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Blasphemy: Court dismisses death sentence on Kano singer

John Ogunsemore Jan 21, 2021 0

A Kano State High Court has faulted the death sentence passed on Kano-based singer, Aminu Yahaya Sharif for blasphemy and ordered a retrial.The court also dismissed the 10-year imprisonment passed on 13-year-old Omar Farouq who was…

Metro

Blasphemy: Islamic Lawyers must not Defend Kano Singer – Cleric

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 6, 2020 0

The Islamic Cleric said blasphemy is considered as a capital offence in Islam punishable by death. He said there was no way the singer could be forgiven

Religion

Blasphemy: If Kano singer is killed, it’ll show terrorists are running Nigeria – Primate…

John Ogunsemore Sep 5, 2020 0

Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has warned against the killing of Sharif-Aminu Yahaya, who was recently sentenced to death for blasphemy by a sharia court in Kano.He said that killing the…

News

Blasphemy: Atiku, Your Silence is deafening – Nigerians cry out

Adefemola Akintade Aug 29, 2020 0

As the death sentence for Kano musician accused of blasphemy approaches, Nigerians have called out Atiku Abubakar, 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) for keeping mum.Kano singer, Yahaya Sharif Aminu, was…

Government

Blasphemy: Kano Musician on Death Row Denied Access to lawyers as Appeal Deadline looms

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 29, 2020 0

Yahaya Shariff sentenced to death for Blasphemy by a Kano Sharia Court has allegedly been denied access to his lawyers

Metro

Blasphemy: Nigerians React to Ganduje’s Death Warrant Threat

Adefemola Akintade Aug 28, 2020 0

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has sparked an uproar on Nigeria's social space after he expressed his readiness to sign the death warrant of Singer convicted of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.A Shari'a court convicted Yahya…

News

Blasphemy: Concerned Rights Groups appeal to Buhari, Ganduje to Intervene

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 14, 2020 0

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Kano State musician was sentenced to death by a Sharia court in Kano for blasphemy by insulting the Prophet in song which he circulated via Whatsapp.

News

Kano Death Sentence: Blasphemy Laws Incongruous In Modern Society – CSOs Tell Govt

John Ogunsemore Aug 14, 2020 0

The death sentence passed by an Upper Shari'a Court in Kano on singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy has continued to generate reactions across the nation.In a joint statement on Friday, some civil society organisations (CSOs) have…

Features

Buhari’s aide gets bashed as old tweet supporting death penalty for blasphemy resurfaces

John Ogunsemore Aug 11, 2020 0

A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has been severely criticised on Twitter after a 2015 tweet of him expressing support for the death penalty for blasphemy resurfaced on the social media platform.Ahmad is the Personal Assistant on New…

News

Blasphemy: Nigerians express outrage as Kano sharia court sentences singer to death

John Ogunsemore Aug 11, 2020 0

Nigerians have taken to social media to reject the decision of an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State sentencing a Tijjaniyya sect singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death for blasphemy.The court sitting in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area and…

Religion

Kano Sharia Court sentences singer to death for blasphemy

John Ogunsemore Aug 10, 2020 0

An Upper Shariah Court in Kano on Monday sentenced a singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, to death for blasphemy.The court sitting in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area and presided over by Muhammad Aliyu Kani convicted the accused of the…

Metro

Wole Soyinka Expresses Solidarity With Atheist Detained for Blasphemy

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 7, 2020 0

Renowned Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has expressed solidarity with an Atheist, Mubarak Bala who is currently being detained for Blasphemy in Kano.Mubarak Bala was arrested and detained in Kaduna following a petition by a lawyer,…

Metro

Pakistani Man Shot Six Times Inside Courtroom for Blasphemy

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 29, 2020 0

A man was shot dead in a Pakistani courtroom while undergoing trial for blasphemy.According to a report by Al-Jazeera, Tahir Ahmad Nadeem was shot six times in a courtroom in the Pakistani city of Peshawar where he was undergoing trial…

Foreign

Pakistan Court Defers Blasphemy Judgement On Death Row Appeal

Sheji Halima Jun 3, 2020 0

A court in Pakistan on Wednesday deferred its judgement on an appeal by a Christian couple held on death row for six years following a conviction on blasphemy charges, a defence lawyer said. SEE ALSO: I didn't join politics to solve…

World

Pakistani Court to review woman’s blasphemy acquittal

Abiodun Oluleye Jan 28, 2019 0

Pakistan’s Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin a review of its acquittal of a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, the court reported on Monday.The verdict had sparked days of protests over a case that has divided society and incited…

