Lagos CJ Frees 96 Kirikiri Prisons Inmates

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The Lagos Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Tuesady released 96 awaiting trial inmates from the female and male sections of the Medium Security Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos.

The released inmates included eight women and 88 men, who had been awaiting trials for upward of between three and nine years.

Justice Phillips had earlier released 279 inmates from the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium Security Prisons and Ikoyi prisons last year.

The exercise was aimed at decongesting the prisons and in exercise of the Chief Judge's powers under Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provision Act CAP C40, 2007, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
The Chief Judge, who was accompanied by senior members of the judiciary, including judges and the Chief Registrar, admonished the freed inmates to be of good behaviour.

Kano: DSS Investigates Journalists’ Death Threats

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The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has launched a full scale investigation to unravel the death threats issued on the executive members of the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kano Chapter.

The development followed a formal petition by the Chairman of the Correspondent Chapel on behalf of others, who had received death threats by yet to be identified persons via phone.

Again, EFCC Arrests Ubah over Subsidy Fraud

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Chiemelie Ezeobi
There seems to be no end to the ordeal the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, as he was, once again arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Ubah was arrested in his Maitama, Abuja residence by a team of EFCC operatives, for failing to respond to earlier summons by the commission concerning his involvement in the billions  of naira fuel subsidy fraud.

However, sources said the arrest might also not be unconnected with the petition by the Chairman of Coscharis, Cosmas Maduka, over a business deal between the duo.