Death penalty awaits kidnappers in Edo – Okpebholo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared that kidnappers apprehended in the state will face the death penalty by…
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Islamic cleric endorses death penalty for whoever changes religion
Dr. Ibrahim Jalingo, the National Chairman of the Council of Ulama and an Islamic cleric, has endorsed death penalty for religious…
JUST IN: Senate approves death penalty for drug traffickers
On Thursday, May 9, the Senate approved the death penalty for people convicted of drug trafficking in the country.
Ogun Govt set to Implement law stating death Penalty for Cultists
The Ogun Government is set to implement a law that will pronounce the death penalty on anyone caught participating in cult…
Jigawa Govt approves death penalty for child rapists
The Jigawa State Government has enacted the child protection law that prescribes the death penalty for rapists without the option…
Monarch seeks death penalty for corrupt officials, ritual killers
The Oluwo of Iwo Land in Osun, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, on Saturday, urged the Federal Government to initiate laws that would…
UN pressure Nigeria to quash death penalty on Kano singer, Sharif-Aminu
A group of United Nations human rights experts has urged Nigerian authorities to quash the death sentence given a singer Yahaya…
Death penalty: Maryam Sanda appeals against court judgment
Following her conviction by an FCT High Court over the alleged killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, Maryam Sanda has…
Ganduje orders death penalty for kidnappers in Kano
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Justice to amend the panel code to death penalty for…
Buhari proposes death penalty for kidnappers, others
Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-Oyo North) on Sunday recommended capital punishment for kidnapping and other forms of violent…