Tag: amnesty
Okpebholo mulls amnesty for cultists, illegal arm owners
Okpebholo said a technical committee will soon be set up to handle the restitution of cult members and criminally-minded youths…
Lagos extends amnesty for existing buildings without planning permit
The Lagos State Government had in April announced the provision of an amnesty period of 90 days, from 2nd May…
Nigeria: the politics of amnesty between bandits, militants
‘’Bandits’’ are Nigeria’s most deadly adversary -- after insurgents. Should amnesty be extended to them like Niger Delta militants?
Dokubo, others called for alleged diversion of stipends
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Thursday summoned Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty over alleged diversion of stipends…
Amnesty urges govt to investigate violence in Kano re-run polls
Amnesty International has urged Federal Government to investigate alleged cases of political thuggery and violence on journalists and electorate during…
Philippines’ Duterte withdraws amnesty for opposition senator
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Tuesday withdrew amnesty for an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years…
Ethiopia offers amnesty to freed political prisoners
Ethiopia has passed a law that grants amnesty to political prisoners who have been released recently and reverses decades of…
North Korea announces amnesty for Political Prisoners
The Communist Leadership in Pyongyang would grant amnesty to those convicted of crimes against the state in light of North…
Papua killings: Amnesty accuses Indonesian security forces
Security forces in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have unlawfully killed no less than 95 people in the eight years…
SERAP opposes amnesty for Boko Haram
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging…
China grants amnesty to 31,527 prisoners in 5 years
A total of 31,527 prisoners were granted amnesty across China in the past five years, a work report of the…
Trump’s travel ban kicked off vicious circle of ‘hatred’ across globe – Amnesty
U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in January 2017 targeting several Muslim-majority countries kicked off a vicious circle of “hatred,”…
Amnesty winds down reintegration programme — Boroh
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, says the PAP is winding down its re-integration programme in enhancing…
Dogara must end debate on bill to grant full amnesty to treasury looters – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Dogara Yakubu, Speaker, House of Representatives, urging…
Youth Empowerment Will Fast-track Development In Niger Delta
The Coordinator , Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, says adequate empowerment schemes for youths in the Niger Delta…
FG Confirms 236 Ex-Agitators As Amnesty Beneficiaries
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office, has confirmed 236 ex-agitators from Abia as beneficiaries of its amnesty scheme.
Presidential Amnesty Programme begins verification of 236 ex-agitators from Abia
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has begun verification of 236 ex-agitators from Abia benefiting from the programme.
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How SARS ‘get rich’ torturing detainees, demanding bribes for freedom-Amnesty
A Nigerian police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees…
Lagos CJ frees 153 prison inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade Wednesday freed 153 inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum and…
Amnesty for Boko Haram, as Nigerian military sets up committee
The Nigeria Defence Headquarters said on Wednesday that in accordance with a presidential directive, it has inaugurated a national committee…
Renounce cultism, drop arms, get amnesty, Ogun CP tells cultists
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has declared that amnesty will be given to any member…
Amnesty: Nigeria, Netherlands to partner on Niger Delta
John Groffen, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Nigeria, said on Monday that the embassy would collaborate with…
Buhari appoints new Niger Delta Amnesty coordinator
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General P.T. Boroh (rtd.) as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for…
I’m commited to Niger-Delta amnesty programme, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged commitment to prosecuting the amnesty programme in the Niger-Delta with vigour, to bringing about lasting…
Scrap Amnesty Programme, Senator-Elect Tells Buhari
Adi Femi/Kaduna Kaduna senator-elect and President Civil Rights Congress, Comrade Shehu Sani, has urged president-elect Muhammadu Buhari to scrap the…
Ex-Niger Delta Militants To Donate N30m Boko Haram Victims
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Niger Delta militants undergoing the amnesty programme have signified their intention to donate N30 million for the…
The Shocking Extra Judicial Killing Video
On Tuesday, 5 August, Nigerians woke up to see a shocking extra-judicial killing video released by the global human rights…
Fighting Terrorism With Amnesty
By Theophilus Ilevbare Never mind the barefaced denial from Dr. Reuben Abati, Presidential Spokesman that the Commander-In-Chief, President Goodluck Jonathan,…
50 Ex-Militants For Training In Abeokuta Varsity
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta At least 50 former Niger Delta militants will undergo training at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)…
Syria begins prisoners release
Syria has begun releasing prisoners from government jails under a general amnesty announced by President Bashar al-Assad, human rights lawyers…