Tag: amnesty

Defaulters will be prosecute after February 2018.

Australia now has some of the strictest and most effective gun laws globally.

The bill seeks to grant looters amnesty against probe, inquiry or prosecution after fulfilling certain conditions.

The Shiite leader has been held without charge since December 2015.

The governor pledged to provide money and jobs to repentant criminals.

“Many people appear to have been summarily shot dead," Amnesty International said.

“The government decides to employ dialogue after it had used force by about 80 per cent and yielded no much ...

It will “save the judiciary and other law enforcement agencies the agony of fruitlessly pursuing the looters in and out ...

Mr. Adegboruwa's suggestion came following a reported ambush by the Boko Haram group of over a dozen officers and soldiers ...

Archbishop Onaiyekan rejects plea bargain.

The EFCC says it follows the rule of law.

The amnesty office says the payments will be made in batches.

The committee said it has “achieved a lot.” The Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki, on Thursday said that engaging ...

The sect’s leader stated this in a new video. The Boko Haram sect has denied entering into any ceasefire agreement ...

The emir of Kano condemned government’s previous lukewarm attitude towards the Boko Haram insurgency. The Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, ...

Most Nigerians will be happier if members of Boko Haram sect are held accountable for their crimes. Nigerians have disagreed ...

CAN had always opposed the planned amnesty for Boko Haram. The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo ...

The committee is yet to meet with the leader of Boko Haram,  Abubakar Shekau. President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, met ...

The NSCIA made the appeal after its executive council meeting. Garba Abdullahi The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) ...

What do the Nigerian people have to do to be heard by their government? As you read this, President Jonathan ...

The Nigerian cleric urged the government to compensate victims of insurgents’ attacks. The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of ...

The cleric gave advice on how the Boko Haram could be reached. An Islamic cleric, Ado Maikilishi, on Friday urged ...

The committee included clerics, former security officials, civil society activists and others. President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday constituted a Presidential ...

Even before the offer of amnesty was made, it was rejected out of hand. In words dripping with scorn and ...

The amnesty does not address political prisoners. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday issued a general amnesty that covers crimes ...