President Tinubu Grants Clemency to 175 Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has approved the exercise of presidential mercy for 175 people across various categories, including Herbert Macaulay, Nigeria's foremost nationalist.
Macaulay played a crucial role in Nigeria's quest for independence as the party's first president. However, in 1913, Macaulay was believed to be unjustly convicted by the British colonialists and banned from public office. Macaulay died in 1946, but the stigma of being an ex-convict was not exorcised from his records.
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Nigeria:
President Pardons Herbert Macaulay, Mamman Vatsa, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Others
Leadership, 10 October 2025
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Herbert Macaulay, 174 Others Get Tinubu's Presidential Pardon
Vanguard, 9 October 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved the exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy for 175 persons across various categories, including Nigeria's foremost nationalist,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tinubu Pardons Pre-Independence Nationalist Macaulay, Vatsa, Saro-Wiwa, Lawan, 13 Others
Leadership, 9 October 2025
Late Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death and executed over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tinubu Pardons Mamman Vatsa, Farouk Lawan, 173 Others
Daily Trust, 9 October 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon and clemency to 175 persons. Read more »
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House.
