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Trump pardons convicted bank robber amid RNC convention

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now…

Covid-19: Kogi Governor pardons 50 convicts

Richard Elesho/ Lokoja Freedom has finally come for 12 inmates of Kotonkarffi Correctional Centre in…

Independence: Kogi Gov pardons 31 inmates, commutes sentences for 13 others

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has granted pardon to 31 inmates and commuted sentences…

N15bn fraud trial: Appeal Court nullifies Tambuwal’s pardon for accused persons

Press Statement A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided…

NGO appeals to Buhari, Okorocha to order release of 100-year-old prisoner

Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC), a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and…

Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire grants amnesty to wife of ex-leader Gbagbo

President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire has declared an amnesty for Simone Gbagbo, who had…

Ekiti CJ pardons 44 inmates

The Ekiti Chief Judge, Justice Ayo Daramola, on Thursday granted pardon to 44 inmates of…

Egyptian President pardons 712 prisoners

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt on Wednesday pardoned 712 prisoners, the state news agency MENA…

Trump says he has ‘absolute’ power to pardon himself

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had committed no wrongdoing but had “absolute” legal…

Easter: Okowa pardons 5, commutes 30 to life imprisonment

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has commuted 30 convicts on death row…