Nigeria’s correctional centres remain severely overcrowded, with tens of thousands of inmates awaiting trial despite repeated ...

The Anambra State Government has introduced a plea bargain initiative for suspects standing criminal trial in the state as part of efforts to decongest correctional centres and speed up the ...

A Federal High Court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their roles in the Oyo school abduction, highlighting ...

US prosecutors alleged Okeoghene Patrick Udugba helped run a romance scam and fake invoice scheme that cost a US government ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday raised fresh concerns over Nigeria's criminal justice system, ...

The NHRC has secured the release of eight inmates from Suleja Correctional Centre, warning poverty and inequality must not ...

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by a convicted former Director of Finance and ...

Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression ...