Tag: Blasphemy
Mob kills butcher over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto
A butcher, Usman Buda, has been killed in Sokoto State for allegedly making blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
It was gathered that the incident,...
Blasphemy: Court sentences Kano cleric to death by hanging
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, sentenced a Kano cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, to death by hanging for blasphemy.
Kabara was arraigned...
Blasphemy: Appeal Court orders retrial of convicted Kano singer
A Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State has dismissed an appeal filed against the High Court judgement that ordered the retrial of blasphemous...
Blasphemy: Court rejects Kano cleric’s request to transfer case
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Wednesday, rejected application for transfer of case to Abuja by a Kano scholar, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara.
Kabara...
Alleged blasphemy: Drama as defence counsel walks out on judge
A mild drama ensued at the Upper Shariah Court Kofar Kudu during the ongoing trial of alleged blasphemy against Kano cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara,...
Blasphemy: Legal Aid snubs Kano cleric over representation
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria has refused to provide legal aid services to a controversial Kano cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, who is standing trial for...
Court adjourns case against Kano cleric over judge’s health challenge
An upper Shari'a High Court sitting in Kofar kudu, Kano State, has adjourned its sitting to continue hearing a case of blasphemy against Abduljabbar...
Deborah: Soyinka calls for sack, trial of Abuja Mosque Imam
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, and a few others for allegedly justifying...
Blasphemy: 6 houses, 7 shops razed in Bauchi — Police
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that irate youths set six houses and seven shops ablaze in the crisis that erupted at Katanga...
Blasphemy: Irate youths attack pastor, raze houses in Bauchi
The residents of Katangan in the Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State have been thrown into panic following an attack on a pastor...
