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11 Drug Kingpins Bag 254 Years In Prison As NDLEA Secures 974 Convictions In 3 Months

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

No fewer than 974 offenders have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms including 11 drug kingpins who bagged 254 years imprisonment in the

Uproar Over Detention Of Tinubu’s Critic At Keffi Prison

Global UpfrontJan 12, 2026January 12, 20260

The detention of social media commentator, Abubakar Salim Musa, at the Keffi Correctional Centre, Nasarawa State, has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria, with netizens, activists

Paedophile Dies In Prison Months Into Sentence For Raping Young Girls

Global UpfrontDec 24, 2025December 24, 20251

By Grâçia Ada Obi A child sex predator who was jailed for 24 years for his acts of horror has died in prison. Paedophile Thomas

UK Rejects FG’s Request To Transfer Ekweremadu To Nigeria

Global UpfrontNov 24, 2025November 24, 20250

The United Kingdom (UK) has declined a request from the Nigerian government to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence

Ex-French President Sarkozy Returns Home From Prison

Global UpfrontNov 11, 2025November 11, 20251

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at his home in Paris’ 16th arrondissement after being released from La Sante Prison where he served a

Pregnant Woman ‘Murdered By Boyfriend After Refusing To Get Abortion’

Global UpfrontOct 11, 2025October 11, 20251

By Grâçia Ada Obi Shaine March, 47, has admitted the manslaughter of Alana Odysseos, 32, by diminished responsibility but denies murder. A violent and controlling

The Gaza Peace Deal’s First Phase Has Been Agreed To. But There Are Still Many Questions

Global UpfrontOct 9, 2025October 9, 20250

United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have congratulated each other on a “historic” ceasefire in Gaza, but there is “a

Hobbes, Nigeria, And Sarkozy

Global UpfrontSep 29, 2025September 29, 20250

By Lasisi Olagunju, September 29, 2025 In the early 1940s, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the hugely popular Sardauna of Sokoto, found himself at a crossroads of

How Osun Monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, Jailed In U.S. For COVID Relief Fraud, Was Previously Convicted Of Immigration Fraud, Lost 1992 Appeal

Global UpfrontSep 15, 20250

The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was recently sentenced in the United States to over four years in prison for

Nigeria Records Third Jailbreak In 2025 As 16 Inmates Flee Keffi Prison

Global UpfrontAug 13, 2025August 13, 20250

Nigeria’s correctional system is indeed in crisis. In just nine years, the country has witnessed no fewer than 19 confirmed jailbreaks, with over 7,200 inmates