Tag: Death penalty

Jigawa lawmakers approve death penalty for kidnappers, life imprisonment for rapists

The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for the prohibition of violence against…

Nigerian man escapes death penalty in Singapore, acquitted 9-yrs after arrest over alleged capital offense

Nigerian man named Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi has escaped death penalty after Singapore's Court of Appeal reversed its own…

Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder

Days after shooting and killing of a black man identified as Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of…

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors after ‘effectively’ abolishing flogging

Human Rights Commission in Saudi Arabia has announced that the kingdom is ending the death penalty for crimes…

Nasarawa governor signs death penalty bill for kidnappers

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has assented to the Bill which prescribed death penalty for anyone found indulging…

Death Penalty: Reactions Trail Maryam Sanda’s Appeal

It is no longer news that Maryam Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging for allegedly killing her…

Maryam Sanda appeals death penalty

Maryam Sanda has approached the court of appeal, Abuja division and requested the court to set aside the…

Death penalty for ex-Pakistan president thrown out

A Court in Pakistan has overturned the death sentence handed down to former president Pervez Musharraf by declaring…

Hate speech bill: FFK list those that needs to be hanged first before he supports motion

The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday said that he will only give his support to…

Hate Speech Bill: UN Condemns Death Penalty

The United Nations deputy secretary-general Amina J. Muhammed Tuesday said the UN does not support death sentence as…

Senator sponsoring hate speech bill says death penalty will be ‘amended’

Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, who  sponsored  the hate speech bill said the aspect that proposes death penalty for defaulters…

Oyo proposes death penalty for herdsmen who kill farmers

Respite may be coming the way of farmers in Oyo State as a law which prescribes death for…