Tag Archives: Pardon

Nigeria: Alams’ pardon: the privilege of indignation

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Anthony A. Kila President Goodluck Jonathan’s pardon for Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is expectedly eliciting quite a lot of surprise, indignation and condemnation. Public commentators and individual citizens have used the media to express their disappointment and anger; there is … read more »

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Nigeria: Alamieyeseigha may have been pardon to contest election in 2015

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Nigerian Tribune HE presidency, on Thursday, said following the granting of presidential pardon to former Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan, the former Bayelsa State governor can contest election in 2015 if he so desires. The Senior Special Assistant … read more »

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Nigeria: Press statement – State pardon, a decision of the national council of state

March 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

STATE PARDON, A DECISION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE- OKUPE The state pardon given by the Federal Government to some Nigerians who had been convicted of various crimes was not a unilateral action of President Goodluck Jonathan but a … read more »

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Who Took Away Nana Ato Dadzie’s Thinking Cap?

October 13, 2011 by benim

In our kind of political climate, weird things continue to happen every passing day. Nana Ato Dadzie, the former Chief of Staff under the Rawlings regime, is reported to have made utterances that should annoy every Ghanaian interested in upholding … read more »

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