Tag: blasphemy
Kano singer who was given the death penalty for blasphemy will be tried again – Appeal Court
A musician who was sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad was given a new trial by the ...
Another Nigerian stripped of fundamental human rights and killed for ‘blasphemy’ in Lugbe, Abuja
While we mourn the death of Deborah Samuel, who was killed for supposed blasphemy. She, as a Nigerian citizen, was ...
Nigerians are enraged by story of the female student killed in Sokoto for ‘blasphemy’
A student, known as Deborah, of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto has been beaten and burnt to ...
Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about gay lovers | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about ...
This is the Northern gambit you didn’t know about regarding enforcing Shari’ah
Unless you have a core of steel, shock is a natural reaction to news items like the arrest for blasphemy ...
Once again a mob calls for blood in a new blasphemy case in Northern Nigeria
A mob of young Nigerian Muslim men in Sokoto, stormed the palace of Sultan, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday carrying ...
‘Accused of blasphemy and burnt to ashes’ | The tragic tale of Talle Mai Ruwa
In case you missed it, Talle Mai Ruwa is the latest victim of fanatical religiosity (blasphemy), only he doesn’t make ...
300+ days of illegal incarceration, reversed prison sentence | What to learn about anti-blasphemy in Nigeria
Less than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for ...
Death Song: 22-year-old musician sentenced to death for “blasphemy” | The #YNaijaCover
A musical artiste in Kano has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad.An upper Sharia ...
Islam, blasphemy and the Nigerian Law School
It was reported last week that some Muslim students of the Nigerian Law School Lagos campus attempted to lynch a ...
Nigerian boy publicly destroys his Bible, declares hate for Christianity (photos)
A Nigerian Facebook user, Udummiri Nwakalu, recently did the unthinkable by tearing his Bible. He further shared photos of the torn ...
Kano blasphemy: CAN demands justice for Bridget Agbahime
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described the decision by a Kano Magistrates’ Court to set free those accused ...
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These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. The challenges I met made me want to abscond – ...
Blasphemy: Kano Court frees all suspects on Attorney-General’s advise
A Magistrates’ court sitting in Kano on Thursday discharged an acquitted all five suspects who allegedly killed Bridget Agbahime, a ...
Opinion: Blasphemy – Time to end this psychosis
by Adekoya Boladale Enacting a law on the premises of these two religions constitute a direct infringement on equity which ...
Victims of Zamfara blasphemy killings are ‘suspects’ – Police
The Zamfara State Police Command on Wednesday said its investigation has shown that the 8 persons who were killed during ...
Opinion: Open letter to Gov. Abdulazeez Yari
by Balogun Oluwalonimi Mayowa Your Excellency sir, The Governor of Zamfara State, and as well the Chairman of the Nigeria ...
There is a plot to cause religious crisis in the North – JNI
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has condemned the killing of 8 persons in Zamfara State over alleged blasphemy on Islam ...
Zamfara killings: Human Rights Commission begins investigation
Following the killings of eight persons in Zamfara State over blasphemy, the National Human Rights Commission has started investigations. An ...
Blasphemy: What actually caused the mob killings in Zamfara – Gov. Yari explains
Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday gave a detailed account of how eight persons were killed in the state. ...
Buhari meets Borno and Zamfara state governors (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with governors of Borno and Zamfara state at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock. Governors ...
Blasphemy: Pres. Buhari reacts to killing of 8 people in Zamfara
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the killing of 8 persons in Zamfara State over blasphemy of islam. The victim ...
YNaija Says: Enough is enough, it is time we take mob actions seriously
Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the ...
Ghanaian musician calls Jesus ‘a dead god’, rants about Nigeria’s anti-gay law (Viewer Discretion)
by Oke Efagene A few Nigerian celebrities have spoken against the new anti-gay law in Nigeria, which some have ...
Femi Aribisala: Pastor Paul’s manipulative ‘witchcraft’
by Femi Aribisala The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks! The same Paul who says he would rather die than ...
“Deviation warrants the displeasure and frown of God” – Deeper Life Suspends Kumuyi’s Son, Wife
by Lucas Togan John Kumuyi, the embattled son of the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has been suspended ...
Muslim cleric jailed 11 years for burning the Bible during a protest in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on ...
Teens accused of blasphemy for dancing to Maroon 5 during prayer in Indonesia (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
TOLI-TOLI PERANTAU VIA YOUTUBE The five girls recorded themselves praying and dancing. Some in Indonesia are calling it blasphemy. Five ...
PHOTOS: Meet Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, producer of controversial anti-Muslim film
by Isi Esene The first pictures of the Egyptian born US man who is suspected to be behind the amateur ...
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