Tag: #Presidentialpardon

Nov

2025

National tears as S’Court upholds death sentence for farmer who disarmed, killed herdsman in Self-defence”

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National tears as S'Court upholds death sentence for farmer who disarmed, killed herdsman in Self-defence” "A controversial Supreme Court ruling upholding the death sentence of farmer Sunday Jackson—who killed a herdsman in alleged self-defence—has sparked national outrage, legal criticism, and a rapidly growing petition demanding a presidential pardon." In a case that has ignited nationwide debate and raised serious concerns about the credibility of Nigeria’s justice system, 29-year-old farmer and student, Mr. Sunday Jackson, from Dong Community in Demsa LGA of Adamawa State, has been sentenced to death by hanging for what many believe was an act of self-defence during…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

End Death Penalty, Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria *Laud Tinubu’s clemency move

NATIONAL NEWS#2025WorldDayAgainsttheDeathPenalty, #ASFFrance, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Enddeathpenalty, #Presidentialpardon, #Tinubu'sclemencymove

End Death Penalty, Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria*Laud Tinubu’s clemency move Following widespread reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s recent presidential pardon, the governments of Germany and Australia, along with Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France—also known as Lawyers Without Borders—have called for urgent action toward abolishing the death penalty in Nigeria. The call came during the screening of a film titled “Just Mercy” in Abuja, organised by ASF France to mark the 2025 World Day Against the Death Penalty. The two countries and the human rights organisation commended President Tinubu for commuting the sentences of seven death-row inmates to life…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

‘Clemency or Complicity?’ — Atiku Blasts Tinubu Over ‘Reckless’ Presidential Pardon

NATIONAL NEWS#AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, #Atikulambaststinubuoverpresidentialpardon, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Clemency, #Presidentialpardon

‘Clemency or Complicity?’ — Atiku Blasts Tinubu Over ‘Reckless’ Presidential Pardon Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as a “reckless and morally indefensible” use of presidential pardon, saying the recent exercise “undermines justice and emboldens criminality.” In a statement issued on Sunday, Atiku said the latest round of clemency granted by the Tinubu administration betrays the true intent of the constitutional power it represents, arguing that it has become “a mockery of justice and a blow to national morality.” “The recent announcement of a presidential pardon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…