LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised a pardon by the governor of the south-western Osun state. Segun Olowookere was 17 years old in 2010 when he was arrested along with his accomplice, Morakinyo Sunday. They were said to…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State, on Sunday, said no fewer than 353 inmates are currently on death row at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesman of the Service, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed the number in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. According to him, about 210 inmates…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fifty-six days out from the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced that it will do something unprecedented: execute people on federal death row during the transition period. There are five executions scheduled before the January 20 inauguration, including one just five days before Biden is sworn in….