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The death penalty is authorized by Section 33 of the Constitution of Nigeria. [2] Capital crimes are defined under several laws, namely The Criminal Code Act LFN (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 1990 (which is almost impari materia with the various Criminal Code laws in the Southern part of Nigeria), The Penal Code Act LFN 1990 (impari materia with the Penal Code operational in the various ...
[11] [12] The assassination occurred two days after he had been interviewed by State Security Service (SSS) officials. In an off-the-record interview with airport journalists, Lt. Col. A.K. Togun, the Deputy Director of the SSS had claimed that on 9 October Dele Giwa and Alex Ibru had organised a media parley for media executives and the newly ...
Nigeria-Cameroon conflict Mamman Jiya Vatsa OFR (3 December 1940 – 5 March 1986) was a Nigerian general and poet who served as Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja , and was a member of the Supreme Military Council .
Death in Rivers State (1 C) B. Burials in Nigeria (4 C) C. Cemeteries in Nigeria (4 C, ... This page was last edited on 12 September 2020, ...
One paper conducted within China indicates that social services in the form of direct financial assistance does not have a positive impact on the reduction of poverty rates. [15] The paper also stated that the provision of public services in the form of medical insurance, health services and hygiene protection have a 'significantly positive ...
Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu (born 1967) is a Nigerian woman condemned to death for adultery in 2002. She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto , a Nigerian state under Sharia law. She was sentenced to be stoned , but was acquitted of all charges in March 2002 after a retrial .
Clifford Orji after his arrest, paraded by the police with a corpse and over a dozen human skulls discovered at his home. Clifford Nwa Orji (1965 or 1966 – August 17, 2012) [1] was a Nigerian alleged cannibal.
Human rights in Nigeria are protected under the current constitution of 1999. [1] While Nigeria has made major improvements in human rights under this constitution, the American Human Rights Report of 2012 notes several areas where more improvement is needed, which includes: [2] abuses by Boko Haram, killings by government forces, lack of social equality and issues with freedom of speech.