Death Penalty

A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday sentenced Victor Solomon, a well-known local figure popularly called "Zidane," to death by...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State has affirmed the death sentence passed on Abdulmalik Tanko for the killing...

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a...

Abuja, Nigeria – In a significant legislative push to combat Nigeria's escalating kidnapping crisis, the Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed for...

Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally, indicating a sharp increase that...

Saudi Arabia has executed 213 people so far in 2024, more than it has in any other calendar year on record, as...

Alabama on Thursday executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who held his breath in vain as officials asphyxiated him with nitrogen...

The Maldivian government has announced its plans to implement the death penalty, a move that has triggered immediate debate and...

Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, defying an...

Glynn Simmons is US’s longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of crime