(FILE) Maryam Sanda weeps at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on January 27, 2020. Photos: Channels…
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Shiites deny news of Zakzaky’s death
El-Zakzaky By Ibrahim HassanWuyo As rumour spread that the curfew imposed on Kaduna state was to prevent the reaction on…
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Nigeria: Shiites Deny News of Zakzaky’s Death
As rumour spread that the curfew imposed on Kaduna state was to prevent the reaction on the purported death of…
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Maharaj ji recommends death penalty for land grabbers [ARTICLE]
Maharaj ji made the call on Thursday at a press conference in Ibadan to mark the 40th anniversary of Maharaj…
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UN calls on Nigeria to scrap death penalty for musician who was sentenced to die by Sharia court
The UN has called on Nigeria to scrap the death sentence handed to a musician by a Sharia court for…
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Musician, 22, sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’ by Sharia court in Nigeria after sharing ‘insulting’ song on WhatsApp
A MUSICIAN has been sentenced to death after being convicted of blasphemy for sharing a song in a WhatsApp group.…
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Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the man sentenced to death for a Whatsapp voice note
Music studio assistant Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging on August 10 after being convicted of blasphemy by…
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UN Experts Urge Nigeria To Lift Singer’s Death Sentence
The rights experts said Nigeria should overturn the death sentence (Representational) Geneva: UN rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to…
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UN Secretary General calls for abolition of death penalty
ANTONIO Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General (SG), has advocated that every country abolish extreme penalties for offenders, adding that every nation-state…
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Nigeria to castrate convicted rapists, give death penalty when victims are kids
Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Ana Aguirre Perez A state in Nigeria has decided to fight sexual abuse crime by implementing…
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Nigeria: Police Mistook Our Son for ‘Yahoo Boy’, Chased Him to Untimely Death – Family
Family says the 21-year-old deceased was an apprentice, not an internet fraudster. The family of a 21-year-old man chased to…
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Lawmaker threatens to sue police over death of constituent in Osun
BAMIDELE Salam, a member of the House of Representatives has threatened to institute a legal action on behalf of the…
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Nigeria: Oyetola Orders Probe of Death of ‘Yahoo Boy’ During Chase By Police
“While we appreciate the great job our law enforcement agencies are doing to keep Osun safe, the confusion and disruption…
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Nigeria: Blasphemy – Ebenezer Obey, Others Urge Ganduje Not to Sign Kano Singer’s Death Warrant
The Nigerian Music Industry Collective, which consists of legendary singer, Ebenezer Obey; and other heavyweights in the music industry like…
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Ebenezer Obey, others urge Ganduje not to sign Kano singer’s death warrant – Punch Newspapers
Music executive and manager of Tuface Idibia, Efe Omorogbe, has taken to his Instagram to appeal to the Governor of…
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Nigeria: Death Punishment for Blasphemy?
This article was forwarded by one of our readers, in response to the piece “Citizen Aminu, Sharia and the Constitution”…
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Islamic group wants special court, death penalty for corrupt Nigerians
The Nigerian Muslim rights group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has again backed the call for the introduction of special courts…
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Nigeria: Nine Persons Sentenced to Death in Kano in Eight Months
In Kano, northern Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, at least nine persons were condemned to death after being found guilty of…
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Nine persons sentenced to death in Kano in eight months
In Kano, northern Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, at least nine persons were condemned to death after being found guilty of…
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