Amnesty – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:58:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Amnesty – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Reason for the backlash on the current Amnesty Boss emerges https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-for-the-backlash-on-the-current-amnesty-boss-emerges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-for-the-backlash-on-the-current-amnesty-boss-emerges/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:58:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337290 The dilemma in the Presidential Amnesty Office is far from being over; even with the appointment of the new Interim Administrator, Major Gen. Ndiomu Rtd. According to an impeccable source “In the last few months, various petitions, and accusations have come from individuals claiming to be beneficiaries of the programme. This might not be unconnected [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-for-the-backlash-on-the-current-amnesty-boss-emerges/feed/ 0 Amnesty Staff Claims Col Dikio Trying To Cancel Duly Awarded Contracts https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-staff-claims-col-dikio-trying-to-cancel-duly-awarded-contracts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-staff-claims-col-dikio-trying-to-cancel-duly-awarded-contracts/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:36:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308602 Amnesty Staff Fight Back, say “we Are Professionals Not Criminals”. Some staff of the Presidential Amnesty Office have come out to refute claims by Col. Milland Dikio, that staff of the office sabotaged his administration, while in office. Last week Col. Dikio, through a press release issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Nneotaobase Egbe, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-staff-claims-col-dikio-trying-to-cancel-duly-awarded-contracts/feed/ 0 Amnesty Doesn’t Make Sense Without True Repentance From Criminals – John Onaiyekan https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-doesnt-make-sense-without-true-repentance-from-criminals-john-onaiyekan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-doesnt-make-sense-without-true-repentance-from-criminals-john-onaiyekan/#respond Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285781 Ex-Catholic archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, John Onaiyekan has come out to say that amnesty should only be granted when there is clear evidence of repentance. He recently revealed this on Channels Television, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, even if he accepts that criminals should be forgiven when they repent, the government must [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-doesnt-make-sense-without-true-repentance-from-criminals-john-onaiyekan/feed/ 0 I Will Consider Amnesty For Looters If I Am President – Atiku https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-consider-amnesty-for-looters-if-i-am-president-atiku/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:51:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226218 Atiku Abubakar has said if he is elected, his government will look into amnesty for looters. He said such a method would ensure looted funds are recovered. His words, “Why not? I give you an example of Turkey. Turkey gave amnesty and all the money taken abroad were brought back. “The government said when you [...]

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]]> Alicia Keys Wins Amnesty International Award https://www.theinfostride.com/alicia-keys-wins-amnesty-international-award/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:05:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161873 American music star Alicia Keys has won the prestigious Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2017. Alicia Keys has released a statement on her latest award. “To receive the Ambassador of Conscience award from Amnesty International is a huge honour. Especially as an activist, as a woman, here in this world, who is driven [...]

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]]> Amnesty Office Screens 236 Ex-Agitators https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-office-screens-236-ex-agitators/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:51:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161769 The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has begun verification of 236 ex-agitators from Abia benefiting from the programme. The Coordinator of the Programme, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, gave the indication in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Tuesday. This followed the recent pronouncement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that youths [...]

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]]> Cult Members Embrace Rivers Amnesty Program https://www.theinfostride.com/cult-members-embrace-rivers-amnesty-program/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 06:46:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160765 3,000 cult members on Friday, March 31, 2017, surrendered their weapons to the Rivers state Government. This is in accordance with the call by Governor Nyesom Wike to cultists to accept the government’s amnesty program. The exercise, which took place in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, saw members of the Deebam and [...]

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]]> Amnesty International Is Campaigning For Boko Haram – Group https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-international-is-campaigning-for-boko-haram-group/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157729 A human rights advocacy group, Africa Arise for Change Network says the recent report by Amnesty International which claimed that Nigerian security operatives are engaged in extra judicial killings has emboldened the Boko Haram terrorists. Addressing journalists in Abuja at the weekend, director of the group, Stella Okoli, said Amnesty International should be held responsible [...]

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]]> Our Problem Is Not About Amnesty Allowances – Militants https://www.theinfostride.com/our-problem-is-not-about-amnesty-allowances-militants/ Sun, 08 Jan 2017 13:56:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153478 The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front (NDPDF), General Playboy has said that the problem of the militants in the Niger Delta is beyond amnesty allowances for ex-militants. According to Punch, the militant leader said the struggle will not stop even if the Federal Government pays the backlog of salaries owed the former [...]

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]]> Aminu Masari Inaugurates Dialogue, Amnesty Committee For Cattle Rustlers https://www.theinfostride.com/aminu-masari-inaugurates-dialogue-amnesty-committee-for-cattle-rustlers/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:30:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147946 Katsina state government has inaugurated a 15-man Committee on Dialogue and Amnesty to parley with cattle rustlers operating in the forest across the state. Speaking while inaugurating the committee in Katsina on Saturday, Gov. Aminu Masari mandated the committee to meet with various gangs of cattle rustlers operating in the state with a view to [...]

