Tag: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Kidnappers deserve death penalty – Remi Tinubu
First lady Remi Tinubu has called on state governors and lawmakers to prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping.
Mrs Tinubu stated this on Friday in...
Ekiti bishop wants capital punishment for rapists
The Bishop of Ekiti
Diocese of Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev Christopher Omotunde, has called on the
state government to enact a law that will attract maximum...
Woman sentenced to death for killing neighbour over bench in Ajegunle
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 36-year-old woman,
Stella Gilbert, to death for stabbing her neighbour, Stella Godwin, to death
during a fight at their...
Nasarawa school principal, teachers suspended for barbaric flogging of students
The Principal of Government Science Secondary School, Nassarawa-Eggon, and three other officials have been suspended for one month for meting out corporal punishment to...
Warning: Kidnappers are liable to be executed in Oyo State
Kidnapping in Oyo State now attracts capital punishment in the event of the death of a victim while in captivity of the abductors.
However, a...
Indonesian president stands firm on execution of Nigerians, others for drug...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his decision to reject clemency for the Nigerians and other foreigners on death row for drug smuggling, but...