Tag: pardon

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AzeezDecember 13, 2017

Pardon IPOB members, Igbo youth in prison | Kanu’s lawyer tells Buhari

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has asked the Federal Government to ...

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AzeezSeptember 13, 2017

Convicted soldiers appeal to Army, Buhari for pardon

Some soldiers who were dismissed by various courts-martial have appealed to the Presidential Investigation Panel to Review Compliance of the Armed ...

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AzeezAugust 29, 2017

“He is a patriot” | Trump defends Joe Arpaio’s pardon

President Donald Trump has publicly restated his reasons for pardoning former Arizona sheriff, Joe Arpaio who was removed from office ...

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AzeezJuly 22, 2017

Russia investigation: Donald Trump says ‘US president has complete power to pardon’

US President Donald Trump has said he has “the complete power to pardon”, fuelling speculations that he is considering using ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 8, 2016

Opinion: The danger in the proposed rehabilitation of repentant Haramites

Frankly speaking, this is the least I will comprehend from Buhari and his government, not even in my daydreams. It’s ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 31, 2016

‘Buhari should recover diverted arms funds and pardon the looters’

The General-Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet Kayode Abiara has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon the looters ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMay 23, 2015

Buhari may pardon soldiers on death row – Femi Falana

by Kolapo Olapoju Leading lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, says that President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, may commute the sentences ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 7, 2014

Spared from death: Delta state governor pardons 77-year-old death row inmate

by Iyobosa Omorogie Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has granted a total pardon to a 77-year-old man, Dickson Umukoro, and two ...

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April 14, 2013

Alamieyeseigha’s pardon is in order, Reuben Abati maintains

by Akan Ido The Presidency is maintaining that it has no regret over the pardon given to former Bayelsa governor, ...

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April 9, 2013

Stop misapplying the law on state pardon: Speaker Tambuwal warns President Jonathan

by Isi Esene Speaker, House of Representatives,  Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday in Abuja spoke against the misapplication of the law ...

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March 21, 2013

Ade Adefuye: The invented America’s displeasure over Alamieyeseigha’ presidential pardon

by Prof. Ade Adefuye To ascribe the Alamieyeseigha factor as the reason for Bill Gates’ cancellation of his trip to ...

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March 20, 2013

Opinion: Alamieyeseigha’s pardon – When comedy becomes the norm

by Stanley Chinkata If one is to compile a detailed account of Alamieyeseigha and Bulama’s dealings while in office, one ...

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March 18, 2013

Opinion: Of state pardon and Ribadu’s frustrations

by Danlami Ibrahim Maikano The same government that showed this lackadaisical gait in dealing with this clear case of disservice ...

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March 18, 2013

Opinion: A moot pardon – President Jonathan ‘don fall our hand’

by Wale Odunsi In good conscience, GEJ should not have easily erased the ex-convict tag off a man accused of ...

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March 18, 2013

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Letter to Alamieyeseigha – Not all who steal are thieves…

by Alkasim Abdulkadir   Another bunch of your jealous political detractors now came up with the malicious rumours that your ...

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March 17, 2013

Opinion: There’s no law against granting of pardon to criminals, but…

by Lanre Olagunju Yes, we can’t stop President Jonathan from having a thief as a mentor and former boss, but ...

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March 17, 2013

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Finding my voice again (Y! FrontPage)

How do you continue to shout at a government that has had almost no single arrest or conviction of a ...

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March 17, 2013

Tatalo Alamu: The wages of arbitrary rule

by Tatalo Alamu Jonathan ought to be commended for showing courage and statesmanship in granting state pardon to the victims ...

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March 17, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Mr. President, what’s going on here?

by Simon Kolawole Another message you have sent out, Your Excellency, is that the anti-graft agencies are wasting their time. ...

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March 16, 2013

Alamieyeseigha presidential pardon: “The critics are just being mischievous” – Reuben Abati

by Isi Esene The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has come out strongly ...

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July 27, 2012

“Habitual offender” rapes 95-year-old grandmother

by Isi Esene A serial offender in Johannesburg has been accused of raping a 94-year-old grandmother in her home in ...

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