6 h. ago China Issues Death Sentences To Five Members Of Myanmar Gang

Five defendants were given life imprisonment, while sentences ranging from three to 20 years were given to nine others. The post China Issues Death Sentences To Five Members Of Myanmar Gang appeared first on Channels Television.

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5 d. ago ‘Pardoning Maryam Sanda Was Right Thing To Do’, Sheikh Gumi Defends Tinubu’s Decision

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has thrown his weight behind the presidential pardon earlier granted to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2020 for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, describing it as an act of mercy consistent with Islamic principles. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had initially granted […]

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6 d. ago UPDATED: Tinubu reduces Maryam Sanda’s death sentence to 12 years

Sanda’s sentence was commuted from death by hanging to a 12-year jail term based on "compassionate grounds, in the interest of the children and good conduct, embraced new lifestyle, model prisoner, and remorsefulness."

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7 d. ago Court sentences three to death by hanging for robbing woman in EKiti

An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced two brothers and their female friend to death by hanging for robbing an 87-year-old woman of N147,000 and a watch.

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2 w. ago Nigerian Woman Faces Life Sentence For Leaving Daughter To Suffocate To Death In Texas

A 36-year-old Nigerian immigrant, Gbemisola Akayinode, has been charged with felony murder in Texas after allegedly leaving her 9-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, to die from extreme heat inside a parked car while she was at work. According to court documents, the tragic incident occurred on July 1, 2025, when Akayinode drove to her job at the […]

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2 w. ago Court Sentences 2 To Death For Killing Varsity Lecturer In Kano

A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the murder of a lecturer at Yusuf Maitama Sule University (formerly known as Northwest University), Kano, during a robbery that occurred in 2016. Delivering judgement on Monday, Justice Fatima Adamu found the defendants, Aliyu Hussaini of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters and […]

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3 w. ago Maryam Sanda’s Presidential Pardon, Grave Injustice, Says Slain Husband’s Family

The family of the late Bilyaminu Ahmed Bello has expressed deep pain and disappointment over the recent presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband in 2020. In a statement signed by Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed (Dangaladiman Gwandu), on behalf of the Bello family, they described […]

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3 w. ago State Pardon: Germany, Australia, ASF France Seek Urgent Action Against Death Penalty In Nigeria

Following the outrage over the recent presidential pardon granted some victims by President Bola Tinubu, Germany, Australia and Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France (Lawyers without Borders), have called for urgent action against death sentence in Nigeria. The two countries and the lawyers commended President Bola Tinubu for commuting seven persons on death row to life […]

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3 w. ago Maryam Sanda, Convicted Of Killing Husband, Receives Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon

Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in January 2020. The post Maryam Sanda, Convicted Of Killing Husband, Receives Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon appeared first on Channels Television.

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3 w. ago Tinubu pardons Herbert Macaulay, Vatsa, Lawan, grants clemency to 175 inmates

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, pardoned Mamman Vatsa, who was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, under read more Tinubu pardons Herbert Macaulay, Vatsa, Lawan, grants clemency to 175 inmates

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3 w. ago Tinubu pardons Macaulay, Vatsa, Lawan, grants clemency to 175 inmates

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, pardoned Mamman Vatsa, who was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, under read more Tinubu pardons Macaulay, Vatsa, Lawan, grants clemency to 175 inmates

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