Tag: Blasphemy
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President Buhari condemns resort to self-help against blasphemy in Nigeria
The Presidency demanded an impartial and extensive investigation into the circumstances and noted that the teachings by religious leaders do not support any believer judging the action of another person
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Burnt Sokoto student: Police arrests two suspects, school shut
At about 0900hrs, a distress call was received from the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, stating that students were rioting over one female student named Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
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Female student burnt alive over alleged comment against Prophet Muhammad (VIDEO)
A source said the matter got out of hand after Deborah refused to apologize for her alleged comment on the post, as the college security personnel had to intervened by whisking her to their office
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Kano court sentences man to 24 years imprisonment over Facebook post
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced a Kano-born atheist, Mubarak Bala, to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy. The convict, whose age and address were not provided by the court, was earlier arraigned on an 18-count charge bordering on blasphemy, incitement, contempt of religion and breach of public peace.
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Blasphemy: Kano court discharge, acquits Faruq Umar; set aside death sentence of another
A Kano high court of appeal sitting at Audu Bako secretariat has discharged and acquitted one Faruq Umar earlier sentence to 10 years jail on offence of blasphemy against Allah. Faruq Umar was convicted and sentenced to jail by upper Shari’a Court judge Aliyu Mohammad Kani, Filling Hockey division last year for violating section 382…
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Minister of Communication, other Ulamas to try Rahama Sadau for blasphemy
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Issa Ali Pantami has been listed among other Ulamas that will try Rahama Sadau for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the petitioner, Mr. Lawal Muhammad Gusau made this known in a statement on Saturday. After filing a petition to the Inspector General of Police on alleged…
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Blasphemy: Execute judgement to serve as deterrent to others, Shari’ah Council urges Kano govt
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has urged Kano State Government to execute the court judgement that found a singer guilty for blasphemy. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, Tuesday in Kaduna, the Shari’ah Council said executing the judgement will serve as deterrent to others. It berated those calling for the…
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Blasphemy: We have no objection to death sentence of Kano singer, Aminu – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to the death sentence passed on a Kano singer, Yahaya Aminu Sharif who was convicted of blasphemy by a Shari’a Court. Adeolu Samuel Adeyemo, the Kano state chairman of CAN said the religious body does not object to the ruling because it is according to the position…
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Nigeria pardons BH terrorists but wants to kill citizen for ‘blasphemy’ – Apostle Suleman
President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to the death sentence handed down to a 22-year-old man by a Kano Upper Shari’a Court on Monday for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Suleman via his Twitter page on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia will be shocked at the development. He stressed that he could not…
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Buhari’s aide under fire for supporting death penalty for blasphemy
The new media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad was on Wednesday attacked by netizens over his support of death penalty as a punishment for blasphemy. The outrage was sparked in the wake of the death penalty handed out to a Kano singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was found guilty of committing blasphemy for a…