Tag: death sentence

Mr Abiodun said the gesture signaled a break from past grievances and a move towards a more inclusive and compassionate ...

Kano State High Court sentenced Mr Quarong to death by hanging for Killing his girlfriend, Ms Buhari

Ruhollah Zam, whose Amadnews social media feed had more than 1 million followers, was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government ...

Mr Sharif, a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam in ...

The judge said Ms Sanda stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with a clear intent to kill.

The Cairo Criminal Court made the decision after receiving the approval of the Grand Mufti.

The Senate also approved 30 years jail term for anybody that colludes with an abductor.

About 140 defendants had been sentenced to life in the same case.

Three killers including a police officer were sentenced to death.

Mr. Kekong had challenged the decision of the Court of Appeal, Calabar made on Oct.28, 2014.

The four men were found guilty of conspiracy and armed robbery.

Africa’s most populous nation handed down 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year.

The convict struck his victims’ heads with a pestle after they refused to die from poison.

The judge said that the evidence before him showed that the accused committed the offence as charged.

The Court of Appeal had approved a death sentence on the police officer.

“The Singapore government still has time to halt the execution of Chijoke Stephen Obioha."

The governor has announced a five percent raise on workers' salaries.

The government accuse the Shi'a members of killing a soldier.

Rev. King was accused of brutally murdering a member of his church.

The Brotherhood has dismissed the case as a political farce. Amnesty International described the trial as "grossly unfair".

SERAP wants UN to compel Nigeria to stop execution of 54 Nigerian soldiers.

The five had been sentenced to death in swift trials earlier this month.

 One of the convicts is the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie. An Egyptian court has sentenced 683 ...

Many of the convicts were sentenced in absentia. A court in Egypt has sentenced 529 supporters of deposed President Mohammed ...

The driver was found guilty of murder. The Rivers Division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed the judgment of ...