FOLLOWING renewed attacks by armed bandits in parts of Kebbi, the state government has announced plans to review existing laws…
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EDO State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, said kidnappers caught in the state will face the death penalty, specifically by hanging,…
THE Edo State House of Assembly has passed a bill amending the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of 2013 and addressing…
THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. According…
THE Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through…
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has restored capital punishment, particularly for treason and “banditry”, as it deals with increased rebel…
ZIMBABWE’s’s cabinet has supported proposed legislation to end the death penalty, marking a pivotal point in abolishing capital punishment in…
GHANA’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, joining a long list of African countries that have done so…