Nigeria 2008
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Nigeria in 2008
- DECEMBER 28, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) advocated capital punishment for hard drug traffickers and peddlers
the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) advocated capital punishment for hard drug traffickers and peddlers
- DECEMBER 22, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
in Nigeria, Dr Jude Akubuilo, the Special Adviser to Governor Chime on Special Projects and Diaspora Matters
in Nigeria, Dr Jude Akubuilo, the Special Adviser to Governor Chime on Special Projects and Diaspora Matters
- DECEMBER 21, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
prosecutors are preparing for Indonesia’s 11th execution this year
prosecutors are preparing for Indonesia’s 11th execution this year
- DECEMBER 3, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...
two men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo Supreme Court...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AFRICA'S HUMAN RIGHTS BODY TAKES A STANCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) called for a moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA LEADER PARDONS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR 22 YEARS
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua pardoned a man who spent more than two decades on death row for
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: CONVICT APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT
Aminu Tanko, who was sentenced to death by a Nigerian State High Court for conspiracy and robbery and whose conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeal appealed to the Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OPT FOR REVIEW
the News Agency of Nigeria reported that eighteen Nigerians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in
- OCTOBER 31, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FG BEGS INDONESIA OVER NIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW
Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs called for urgent steps to combat the menace of drug trade among Nigerians.
- OCTOBER 28, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) described the 56 people currently on death row in Imo State, in Nigeria, including one woman
Amnesty International (AI) described the 56 people currently on death row in Imo State, in Nigeria, including one woman
- OCTOBER 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. MAN WITH 86 WIVES SPARED CHARGE OF MARRYING TOO MANY
Authorities in Nigeria dropped charges of illegal marrying 86 wives slapped on an 84-year-old Islamic cleric
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR ACTION ON DEATH ROW NIGERIANS
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the government to examine why so many Nigerians are facing the death penalty worldwide.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. COP TO HANG IN LAGOS
Inspector John Onwe, a Lagos policeman, was sentenced to hang for the killing of Ndudiri Onyekwere.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 86 WIVES APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Alhaji Bello Masaba, the Nigerian man with 86 wives...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 10 NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Indonesian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on 10 Nigerians for drug-related offences.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. MAN CONDEMNED FOR HAVING 86 WIVES VOWS TO MARRY YET MORE
An 84-year-old Nigerian Muslim preacher with 86 wives intends to marry more women
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. 20 NIGERIANS FACE EXECUTION
Twenty Nigerian citizens are currently awaiting the hangman’s nose in Indonesia
- AUGUST 23, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 80 WIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Islamic body in Nigeria issued a death sentence on a man who married 80 women when Islam allows a maximum of four, the Guardian newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EDO HOUSE MOVES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Nigeria, the former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and member representing Esan South and Esan North at the House of Representatives, Abuja, Hon. Friday ltulah pledged to introduce the capital punishment amendment bill on the floor of the H
- AUGUST 4, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
29 NIGERIANS ESCAPE DEATH SENTENCE IN THAILAND, AFGHANISTAN
twenty-nine Nigerians, condemned to death in Thailand and Afghanistan for drug-related offences, had their sentences commuted to prison terms.
- AUGUST 4, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO NIGERIANS TO HANG IN MALAYSIA FOR MURDER
the appeal by two Nigerians against the death sentences was dismissed by the Malaysian Federal Court.
- JULY 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DIKIBO’S KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Onyeka Emordi and Solomon Igbinedion were sentenced to death by hanging for the alleged killing of the Nigerian Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Chief A.K. Dikibo, on February 6, 2004.
- JULY 23, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a convicted Nigerian drug trafficker was beheaded by the sword in the holy city of Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
- JULY 15, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. AMNESTY INT'L WANTS YAR’ADUA TO END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Amnesty International asked Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to suspend the execution of hundreds of convicts presently on death row pending the abrogation of the death penalty from the nation’s statute book.
- JULY 10, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. HOUSE INSISTS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Nigerian House of Representatives rejected a bill, which sought to amend
- JULY 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
three Nigerian members of parliament stepped...
three Nigerian members of parliament stepped...
- JUNE 30, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
the Delta State High court in Owa-Oyibu...
- JUNE 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
- JUNE 20, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
a High Court in Kano, Nigeria...
- JUNE 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. 60 CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA
no fewer than 60 Nigerian nationals are on the death row over drug- related offences