Death Penalty
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Metro News
Edo Governor Signs Law Imposing Death Penalty, 21-Year Jail Term For Cultists And Sponsors
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed into law the Secret Cult and Similar Activities (Prohibition) Law,…
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Law Enforcement
Legal Experts Call For Abolition Of Death Penalty In Nigeria
Legal experts are advocating for the end of the death penalty in Nigeria, arguing that its use fails to…
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Metro News
Senate Passes Bill Enforcing Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers
The Nigerian Senate has given its approval to a bill that imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers in the…
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Litigation
Court Sentences Prophet, One Other To Death For Killing LASU Student
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikire, on Monday, convicted and sentenced to death Prophet Philip Segun, 42, and…
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Malaysia’s Parliament Ends Death Penalty
Malaysia’s lower house, on Monday, approved legal reforms to abolish the mandatory death penalty for some offences. The amendments would…
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Metro News
Zambia: IBAHRI Welcomes Death Penalty Abolition
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) commends Zambia and President Hakainde Hichilema for passing Penal Code (Amendment) Bill…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Abuja Lawyer, Ajulo Canvasses Abrogation Of Death Penalty
The rights activist, who expressed happiness for saving the life of Bamiteko in the Court of Appeal sitting in Ado…
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Foreign News
Campaigners Hail Historic Sierra Leone Move To End Death Penalty
Human rights campaigners have hailed a “historic” decision by Sierra Leone’s Parliament to unanimously vote to abolish the death penalty,…
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