Death Penalty
Death Penalty: Abduljabbar’s Followers Vows To Appeal Sentence
The followers of convicted Kano cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara said they would appeal the judgment of a Kano Shari’ah...
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3,167 Inmates On Death Row, 52,178 Awaiting Trial In Nigerian Prisons
There are 3,167 inmates on death row, spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. Umar Abubakar said in Abuja on...
Read moreBreaking: Kano Court Sentences Islamic Cleric To Death For Blasphemy
A Kano Upper Shariah Court has on Thursday sentenced the embattled Islamic cleric Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara to death by hanging...
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Two Undergraduates Sentenced To Death For Murder
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin and presided over by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf on Tuesday sentenced two students,...
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LEDAP, HURILAWS CALL FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA.
As the world marks the World Day Against the Use of the Death Penalty, some notable human rights organizations on...
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To Kill Or Not To Kill: Unending Debate About Death Penalty in Nigeria
The issue of the death penalty has continued to stir emotions across Nigeria’s social and political divides,
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Court Sentence Man To Death By Hanging In Ebonyi
A high court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a man, Lucky Godwin to death by hanging for...
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Outrage As Two Iranian LGBTQ Activists Are Sentenced To Death
Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for "corruption on earth," Iran's state news agency IRNA said Monday. One of them, Zahra...
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