On 25 November 2012, my late pregnant sister, Ijeoma, was rushed by her husband to a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but the doctors and nurses at the hospital callously and insensitively ...

Abuja — The Nigerian prisons, has revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 t0 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73 per cent increase or 98 ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that a total of 3,688 inmates are currently on death row across various correctional facilities in the country. The Acting Comptroller-General of ...

The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on the bill to abolish the death penalty. The bill is sponsored by ...

Death sentences were used in some Middle East countries to silence human rights defenders, dissidents, protesters, political ...

In March, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mr Jackson for the murder of a herdsman, Babu Bawuro, in Adamawa State.

The number of executions recorded worldwide jumped to over 1,500 in 2024, says Amnesty International — the most since 2015.

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73 percent increase ...

A bill seeking to abolish death penalty has passed the second reading at the house of representatives. The bill, sponsored by ...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has granted the prerogative of mercy to 31 convicted inmates of the Nigerian ...