Tag: blasphemy
Breaking: Mob Kills, Burns Muslim Man In Abuja Following Another Blasphemy Allegation
There is heightened tension inside the Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Saturday after a man yet to be identified was stoned and burnt to death inside ... Read More
Blasphemy: 34 Lawyers To Defend Deborah Samuel’s Alleged Killers In Court
Police on Monday arraigned two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci over the lynching of a 200-Level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of ... Read More
Amend Criminal And Penal Codes Outlawing Blasphemy- Human Rights Lawyer Petitions NASS Over Mubarak Bala
Human Rights lawyer, Mbasekei Obono, on Monday, asked the National Assembly to remove sections of the states’ criminal and penal codes that outlaw blasphemy. Mr ... Read More
Human Rights Groups Criticize Sentencing of Nigerian Atheist for Blasphemy
Human rights groups are condemning a Nigerian court's sentencing of an atheist activist to 24 years in prison on charges of blasphemy. Mubarak Bala, 37, ... Read More
Alleged Blasphemy: Kano Cleric Faults SANs’ Involvement In Trial
Also, Bakaro argued that the appearance of the four SANs violated legal practices and Privileges Committee for Senior Advocates of Nigeria, as well as Privileges, ... Read More