Zimbabwe has taken a historic step by abolishing the death penalty, ending a practice that has not been enforced for nearly two decades. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who personally experienced a death sentence during the 1960s independence...
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death for stealing chicken in Nigeria's South-West state of Osun, has been granted a pardon, state Governor Ademola Adeleke announced in the exercise of his Prerogative of...
By Enyichukwu Enemanna US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised outgoing President Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of nearly all federal prisoners on death row, describing the decision as senseless. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death...
By Enyichukwu Enemanna US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 out of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President next month. Trump, during his...
By Enyichukwu Enemanna A once highly influential Defence Minister in Guinea, Mohamed Diané, has been sentenced to a five-year jail term for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering. The court also ordered him to pay...
By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s anti-graft agency - the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 792 suspects in a major raid on a building allegedly used as a hub for international online fraud. The suspects...
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