Smiling Dariye, Nyame, Finally Leave Prison Four Months After Buhari’s Pardon

Some four months after being benefitting from President Muhammadu Buhari’s comprehensive pardon early in the year, former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and a former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, have finally emerged from behind the prison walls, on Monday, as free men. Pictures of the smiling ex-convicts, who were jailed for various acts of corruption including stealing from the public purse, but received state pardons from Buhari, a well criticised development from the public, emerging from the prison gates and entering exotic vehicles, have made it in…

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Kuje Prison Attack: NCoS Speaks On Whereabout Of Osinachi’s Husband, Wadume

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during Friday’s jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, NCoS, Chukwuedo Humphrey, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Tuesday in Abuja that the two inmates were still in custody. Some media reports had claimed that Osinachi’s husband and Wadume escaped during Friday’s terrorists’ attack on the custodial centre. NAN reports that terrorists, who attacked…

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