•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed instruments of clemency and pardon, completing the formal process of exercising his constitutional power of prerogative of mercy to grant relief to selected individuals convicted of various offences. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. ...
•Embattled Police officer Abba Kyari A group of lawyers under the platform, The Blue Pen, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant presidential clemency to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, citing his record of service in the fight against violent crimes and terrorism in Nigeria. The demand was contained in an […...
•Joe Biden United States President, Joe Biden, today announced the granting of pardons to 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and the commutation of sentences for nearly 1,500 others. The move comes just over a week after Biden issued an unconditional pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, reports AFP. The individuals whose sentences wer...
•Seyi Makinde No fewer than 33 inmates from various Nigerian Correctional Centres in Oyo state have been granted clemency. Ten of these inmates were released from custodial centres, while four individuals who were on death row have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment, reports The Nation. Also, 15 inmates had their sentences reduc...
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