Gov. Tambuwal relaxes Sokoto curfew
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Sokoto metropolis on Saturday.
The curfew will now be from dusk to dawn.
The governor imposed the curfew to contain the tension…
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Updated: Tambuwal imposes 24-hour curfew on Sokoto as Sultan’s Palace comes under siege
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Saturday impoed 24 hours curfew to contain the rising protests across township streets over alleged religious blasphemy.
Tambuwal, in a broadcast, called on the people to remain indoor as…
“No person should take laws into their hands” – Buhari faults killing of Sokoto…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a second year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Prophet Muhammad.
The president made his…
The Abominable Slaughter Of A Martyr Called Deborah – By Femi Fani-Kayode
The barbaric slaughter of Deborah, a young, female Christian student in Sokoto by her fellow students who, within minutes, transformed themselves into a rampaging and wild mob of religious bigots and fanatics is totally unacceptable. It is…
Blasphemy: Police in Sokoto arrest 2 students over murder of Christian girl
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Thursday says it has arrested two students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, in connection with the killing of their female colleague.
The Sokoto State Government had on…
Blasphemy: Court fixes March 3 for Kano cleric to open defence
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, fixed March 3, for a cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, to open his defence in the ongoing trial for alleged blasphemy.
The trial judge, Malam Ibrahim Sarki-Yola, fixed the date…
Blasphemy: Kano govt won’t abandon case against Sheikh Kabara – Ganduje vows
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his administration would follow the blasphemy case involving Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara to the logical conclusion.
He stated the government’s position when he paid Sallah…
Cleric Accused Of Blasphemy, Abduljabbar Kabara, Not Poisoned – Correctional Service
The Kano command of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), says reports on alleged poisoning of Kano-based cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, under its custody, fake news.
This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations…
Blasphemy: Suspect arrested in Sokoto for ‘insulting’ Prophet Mohammed
A man, Isma’il Isah has been arrested in Sokoto on suspicion of blasphemy.
Isah allegedly posted a comment that was deemed blasphemous of Prophet Mohammed on his social media page after failing to get a local government job.
The…
Blasphemy: Court acquits Christian couple on death row
A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted a Christian couple who spent eight years on death row after a conviction on blasphemy charges.
A defence lawyer said, in a rare judgment welcomed by rights bodies.
Shafqat Emmanuel Masih and…
Police arrest 2 Christian nurses on blasphemy charges
Police in Pakistan’s central Punjab province have taken two Christian nurses into custody after they were accused of committing blasphemy.
The nurses, who work at a local hospital in the industrial region, were accused of blasphemy by…
Blasphemy: Court dismisses death sentence on Kano singer
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…
Blasphemy: Islamic Lawyers must not Defend Kano Singer – Cleric
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
Blasphemy: If Kano singer is killed, it’ll show terrorists are running Nigeria – Primate…
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…
Blasphemy: Atiku, Your Silence is deafening – Nigerians cry out
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…
Blasphemy: Kano Musician on Death Row Denied Access to lawyers as Appeal Deadline looms
Yahaya Shariff sentenced to death for Blasphemy by a Kano Sharia Court has allegedly been denied access to his lawyers
Blasphemy: Nigerians React to Ganduje’s Death Warrant Threat
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…
Blasphemy: Concerned Rights Groups appeal to Buhari, Ganduje to Intervene
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.
Kano Death Sentence: Blasphemy Laws Incongruous In Modern Society – CSOs Tell Govt
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…
Buhari’s aide gets bashed as old tweet supporting death penalty for blasphemy resurfaces
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…
Blasphemy: Nigerians express outrage as Kano sharia court sentences singer to death
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…
Kano Sharia Court sentences singer to death for blasphemy
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…
Wole Soyinka Expresses Solidarity With Atheist Detained for Blasphemy
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,…
Pakistani Man Shot Six Times Inside Courtroom for Blasphemy
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…
Pakistan Court Defers Blasphemy Judgement On Death Row Appeal
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.
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Pakistani Court to review woman’s blasphemy acquittal
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…
Blasphemy: Pakistani Christian woman released from prison
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…
Pakistan Islamists protest for second day after Christian acquitted of blasphemy
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…
Blasphemy: Italian Player Banned For Referring To God As Dog & Insulting Virgin Mary
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…
Philippines President Duterte stirs controversy calling God ‘stupid’
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…