Death Sentence

Yahaya Shariff sentenced to death for Blasphemy by a Kano Sharia Court has allegedly been denied access to his lawyers

The death sentence passed by an Upper Shari'a Court in Kano on singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy has continued to generate reactions across the nation. In a joint statement on Friday, some civil society organisations (CSOs) have…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described  the death sentence passed on eight Nigerians in United Arab Emirate (UAE) as unfortunate. Eight Nigerians were…

A state high court sitting in Birnin Kebbi has sentenced to death one Usman Aliyu, who carelessly knocked down Road Marshal Assistant (RMA III) Muhammad Babangida, a personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps to death. A statement made…

A 19-year-old girl in Sudan who was sentenced to death by a court on Thursday for murdering her husband after he tried to rape her, has called on President Omar Al-Bashir to pardon her as she was forced into a child marriage, and had acted…

An Egyptian court has sentenced 10 people to death after they were convicted of forming a terrorist cell, local media reported on Saturday. The court sentenced five others to life in prison in the same case. The convicts were charged…

The office of Indonesia’s ombudsman has unearthed evidence of rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict in 2016, an official said on Friday. Humphrey Jefferson was still seeking clemency from President Joko Widodo at…

The Army General Court Martial in Borno has sentenced a soldier to death for killing a suspected Boko Haram terrorist. Lance Corporal Hillary Joel was said to have carried out the murder during a cordon and search operation by the army…

Turkish citizens living in Germany would not be allowed to vote in a Turkish referendum on reintroducing the death penalty, a government spokesman said on Friday. “It is politically unthinkable that we would agree to a vote on a matter…

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed death sentence passed on Daniel Kekong for armed robbery. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun delivering the lead judgment held that the apex court was not disposed to setting aside the concurrent decisions…

Last week, a 23-year-old boy identified as Tope Abiodun, was sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for stealing an android LG phone valued at N87, 000. A concerned Nigerian man has appealed…

A High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State has sentenced Moshood Owolabi, a 200-level student of Lead City University, Ibadan, to die by hanging for stabbing his fellow student to death. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Owolabi of the…

Haruna Tonga, who was sentenced to death by a Borno State High Court, for killing his wife’s lover, Adama Ali, has appealed against the death sentence. Tonga has taken the matter to the Court of Appeal in Jos, and wants the sentence…

The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed April 28 to deliver judgment in a death sentence appeal filed by one Daniel Kekong against the Cross River Government. The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen who presided, fixed…