Governor Adeleke Grants Amnesty to 36 Convicts on Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day

In a move that upended expectations of pomp and pageantry, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State made a bold splash on Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day: he granted clemency to dozens of convicts, including some on death row. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in Osogbo, said the gesture was in line with […]