Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of failing to ensure justice for victims and survivors of the #EndBadGovernance protests, one year after the demonstrations... Read More
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IPOB Rejects Amnesty, Demands Biafra Referendum, Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected a call for amnesty from the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanu, declaring it “baseless and... Read More
Ukraine govt offers amnesty, $40,000 each to Russian soldiers who surrender
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Ukraine on Tuesday offered Russian soldiers money and promised them immunity from punishment if they surrender. “Make your decision. Come out without weapon, with white... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the possibility of negotiating with or granting amnesty to bandits and insurgents. The president spoke Thursday through his Chief... Read More
Buhari not serious about peace talks, must personally lead peace talks – Bandits
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As Northern Nigeria continues to grapple with banditry and associated ills like kidnapping, President Muhammadu Buhari has been offered an opportunity to bring it all... Read More
Politics of Amnesty: Like Niger Delta Militants, Like Bandits – By Fredrick Nwabufo
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Did the activities of militants in the Niger Delta qualify as crime? Hell Yes! Militancy and kidnapping were a profitable pursuit in that oil-rich region... Read More
“Don’t negotiate with bandits” – Supreme Islamic Council scribe warns govt
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The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof Is-haq Oloyede has advised the Federal and state governments against negotiating with bandits,... Read More
It’s ridiculous to compare N’Delta militants with herdsmen – PANDEF replies Sheikh Gumi
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The spokesman for the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Mr Ken Robinson, has faulted popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for urging the government to... Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says those criticising Zamfara for granting amnesty to bandits were being unfair to the state government.... Read More
The Sudanese government on Friday published a decree, granting full and unequivocal amnesty to dozens of rebel leaders and thousands of rebel elements, two days... Read More
The Osun government, on Thursday, commenced the process of returning recovered looted items to their respective owners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports... Read More
N712bn Unaccounted for by Officials of Presidential Amnesty Programme – NSA
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The National Security Adviser to the President retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, says N712 billion has remained unaccounted for by former officials of the Presidential... Read More
He said rather than grant captured Boko Haram fighters Amnesty, they could be held as prisoners of war until after the war ... Read More
Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta), has called on the Federal Government to shelve alleged plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme... Read More
Senator for Borno South and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has warned the Federal Government to stop giving amnesty to... Read More
Falana Advocates Amnesty For 12 Soldiers Sentenced To Death For Mutiny
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has addressed the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in a letter which he wrote to request... Read More
The Kwara Chief Judge, Justice Sulyman Kawu, on Wednesday at the Mondala and Oke-kura correctional centres, granted amnesty to 46 inmates. The chief judge... Read More
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has pardoned 93 inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional Centres across the state, as part of measures to... Read More
101 Prison Inmates Granted Amnesty In Kwara State Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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The Kwara State government has granted 101 prison inmates freedom due to the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak ordered the release of 101 inmates... Read More
The Delta Government has granted amnesty to 150 convicts in the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Services across the state as part of... Read More
The Nigerian Correctional Service says 63 inmates in Plateau have been granted amnesty by the state government. SEE ALSO: Why Nigerians must question FG’s School... Read More
The Federal Government has granted amnesty to 217 inmates of Correctional Centres in Adamawa State, to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Umar... Read More
Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has pardoned more than 6,000 prisoners in his second amnesty decree, to quell political unrest that has gripped the country for... Read More
The Sokoto state government has granted amnesty to about 8,000 suspected ghost workers and those collecting abnormal salaries under its payroll. Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki,... Read More
Niger State Government has granted amnesty to 13 suspected armed robbers
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Niger State Government has granted amnesty to 13 suspected armed bandits that were arrested by security operatives along Kontonkoro axis in Magama Local Government Area... Read More
Following a surety and reconciliation meeting that was held on Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Katsina, North-west governors have issued a cease-fire between security groups... Read More
Some criminals who have continuously terrorized travelers on some expressways in Rivers State have revealed the original motive behind their activities. Recall that for some... Read More
Former agitators in the Niger Delta region have made some bold statements, threatening to embark on a protest that will disturb activities in the Federal... Read More
A Philippine court issued an arrest warrant against an opposition senator on Tuesday, almost a month after President Rodrigo Duterte revoked an amnesty granted to... Read More
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Venezuela’s security forces of thousands of extrajudicial executions targeting mainly poor young men. According to the report, COFAVIC, a Venezuelan... Read More
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