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Blasphemy
Why tragedy of black man is tragedy of Church
By Chioma Obinagwam Niger is rich in uranium yet they buy electricity from Nigeria. The intellectual capacity for “processing” uranium into the enriched...
Why Nigerian court ordered retrial of case on blasphemy against sharif
A Nigerian court– the Court of Appeal, Kano division, on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a...
Unicef condemns jailing of 13-year-old boy for ‘blasphemy’
The United Nations International Children”s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Nigerian authorities to urgently review an Islamic court’s decision to sentence...
Falana appeals against death sentence of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu at African Commission
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul,...
Ganduje vows to sign death warrant of singer convicted of blasphemy if…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that he won’t waste a minute in signing the death warrant of the man, who...
Sharia: Gospel singer sentenced to death for blasphemy
A Nigerian Sharia court in Kano sentenced a 22-year-old gospel singer to death by hanging for alleged blasphemy in a song the singer...
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Why NCC sanctioned disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited from MTN
Nigeria’s apex telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited...
CBN reacts to scarcity of PTA, BTA at Nigerian banks
By Chioma Obinagwam Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has reacted to rumours of unavailability of Personal Travel Allowance (PTA)...