Blasphemy
20 Sep
Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, has claimed that not giving Anthony Joshua a chance against Tyson Fury is ‘blasphemous’.
18 Aug
An Appeal Court sitting in Kano has dismissed the appeal challenging the re-trial order against 23-year-old Kano singer, Aminu Shariff, accused of blasphemy.
3 Jul
The daughter of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was charged with carrying out propaganda activity against the country and blasphemy in social media comments, the judiciary said Sunday.
9 Jun
The gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian and student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto by a mob of Islamic extremists on 12th May is one of the most atrocious incidents
23 May
The gruesome murder of a defenceless student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto by her irate school mates is yet another of the barbaric, unlawful and unconstitutional acts committed by some citizens using religion as a cover.
22 May
Irate youths in the Warji Local Council of Bauchi State are trailing a 40-year-old woman, (name withheld) who was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammed.
13 May
A 200- Level student of Home Economics at Shehu Shagari College of Education was yesterday, lynched by fellow students for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.
30 Mar
A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
19 Aug 2021
Embattled Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdujabbar Nasiru Kabara, yesterday, challenged the jurisdiction of four Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to prosecute alleged blasphemous charge against him.
16 Jul 2021
The factional leader of Khadiriyya movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Abduljabbar Sheikh Kabara may be charged for blasphemy under Kano state Penal Code Law 2000 as amended if to defend his self-acclaimed
16 Jul 2021
A Kano upper Sharia court sitting at Kofar Kudu on Friday ordered the remand of controversial Kano cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Sheikh
22 Jun 2021
A singer who was arrested last week in Kano State after allegations of blasphemy against Islam has been released on bail. Ahmad Abdul was detained by the police after the censorship board, an arm of the religious institution that governs the majority Muslim state, received several complaints. In a song titled Barhama – gwaska ("Barhama…
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