death penalty

Ganduje wants death penalty for kidnappers in Kano

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has directed the state ministry of Justice to review…

Banditry: Zamfara to invoke death penalty on informants

 Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has declared that the state government may soon start implementing…

‘End death penalty now’, UN chief urges countries

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on the UN Member States to put an immediate…

Cultism, robbery, others to attract death penalty in Rivers

The bill prescribing death penalty for cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and light arms proliferation in…

UN chief urges world leaders to abolish death penalty

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on all countries which have not forbidden the…

Ambode Okays Death Penalty For Kidnappers

…Signs Anti-Kidnapping, Sporting Bills Into Law …Gov’s Assent Direct Response To Kidnapping, Says Speaker Lagos…

Lagos Assembly approves death penalty for kidnappers

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday approved death sentence for kidnappers, whose victims…

Indonesia defends death penalty for drug dealers

Amidst criticisms from international community, Indonesia has stood firm in defending its death penalty punishment…

Corruption: China lists criteria for death penalty

China has explained the criteria to be used to determine who among convicted corrupt Chinese…

Ban Ki Moon worried about death penalty in UN members states

United Nations  Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, says he is deeply concerned that some UN member states…