LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young boy who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is reportedly languishing in the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos State. According to reports, the boy was returning from work when he was apprehended by a group…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has shared how he provided meals for over 2,500 inmates during his time at KiriKiri prison. In an Instagram post made on his page on Sunday, Bobrisky disclosed his efforts to assist the inmates by sharing videos of the food items he distributed. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 35-year old man, Nwofe Chibueze, has landed in trouble for allegedly pretending to be dead during a clash with Police operatives from Idimu Division. His purported death was circulated on social media alleging that the Police killed him in Lagos State. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the purported death of Chibueze caused serious…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cleric of the Celestial Church of Christ, Alpha and Omega, Ashipa Parish 4, David Oshoffa has been remanded at Kirikiri Correction Centre, over the poisoning of two siblings, Michael and Mahoklo Agbah, at Seme Border, in Badagry area of Lagos state. Oshoffa was arraigned on three counts bordering on murder of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A warder attached to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos State, Kayode Fatombi, has been arrested by the police for allegedly aiding the escape of some prison inmates. Sunday PUNCH gathered that three men were arrested by the police for alleged robbery and kidnapping. They were subsequently arraigned before the Lagos State High…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has remanded the founder of ‘I Reign Christian Ministry’, Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members (name withheld). According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly committed the offences sometime in June 2020 in Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki,…
iri Prison LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Convicted actor and an inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kirikiri, Olarewaju Omiyinka James alias Baba Ijesha may be doing time at the prison for a despicable act of child molestation but among his inmates he has become something of a hero. Baba Ijesha was said to have…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State, on Sunday, said no fewer than 353 inmates are currently on death row at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesman of the Service, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed the number in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. According to him, about 210 inmates…