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My Journey To Kirikiri Prison

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

By Promise Adiele, PhD Barrister Jubril Salami is my good friend. Our friendship started at Henry Carr Hall, University of Lagos. I cannot immediately remember

The Wayo Imprisonment of Bobrisky

Global UpfrontSep 29, 2024September 29, 20240

By Festus Adedayo On February 18, 1947, the Daily Service newspaper published a story whose theme, like the ancient Secretarybird, has remained with Nigeria ever

Scandal: Out of 6 Months, Bobrisky Spent Only 3 Weeks In Kirikiri Prison – FIJ

Global UpfrontSep 27, 2024September 27, 20240

Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, the Nigerian transgender woman better known as Bobrisky, spent only three weeks in prison after receiving a six-month sentencing for naira abuse

13 Years After Arrest, 101 Boko Haram Suspects Languish In Kirikiri Prisons As Awaiting Trial Inmates

Global UpfrontMay 14, 2022May 14, 20220

Thirteen years after, at least 101 people arrested for their alleged links with Boko Haram have been kept incommunicado at the Kirikiri Medium and Maximum

Nigeria: Court Remands 37-year-old School Bus Driver In Kirikiri Prison For Defiling 3 year-old Pupil

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2022April 19, 20220

A 37-year-old school bus driver, Kingsley Okwumbu, has been remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison for defiling a three-year-old pupil. The remand order was given Tuesday

Alleged Killer of Super TV Boss, Chidinma Ojukwu, Turns Kirikiri Prison Beauty Queen, NCS Spokesperson Explains Why

Global UpfrontMar 10, 2022March 10, 20220

A young lady, Chidinma Ojukwu, who went viral some months ago over the alleged killing of Super TV boss, Michael Ataga, has now been crowned