Nigerian Prisons Service news

The Court of Appeal Benin Division on Friday granted the prayers of five prisoners, seeking the order of the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include all prisoners in the voter register.

Sunday Anani, the suspected killer of late chairman of Credit Switch technology limited, Chief Ope Bademosi, is not dead. The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Lagos command, Rotimi Oladokun, while responding to enquiries.

Stakeholder like high court judges, magistrates, police officers, prison wardens, prosecutors, and defence lawyers in Kano state on Thursday, November 22, cried out over the plight of prisoners and the violation of the rights.

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has said that 35 inmates of the Jos prison will participate in the coming 2018 Nov/Dec Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) of the National Examination Council (NECO).

Christian Chukwuka, an evangelist and founder of Abounding Grace Foundation, has called on the federal government to ensure that babies are not made to suffer for the sins of their parents by serving time in prison with them.

Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello who granted unconditional pardon 287 prisoners said the gesture is in spirit of the season and by the virtue of the powers vested in him by section 212 of the 1999 constitution(as amended).