
Nnamdi Kanu A magistrate’s court in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has remanded Prince Emeka Kalu and Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, and 10 others in Kuje prison. They were charged with inciting disturbance and breach of public peace in connection with the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in Abuja on Monday. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and publisher…
Counsel to legendary R&B singer Robert Kelly has alleged that the singer was a target for assassination by the authorities working with a white supremacist prison gang leader. R. Kelly is serving a 30-year prison sentence following his conviction in 2021 by a Brooklyn Federal court on multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. He…
Olaniyan Gbenga Amos Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, April 28, 2025 convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to sixty-three (63) years jail term for multiple investment fraud. He was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited. They were prosecuted on 30-count charges by Ibadan Zonal…
A young boy who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is reportedly languishing in the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos State. According to reports, the boy was returning from work when he was apprehended by a group of individuals in…
Fresh controversy has trailed the recent incarceration of popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, as a traditional ruler in Lagos has accused officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) of aiding the socialite’s alleged bribery scheme to secure VIP treatment during his stay in prison. The Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi,…
The Nigerian Bar Association has waded into the lingering case involving 15 former domestic workers of ex-first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have remained in detention for six years over alleged theft of jewellery and other valuables. A top official of the association, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said the NBA was also…
Nigerian former First Lady Patience Jonathan has allegedly kept 15 of her domestic staff locked up in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre since 2019 over an unproven case of robbery. It gathered that these workers have been rotting behind bars without a court conviction, as their trial has been repeatedly stalled on the orders of…
Abba Kyari Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, has spoken about his eight-month detention in Nigeria after being accused of money laundering and currency speculation by the federal government. As reported by The Guardian, it in an interview with Wired, Gambaryan described his time in the VIP section of Kuje Prison, and how former…
Some serving inmates at the Okere Prison in Warri South Area of Delta State, have been linked to a robbery in Benin City, Edo State, SaharaReporters learnt from top sources. It was learnt that the robbery occurred on January 3, 2025, when a group of armed assailants stole valuable items from a young man and…
