Tag: pardon
I have ‘absolute’ power to pardon myself – Trump
President Donald Trump on Monday said he had committed no wrongdoing but had “absolute” legal power to pardon himself, echoing…
Ayade grants state pardon to 34 inmates
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has granted a state pardon to 34 inmates serving various jail terms in Calabar…
CJ pardons 28 awaiting trial inmates
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Bello Abbas, has granted pardon to 28 awaiting trial inmates in the Sokoto…
Breaking: Israel PM backs pardon for soldier
Israeli Prime Minister (PM), Benjamin Netanyahu has called for pardon of soldier convicted of manslaughter for the killing of wounded…
Whistleblower, Edward Snowden, begs Obama for pardon
Edward Snowden argued in a new interview that his massive leak of NSA surveillance activities was “not only morally right”…
Ramadan: Group seeks pardon for 54 convicted soldiers
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant presidential pardon this Ramadan…
Open Letter To President Buhari
Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, President & Commander-in-chief, of the Armed Forces, Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. Request for presidential pardon for…
Oshiomhole begs Buhari to pardon 66 soldiers charged with mutiny
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant Presidential pardon to the…
Onaiyekan demands pardon for corrupt officials
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Friday urged the Federal Government to pardon those involved in money…
A Pardon Well Deserved
The decision of the Nigerian Army to re-instate 2,500 soldiers and 102 officers who were dismissed and put on trial…
Prisoner on death row misses pardon over appeal
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A 22-year old prisoner on the death row in Delta state Wednesday narrowly missed the chance of getting…
Ideal Pardon Conditions
There is a warped logic in government’s explanation that former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, deserves pardon The pardon…
Bill Gates cancelled visit not related to Alamieyeseigha
The presidency said on Monday that Microsoft founder, Bill Gates’ did not cancel his visit to Nigeria in protest against…
Alamieyesiegha And The Travails Of A Diminished People
By Osuolale Alalade It has not come as a surprise that the presidency, through its senior combative and loquacious mouthpiece,…
Pardon For Alams: Afenifere, Aturu, Keyamo Slam Jonathan
The Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, activist, Bamidele Aturu, Festus Keyamo, former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa and others…
In the spirit of Christmas, Pope forgives butler
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday pardoned his former butler Paolo Gabriele, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for…