Amnesty » Page 3 of 3

Tag: AmnestyTag: <span>Amnesty</span>

April 14, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Amnesty for Boko Haram – Let’s have the debate we badly need

by Simon Kolawole For me, the issue now is not whether or not to grant amnesty and employ dialogue to put an end to this bloodshed. History, dare I say,…

April 13, 2013

Dele Momodu: The monestisation of fresh air

by Dele Momodu Paying for amnesty was a double jeopardy on the part of government. It was an admission of guilt and a confirmation that government had failed in its…

April 12, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram rejects amnesty offer – now what? I have 4 suggestions

by Zainab Usman “Mr Shekau said his group had done no wrong and so an amnesty would not be applicable to them. It was the Nigerian government that was committing…

April 12, 2013

“Boko Haram members give Islam a bad name” – Ayo Oritsejafor

by Rachel Ogbu The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has criticised Boko Haram’s refusal on an amnesty deal with the Federal Government. CAN believes the Islamic group was trying to make…

April 11, 2013

We should grant you pardon – Boko Haram leader rejects amnesty

by Isi Esene Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram has responded to the call for amnesty for his group saying it is not necessary because…

April 11, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Sometimes the ‘devil’s alternative’ is the best alternative

by Olusegun Adeniyi The bottom-line in all these is that granting amnesty to Boko Haram, if that is the option eventually recommended, should not be construed as a sign of…

April 10, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Dancing with ghosts, ignoring the dead

by Okey Ndibe In an ideal situation, the government would insist on prosecuting those who make it their business to terrorize, maim and murder. But a compelling counter argument can…

April 9, 2013

Allen Ogedengbe: Why Alamieyesiegha is lying about oil production in Nigeria [GRAPHS]

by Allen Ogedengbe The infamous Nazi propagandist, Goebbels said: If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. This seems to be the case regarding the above urban legend and…

April 8, 2013

You are all cowards, me too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze [L-R] Chike Ogeah, Delta commissioner for information; Gov. Rotimi Amaechi; Gov. Kayode Fayemi and Tonye Cole, Sahara Energy at the TFA Symposium Rewriting the history books is…

April 5, 2013

President Jonathan reportedly sets up committee on Boko Haram amnesty

by Rachel Ogbu It seems like the support for granting amnesty to Boko Haram members has got President Goodluck Jonathan’s attention. Yesterday, during a meeting with security chiefs he set up a…

April 2, 2013

Matthew Kukah calls for amnesty for Boko Haram in Easter Message (READ)

by Matthew Hassan Kukah Bishop-Matthew-Hassan-Kukah Rather than look at the issues of amnesty in the light of the past, present and future of the nation, we have focused more on…

March 21, 2013

“They are not ghosts”: Bola Tinubu backs Boko Haram amnesty

by Rachel Ogbu In the case of granting amnesty to Boko Haram militants first suggested by the Sultan of Sokoto, former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday openly supported the…

March 20, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram – Between amnesty and dialogue for the ghosts of terror

by Theophilus Ilevbare In what has become a public show of genuflection, prominent Nigerians from the north has since echoed the sentiments of the sultan to grant amnesty to a…

March 11, 2013

Opinion: A lethal combination of amnesty and amnesia

by Wole Olabanji The reality however is that giving every region its own quota of amnesty only assures one thing, an endless and increasingly more vicious cycle of uprisings. The…

March 11, 2013

YNaija Editorial: No country for amnesty

by Editorial Board Surely, the rise of militancy in Nigeria demands action that is more carefully conceived and better executed... The best time to punish a criminal…

March 6, 2013

Boko Haram needs a presidential amnesty handout for peace to reign – Sultan of Sokoto

by Rachel Ogbu The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III has suggested that if the Federal government offered a presidential amnesty to even one member of the Boko Haram sect, could make…

January 26, 2013

Opinion: What does Dokubo-Asari really want?

by Ebitebe Akpoemi He cuts a pitiable picture if he rubbishes a nationally and globally hailed amnesty programme on the basis of a President’s exaltation of due process and protection…

January 10, 2013

Opinion: Has the Amnesty programme gone terribly wrong?

by Sabella Abidde The question many indigenes of the oil-producing communities have asked is this: “Why is Jonathan so indifferent to the problems and challenges of the…

November 25, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: (In)security (YNaija Frontpage)

I keep trying to have faith in our security operatives but they never help their case. If I were to get N50, for every time government and security agencies in…

November 1, 2012

TICKER: Amnesty International report today accuses Nigerian Army of “serious” human rights abuse

Nigerian security forces have carried out serious human rights abuses in their campaign against the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Amnesty International says. The rights group, in a report released Thursday,…

October 27, 2012

TICKER: Ex-militants allege nonpayment of election largesse

Ex-militants who claimed to be in the third phase of the Western Delta Wing of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme on Friday alleged that the amnesty office in Ondo State…

September 4, 2012

3rd phase of FG’s Amnesty Programme: Ex-agitators and informants admitted

by Isi Esene The number of Niger Delta Amnesty beneficiaries is set to swell to 30,000 with the admittance of 3,642 more ex-agitators to the 26,368 who were part of…

August 23, 2012

“God will bring them down as David brought down Goliath” – Ayo Oritsejafor on the sponsors of Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has faulted the Federal Government's decision to engage in unconditional dialogue with the Boko Haram…

August 14, 2012

Ijaw youth demand automatic employment from Chevron, threaten violence

by Akan Ido The uncomfortable unemployment situation in the country has taken a new turn as the Kombot Employment Front, KEF, is handing Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) a seven-day ultimatum…

June 24, 2012

“Jonathan is indecisive, vindictive, petty, and I pity him” – Henry Okah

by Hauwa Gambo Henry Okah, Niger-Delta activist accused of the October 1 2010 bombings in Abuja has remained locked up in a South African jail - even as he continues…

March 21, 2012

More, Please – Asari Dokubo rejects N74 billion amnesty for ex-militants

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Monday stated that the N74bn meant for the rehabilitation of ex-militants from the Niger Delta region, made public…

22

16°C

Please add your widgets.