Amnesty Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/amnesty/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:47:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Amnesty Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/amnesty/ 32 32 42672738 After Consistent Aerial Bombardments, Bandit Kingpins Beg for Amnesty Programme https://prnigeria.com/2023/08/06/bandit-kingpins-amnesty-programme/ Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:42:56 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=103089 Intelligence sources told PRNigeria that bandit kingpins in Katsina and Zamfara states sent delegations to a meeting held at Gusami Village in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area in Zamfara.

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]]> 103089 FG Grants Amnesty to 2600 Inmates over COVID-19 https://prnigeria.com/2021/07/12/fg-grants-amnesty-inmates-covid-19/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:54:45 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=64577 FG Grants Amnesty to 2600 Inmates over COVID-19 The timely Strategic and aggressive approach put up by the FG during the novel “COVID-19” pandemic since year 2020 is today been counted as successful giant strides that has positively impacted on the life’s of inmates in Nigerian’s Correctional Centers. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola […]

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]]> 64577 Niger Delta ex-agitators meet Amnesty Coordinator https://prnigeria.com/2021/06/27/niger-delta-amnesty-coordinator/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:44:38 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=64248 Niger Delta ex-agitators meet Amnesty Coordinator Prominent leaders of the first phase Presidential Amnesty Programme said that they lost hope on the programme until Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd.), came on board as its Interim Administrator. A statement by the organization on Saturday said the leaders spoke after meeting with Dikio in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State […]

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]]> 64248 FG to Grant Amnesty to Juvenile Inmates Nationwide https://prnigeria.com/2020/09/29/fg-amnesty-juvenile-inmates/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:21:41 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=52972 FG to Grant Amnesty to Juvenile Inmates Nationwide The Federal Government has disclosed its readiness to commence the 2nd Phase of the Custodial Decongestion which will focus on Implementation of Amnesty and Decongestion for juveniles deprived of their liberty during Covid- 19 Pandemic and beyond. This was made known by the Honourable Attorney –General of the […]

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]]> 52972 Lagos Grants Amnesty to 42 Young Offenders from Correctional Centre https://prnigeria.com/2020/07/22/lagos-grants-amnesty-young-offenders/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:38:38 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=36175 Lagos Grants Amnesty to 42 Young Offenders from Correctional Centre In line with the Presidential committee on Correctional Service Reform and decongestion, the Lagos State Ministry of Justice decongestion committee reviewed cases of children in conflict with the law. The exercise was in continuation of jail delivery conducted in custodial centers across Lagos, It was […]

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]]> 36175 COVID-19: Ekiti Grants Amnesty to 31 Prison Inmates https://prnigeria.com/2020/06/10/covid-ekiti-amnesty-inmates/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:00:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=33283 COVID-19: Ekiti Grants Amnesty to 31 Prison Inmates As part of efforts to decongest and curb the spread of covid 19 in Ekiti state,the Chief Judge, Honourable Ayo Daramola visited Ado Ekiti Custodial center on Wednesday 10th of June,2020 and graciously released 31 inmates. The Chief Judge who arrived at exactly 10am inspected the facility […]

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]]> 33283 COVID 19: Katsina State Grants Amnesty to 453 Prison Inmates  https://prnigeria.com/2020/05/16/covid-katsina-amnesty-inmates/ Sat, 16 May 2020 16:03:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=32599 COVID 19: Katsina State Grants Amnesty to 453 Prison Inmates  Sequel to the 426 inmates earlier released and granted bail by the Chief Judge of Katsina state, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar, the Executive Governor of Katsina state, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, has pardoned 27 more inmates across four custodial centres in Katsina state, bringing […]

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]]> 32599 Updated: Covid-19, Kwara Gov Grants Amnesty to 147 Prison Inmates https://prnigeria.com/2020/05/01/kwara-gov-grants-amnesty-inmates/ Fri, 01 May 2020 17:41:47 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=32084 Covid-19: Kwara Gov Grants Amnesty to 147 Prison Inmates COVID-19; KWARA PARDONS ADDITIONAL 46 INMATES Sequel to the presidential directives via the Hon. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on the containment of the covid-19 pandemic in Nigerian Custodial centres across the country, the kwara state Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Kawu Durosinloun Esq after due […]

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]]> 32084 COVID-19: Akwa-Ibom Grants Amnesty to 68 Prison Inmates https://prnigeria.com/2020/04/29/covid-ibom-grants-amnesty-inmates/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:05:05 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=32024 COVID-19: Akwa-Ibom Grants Amnesty to 68 Prison Inmates The Akwa Ibom State Governor, His Excellency, Udom Emmanuel today 29th of April, 2020 granted amnesty to 68 deserving Inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Akwa Ibom State Command. This is part of the measures taken by His Excellency, to decongest the correctional facilities across the State […]