Religion

Blasphemy: Pakistani Christian woman released from prison

David Onilede Nov 8, 2018 0

A Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row has been freed from prison,However officials said on Thursday that she is now at a secure location for fear of attacks .The release of Asia…

Ticker

Pakistan Islamists protest for second day after Christian acquitted of blasphemy

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 1, 2018 0

Islamist protesters blocked roads in Pakistan’s major cities for a second day on Thursday, opposing a Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to acquit a Christian woman on death row for blasphemy allegations, media said.Knots of…

Sports

Blasphemy: Italian Player Banned For Referring To God As Dog & Insulting Virgin Mary

Leo Aug 30, 2018 0

Italian midfielder, Rolando Mandragora, has been banned for one Serie A game after making “blasphemous remarks” during his team's league match over the weekend.The 21-year-old midfielder was caught on television hurling insult to the…

World

Philippines President Duterte stirs controversy calling God ‘stupid’

Sadiya Hamza Jun 25, 2018 0

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines sparked controversy in the predominantly Catholic country for calling God “stupid,” but his spokesman on Monday defended the contentious statement as his personal belief.Duterte made the…

Education

Religious Crisis Rocks MAUTECH Leaving One Student Dead

Adejumo Kester Feb 7, 2018 0

A religious crisis at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola has reportedly left a 200 level student dead. The cause of the crisis was triggered by an allegedly blasphemous statement made by a student on Whatsapp.The controversial…

World

Court Convicts 31 Over Campus Lynching Of Student Accused Of Blasphemy

Agency Report Feb 7, 2018 0

A Pakistani court on Wednesday convicted 31 people over the campus lynching of a university student who was falsely accused of blasphemy, and sentenced one of them to death, a defense lawyer said.The killing of student Mashal Khan, 23,…

Religion

BLASPHEMY: Moddibo Adama University Deserted As Students Riot

Agency Report Feb 5, 2018 0

Students of Moddibo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, have deserted the institution following Sunday night’s riot over alleged blasphemous statement, against Prophet Muhammad posted by a student on WhatsApp.The News Agency…

Metro

“King David’s Mother Was A Harlot,” OAP Freeze Writes Open Letter To Apostle Suleman

Owolabi Oluwasegun Apr 25, 2017

Controversial character and On Air Personality, Freeze has racted to the comment made by the founder and lead pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman regarding the Biblical King David.Recall that a social media user…

World

Indonesia delays blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian governor

Uju Apr 11, 2017

An Indonesian court on Tuesday adjourned the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian governor until after the city’s April 19 election, a contest pitting him against a Muslim rival that has divided the city and fanned religious tension.…

Government

CAN Urges AGF To Re-Open Murdered Igbo Trader’s Case; Accuses Judge Of Bias

Jide Nov 6, 2016

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja has condemned the discharge of five suspects arraigned over the killing of Mrs. Bridget Agbahime in Kano State for alleged blasphemy.It accused the judge of…

Metro

Court Frees Suspects Arrested In Connection With Kano Trader’s Murder

Owolabi Oluwasegun Nov 4, 2016

A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Thursday discharged all the five suspects, who allegedly killed a trader, 75 year old Bridget Agbahime in Kano on June 2 over allegations of blasphemy.The suspects, Dauda Ahmed (principal suspect who led…

Metro

Kano Court frees five suspects for blasphemy killing of Mrs. Bridget Agbahime

Femi Famutimi Nov 3, 2016

A Kano Magistrates’ court has discharged all five suspects alleged to have killed a trader, Bridget Agbahime in Kano on June 2nd, over allegations of blasphemy.The court announced the judgement on Thursday, saying that the suspects,…

Metro

Hausa Youths Attack Lagos Chemist For Blasphemy

Owolabi Oluwasegun Sep 6, 2016 0

Hausa youths on Sunday caused panic and confusion after they grabbed a chemist identified as Emmanuel Emeka in the Ketu area of Lagos state.Reports gathered revealed that the said Chemist would have been mobbed was it not for the timely…

Metro

8 killed in Zamfara over alleged blasphemy against Islam

Owolabi Oluwasegun Aug 22, 2016 0

No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.The state governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz…

Metro

See Faces Of Men Who Murdered Deeper Life Deaconess

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jun 11, 2016 0

A 75-year-old Igbo trader identified as Mrs. Bridget Agbahime was last week mobbed by Muslim youths in Kano for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed.Following the murder which occurred in Kofar Wambai Market, Kano, the persons…

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