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]]> Rivers State Youths Embrace Nyesom Wike’s Amnesty https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-state-youths-embrace-nyesom-wikes-amnesty/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:04:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134359 Some notorious and warring youths in Rivers State have surrendered their arms to embrace Gov Nyesom Wike’s amnesty programme. According to a report by Daily Post, a peace move was initiated in the infamous Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government area and this has resulted in notorious cultists embracing the Governor’s amnesty. The report further revealed that militant [...]

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]]> Benue Amnesty Programme: More Gangs Surrender Assorted Weapons https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-amnesty-programme-more-gangs-surrender-assorted-weapons/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:01:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100485 The amnesty programme of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom received a major boost on Tuesday when some gangs from Kwande Local Government surrendered assorted automatic weapons to the state. Ortom spoke at the Benue People’s House when he received the AIG, Zone 4, Mr Yahaya Ardo. The governor expressed delight that the programme was yielding [...]

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]]> #Niger-Delta > I Can’t Bear The Attack On My Dignity Anymore, Amnesty Office Spokesman Says As He Resigns https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-i-cant-bear-the-attack-on-my-dignity-anymore-amnesty-office-spokesman-says-as-he-resigns/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:30:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-i-cant-bear-the-attack-on-my-dignity-anymore-amnesty-office-spokesman-says-as-he-resigns/ The Head of Media and Communication of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, has resigned his appointment as the spokesman for the office. In a resignation letter dated September 8, 2015 and addressed to Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta/Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.), Alabrah cited “irreconcilable difference as [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Kuku Raises Alarm Over Plan To Implicate Him In Illegal Financial Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-kuku-raises-alarm-over-plan-to-implicate-him-in-illegal-financial-deal/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-kuku-raises-alarm-over-plan-to-implicate-him-in-illegal-financial-deal/ Ex-Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs and former coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has raised the alarm over plans to rope him in a financial deal he knows nothing about. He described as untrue and politically-motivated, reports that his account had been frozen. There were reports yesterday in a section of [...]

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]]> December Deadline For N/Delta Amnesty Programme Not Feasible – IYC | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/december-deadline-for-ndelta-amnesty-programme-not-feasible-iyc-nigeria/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:57:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/december-deadline-for-ndelta-amnesty-programme-not-feasible-iyc-nigeria/ The umbrella body for Ijaw youths, Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has said the December terminal date for the Niger Delta amnesty programme is not feasible. The IYC President, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, made the group’s position known at a news conference at the Izonware headquarters of the council in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Monday. [...]

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]]> Biometric Verification For Beneficiaries Of Amnesty Programme Begins | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/biometric-verification-for-beneficiaries-of-amnesty-programme-begins-nigeria/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/biometric-verification-for-beneficiaries-of-amnesty-programme-begins-nigeria/ The new Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.), has swung into action with the re-organization of the programme with a view to making it more effective and accountable.To fast track the process, Mr. Boroh has approved the commencement of a biometric verification to determine the actual number of beneficiaries of [...]

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]]> The Truth About Boko Haram and #BringBackOurGirls Campaign [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/the-truth-about-boko-haram-and-bringbackourgirls-campaign-video/ Sun, 11 May 2014 09:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41854 British, U.S. 'experts' arrive to help in Nigeria ‘“Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid on the state-run boarding school in…

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]]> Amnesty says Nigeria military ignored school girl kidnap warning https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-says-nigeria-military-ignored-school-girl-kidnap-warning/ Fri, 09 May 2014 21:24:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41542 Nigeria's military was warned of an attack on a school in which more than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram Islamists but failed to act for nearly five hours, Amnesty International said Friday. The allegation, which the military has denied, came…

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]]> World execution toll rose in 2013: Amnesty https://www.theinfostride.com/world-execution-toll-rose-in-2013-amnesty/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:30:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31123 The number of known executions worldwide rose to at least 778 last year following a surge in Iraq and Iran, Amnesty International said Thursday, but China remains the world's biggest state executioner by far. Beijing is thought to have killed thousands…

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]]> Myanmar declares ‘no more political prisoners’ after amnesty https://www.theinfostride.com/myanmar-declares-no-more-political-prisoners-after-amnesty/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:44:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7094 Myanmar on Tuesday announced there were "no more political prisoners" after issuing a sweeping amnesty order aimed at fulfilling a presidential pledge to free all dissidents by the end of the year. The country has released scores of prisoners of conscience…

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]]> Russia approves amnesty covering Pussy Riot, Greenpeace crew https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-approves-amnesty-covering-pussy-riot-greenpeace-crew/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:22:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5446 Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that is set to free the two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot while also ending the prosecution of 30 Greenpeace crew members. Russia's Duma lower house of parliament voted…

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