A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Morocco in January have returned home after being pardoned by King Mohammed VI. The king granted the fans a pardon “on humanitarian grounds” on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Morocco’s royal court said on…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has dismissed an Assistant Superintendent of Corrections assigned to the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Efe Onakpoya for alleged whistleblowing. SaharaReporters learnt that Efe was sacked for exposing how a colleague, Ogbule Samuel Obinna, who took an inmate out of the Ebonyi…
Marcus Fakana, the British teenager who was imprisoned in Dubai after engaging in a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, has been released and returned to the UK, following a royal pardon issued by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Fakana, now 19, had been sentenced in December 2024 to a…
In a bid to alleviate overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state governors have granted pardons to over 120 inmates across various custodial centres in their states in the last three months. The pardon is part of ongoing efforts to reduce congestion in the nation’s correctional system. Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on January…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have given a 12-hour ultimatum to controversial crossdresser Bobrisky to retract his defamatory claim against them. DAILY POST reports that Bobrisky, in leaked audio by popular social media critic VeryDarkMan claimed that Falana and Falz approached him to help him secure a…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has categorically denied ever speaking to cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, about any alleged pardon or other matters. In a letter dated September 25, 2024, from his legal team at Falana & Falana’s Chambers and signed by Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq., the senior lawyer addressed…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, says those found guilty of corruption should not get State pardon. Mr Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,said this at a roundtable meeting organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for state Attorneys General (AGs) on Monday in…
