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Bernard Dayo November 25, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Probe of Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema’s $44.9m wire deal link with Amnesty cash begins

A probe to establish a link between the $44.9 million wire deal traced to Air Peace chairman Allen Onyema in the United States and the Presidential Amnesty Office has reportedly began. It was…

Bernard Dayo May 24, 2019

The Late 5: Flying Eagles demolish Qatar 4-0 in U-20 World Cup opener; Masari approves death penalty for cattle rustling, kidnapping in Katsina | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Supreme Court uphold's Governor Fayemi's election The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Kayode Fayemi as the governor of Ekiti.…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 21, 2017

Billionaire kidnapper, Evans, may face death penalty as Lagos Govt signs kidnapping bill

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has signed, the state kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016 into law. The law prescribes Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of Kidnapping…

Editor June 17, 2017

Should billionaire kidnapper, Evans, get the death penalty?

by Alexander O. Onukwue One of the aims of the criminal justice system is to ensure that justice is delivered for every crime that is perpetrated, to satisfy the injured,…

Itunuoluwa April 21, 2017

State of Arkansas executes first death row inmate in a decade

Arkansas executed convicted murderer Ledell Lee, the state's first inmate put to death in more than a decade. Lee, 51, was administered the lethal injection at 11:44 p.m. local time…

Azeez February 1, 2017

Ambode signs death penalty for kidnappers into law

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed the kidnapping prohibition bill which imposes a penalty of life imprisonment on kidnapping for ransom. The law also stipulates that where a victim…

Oreoluwa Peters September 2, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘Govt should consider the death penalty for rapists’ (WATCH)

Rape is such an hideous crime that many believe stiffer punishments should be issued out to rapists considering the effect it has on the victims is devastating. On today's #30Days30Voices,…

Kolapo Olapoju September 9, 2015

Labour ‘supports death penalty’ for corrupt politicians

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have advocated for capital punishment to be meted out to anyone found guilty of corruption in the country. Ayuba Wabba, President of the…

Kolapo Olapoju December 18, 2014

2 men sentenced to death for stealing fowls

by Temitope Onitiju When Nigerian politicians get away with stealing billions of naira, two thieves are on death row for poaching fowls... For stealing fowls, two men have been condemned to…

June 6, 2014

‘She deserves to be executed,’ says brother of woman facing death penalty for marrying a Christian

by Zara Mustapha Brother of the Sudanese woman facing the death penalty for ‘abandoning her Islamic faith’ has said she 'should be executed' if she continues to be a Christian. 27-year-old Meriam…

July 31, 2013

Bill recommending death penalty for kidnappers passes 2nd reading in Edo

by Rachel Ogbu The Edo State House of Assembly are considering passing a bill seeking to prohibit kidnapping and other matters connected to it with an option for the death penalty for…

July 28, 2013

Monster rage: Chinese toddler, 2, dies after being thrown to the ground in a row over parking space

A two-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of her pram and thrown to the ground by a man during a row with her mother over a parking space.…

June 25, 2013

The Edo death penalty – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze But then, and to be honest, there will always be, in a country like Nigeria, the disquieting feeling of two justice systems, one for the rich, and…

June 25, 2013

Death by hanging: Edo executes 4 convicts on death row, Amnesty Int’l kicks

by Rachel Ogbu Four convicted criminals have been executed in Edo State, government officials confirmed on Monday. The criminals had been on death row for years but were recently executed…

June 16, 2013

Poetic justice? Daughter, 18, cuts off her father’s head for allegedly raping her

A teenage girl chopped her father's head clean off with a bush knife after he raped her in their home in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Now residents of…

May 16, 2013

Kidnapping & robbery: Bus driver, trader, others get the death penalty in Delta

by Rachel Ogbu A 32-year-old commercial bus driver along with three others has received death sentences for armed robbery, kidnapping in Delta state. First bus driver, Efe Taire was sentenced to…

April 22, 2013

Boston bomber charged on his Boston hospital bed – and could face the death penalty (DETAILS)

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could die for his crimes. The hospitalized 19-year-old was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property — and will…

April 2, 2013

Just sick: Man facing the death penalty for sexually assaulting 6-month-old to death (PICTURED)

Steven Smith, a condemned Ohio killer, is making an unusual plea for mercy ahead of his scheduled execution next month. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections) COLUMBUS, Ohio…

January 29, 2013

Bayelsa to set the death penalty for kidnapping, “I will not hesistate to sign their death warrants” – Governor Dickson

by Chi Ibe The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Monday, said he would not hesitate to sign death warrants of convicted kidnappers. Reacting to the latest abduction of Festus…

November 14, 2012

“Send ministers and all the thieves to their early graves” – Dino Melaye calls for capital punishment for corruption

by Rachel Ogbu Dino Melaye A group, Anti-Corruption Network, on Tuesday said it “subscribed fully” to the inclusion of capital punishment in the nation’s legal system saying it would…

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