Former minister Ngige arraigned over alleged N2.2bn contract fraud, remanded in Kuje prison

Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, was on Friday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N2.2bn contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered that the former minister be remanded at the Kuje prison pending the hearing of his bail application, […]

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Former Minister, Agunloye remanded in Kuje prison

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Chief Olu Agunloye, at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, pending the hearing and determination of his bail application. Agunloye, Nigerian minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and also […]

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Names of 69 alleged Boko Haram members who escaped from Kuje prison released (Full list)

Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released the names and pictures of 69 escaped inmates who were arrested and remanded on charges of terrorism. Following an attack allegedly orchestrated by the Islamic for West Africa Province (ISWAP) on the facility, the 69 inmates escaped from the Kuje medium custodial centre in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday night. […]

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