Several goods were destroyed on Saturday following a gas explosion that occurred at a market at Council Bus-Stop in the Idimu area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that seven lock-up shops were razed in the inferno. Some vehicles parked in a mechanic workshop close to the shops were also …
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‘Crime Alert’ boss, Amos gets 75 years jail term over fraud in Ibadan
By Odekola Deborah | Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, December 14, 2023 convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to seventy five, 75, years imprisonment for multiple investment fraud. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on its Facebook handle. He was …
Read More »BREAKING: Emefiele released from prison amid fraud allegation
The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele was on Friday released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting up with his bail condition. The ex-CBN boss who was been prosecuted for alleged procurement fraud, had been granted N300m bail with two sureties in like sum by Justice …
Read More »Nigeria has 77,849 prisoners, 3,413 on death row – NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service on Friday disclosed that the current total number of prisoners in the country is 77,849 while 3,413 of the inmates are currently on death row across the country’s custodial centres. The service also put the total number of inmates in these facilities at 77,849. The spokesperson …
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