Tag: Death Sentence
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Edo assembly approves death sentence for kidnapping
The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the State Kidnapping prohibition law 2025 and approved death sentence for offenders. The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause.
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Cancer not a death sentence – Expert
A medical expert, Dr Veronica Agana, has debunked the widespread belief that cancer is a death sentence.
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Nigerian senate approves death sentence for hard drug offenders
Henceforth, anyone found guilty of peddling or dealing with cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into the country will be sentenced to death according to the Nigerian senate. The Upper Chamber on Thursday approved death penalty for drug dealers in the country. The Senate also approved capital punishment for manufacturers, traffickers and people involving in…
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140 inmates on death row awaiting execution in Kano
One hundred and forty inmates on death row are awaiting execution in Kano State, Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kano State Command, Mr Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa has said.
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Domestic staff to die for killing employer, daughter
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu to death by hanging for killing his employer, an 89-year-old woman Ajoke John and her daughter, Oreoluwa in Lagos.
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Death sentence on Islamic cleric excites group in Zamfara
A Zamfara-based Islamic group on Wednesday in Gusau commended Kano Upper Shari’a Court for convicting an Islamic scholar, Abduljabbar Kabara to death by hanging for blasphemy. The Kano Upper Shari’a Court sentenced Kabara to death by hanging on Dec. 15, 2022,
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Killers of UNILORIN student sentenced to death by hanging
After one and half year legal tussle, an Ilorin High Court on Tuesday sentenced killers of Olajide Blessing Omowumi, a 300 level student of the University of Ilorin, to death by hanging.
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BREAKING: Uduak Frank Akpan sentenced to death by hanging for gruesome murder of Iniubong Umoren
Uduak Frank Akpan has been sentenced to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of Iniubong Umoren. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Akpan was sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday.
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BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER: Supreme court maintains death sentence for Tsarnaev
Tsarnaev, who is now 28, will remain on death row at Colorado’s supermax prison.
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Court sentences man to death by hanging for culpable homicide
Court sentences man to death by hanging for culpable homicide