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]]> 32024 COVID-19 Amnesty: Edo, Katsina, Rivers Release 661 Prison Inmates https://prnigeria.com/2020/04/24/covid-amnesty-edo-katsina-river-inmates/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:49:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=31852 COVID-19 Amnesty: Edo, Katsina, Rivers Release 661 Prison Inmates COVID-19: Edo Gov Grant’s Amnesty to 173 Prison Inmates In line with the declaration of the Federal Government on the release of inmates to decongest Correctional Centres to create room for social distancing, the Governor of Edo State His Excellency Godwin Obaseki granted pardon and releases […]

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]]> 31852 Shiite Protest: 45 Killed, 122 Injured in Abuja- Amnesty International https://prnigeria.com/2018/11/01/shiite-protest-abuja-amnesty/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/11/01/shiite-protest-abuja-amnesty/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:59:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=16048 Shiite Protest: 45 Killed, 122 Injured in Abuja- Amnesty International Security forces must be held accountable for killing of at least 45 peaceful Shi’a protesters. Strong evidence that soldiers used automatic firearms on Shi’a Muslims holding religious procession and protest. At least 39 protesters killed, and 122 injured, in a single day. Victims include men, […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/11/01/shiite-protest-abuja-amnesty/feed/ 0 16048 Amnesty, Publishers, NUJ, Atiku, Falana, Fayose, others call for release of Samuel of Premium Times https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/#respond Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:53:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15252 Atiku, Fayose, Amnesty, NUJ, Falana, others call for release of Samuel of Premium Times Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and many other groups have called for the immediate and unconditional release of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigerian Police over a report. The […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/feed/ 0 15252 Civil Society Group Condemns Recurring Threats Against Amnesty International Nigeria​ https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/24/civil-society-group-condemns-amnesty/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/24/civil-society-group-condemns-amnesty/#respond Thu, 24 May 2018 15:28:53 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=14173 Civil Society Group Condemns Recurring Threats Against Amnesty International Nigeria​ We, the undersigned civil society groups that work at the intersection of the protection and promotion of human rights and good governance in Nigeria, condemn in totality the recurrent breach of peace, brazen lack of patriotism,  and absolute disregard for  fundamental democratic values and principles […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/24/civil-society-group-condemns-amnesty/feed/ 0 14173 Army Restates Amnesty for Repentant Terrorists as Troops Nab Boko Haram Members in Borno https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/29/army-amnesty-boko-haram-terrorists/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/29/army-amnesty-boko-haram-terrorists/#respond Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:30:43 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=13509 Army Restates Amnesty for Repentant Terrorists as Troops Nab Boko Haram Members in Borno Troops of 23 Brigade Nigerian Army under Operation LAFIYA DOLE on 28th March 2018, acting on a tip off arrested 3 suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Ngurore. The suspects, Adam Yagga, Musa Kamsulum and Abba Djidoum are all from Darajimal in […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/29/army-amnesty-boko-haram-terrorists/feed/ 0 13509 NAF Blasts Amnesty International over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses in Numan https://prnigeria.com/2018/01/30/naf-blasts-amnesty-international-allegations/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/01/30/naf-blasts-amnesty-international-allegations/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:09:54 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=12347 NAF Blasts Amnesty International over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses in Numan The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to allegations by Amnesty International of human rights abuses reportedly committed by the NAF in some villages around Numan, Adamawa State on 4 December 2017. In the first place, it is very […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/01/30/naf-blasts-amnesty-international-allegations/feed/ 0 12347 Inter-Agency Rivalry: EFCC Reacts to DSS Over Kuku https://prnigeria.com/2017/05/02/efcc-reacts-dss-kuku/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/05/02/efcc-reacts-dss-kuku/#respond Tue, 02 May 2017 19:49:15 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=9080 EFCC Not Shielding Fugitive Kuku The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a rather salacious news report published in Vanguard and The Punch newspapers of May 2, 2017. The report published under two different headlines: “DSS accuses anti-graft agency of protecting Jonathan’s former aide”, and “Jonathan’s wanted aide […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/05/02/efcc-reacts-dss-kuku/feed/ 0 9080 DHQ Rejects Report of Amnesty International on Alleged Death of Borno Babies, Biafran Agitators https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/22/dhq-amnesty-allegations-borno/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/22/dhq-amnesty-allegations-borno/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:05:15 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=8271 The report recently published by the AI alleging death of 240 people including babies in Borno and 177 pro Biafran agitators, is yet another in its series of spurious fabrications aimed at tarnishing the good image of the Nigerian military. Without mincing words, the allegations contained in the said report are not only inconceivable but has no place in the Nigerian military. The report is rather contrived lies orchestrated to blackmail and ridicule the Nigerian Armed Forces which they have unsuccessfully tried to do in the past.

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