Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy appeals judgment
Mr Sharif-Aminu wants the court to set aside the judgement which sentenced him to death.
Mr Sharif-Aminu wants the court to set aside the judgement which sentenced him to death.
Mr Sharif, a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam in ...
A party has launched street protests blocking roads in major cities to condemn the ruling.
“There’s growing anxiety that fake news has created divisions and hostilities in society,” Mr. Amin said.
The Justice Ministry says statements or actions that “threaten, mock or denigrate” groups due to their religion remained punishable.
Prosecutors had called for a suspended one-year jail sentence on charges of hate speech.
The prosecutor said they would ask for a fine.
Mr. Purnama wept Tuesday as his trial began.
CAN asks Kano government and the police to execute justice in the case.
Bridget Agbahime, 74, an Imo indigene, was murdered in Kofar Wambai Market in Kano over alleged blasphemy.
President Buhari pledges justice for victims
Suspected students descended on a Christian convert for allegedly insulting the Prophet of Islam.
Islam does not authorise individual Muslims to appropriate for themselves the role of judge, jury, and executioner.
The governor and other participants at a stakeholders meeting condemns the killing of the trader
Police vow to arrest killers of Bridget Agbahwe.
Five other accused persons were handed death sentence in June.
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