blasphemy

Ahmed Aliyu, the governor of Sokoto State, has warned that his government will take serious action against anyone found guilty of "blasphemy" against the Islamic Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (PBUH). In a statement issued under his…

Final year student of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) has been arrested for composing a derogatory tweet against the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari. MDB gathered on Saturday that the State Security…

A federal court in Kano has dismissed an appeal by a singer battling a religious ruling that he should be sentenced to death over blasphemy. This is the first time that a federal court in Nigeria rules on whether or not Islamic…

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the murder of Deborah Samuel on blasphemy charges. Professor Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC, described the death as "outrageous, illegal, and unlawful" in a statement released on Friday,…

Kano State High Court sitting has on Tuesday sentenced a self-proclaimed atheist, Mubarak Bala, to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy. In 2014, Bala, who is the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, had told his family he…

A Swedish artist who survived two murder attempts after sketching Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body has died in a horror car crash. Lars Vilks, 75, died on Sunday when civilian police car he was traveling in veered onto the wrong…

Ahmad Abdul, an Islamic artist who was detained for releasing a song tagged blasphemous, has been released by Department of State Services (DSS). The artist was detained for publishing the uncensored song “Barhama Gwaska,” which was…

A Kano high court of appeal sitting at Audu Bako secretariat has discharged and acquitted one Faruq Umar earlier sentence to 10 years jail on offence of blasphemy against Allah. Umar was convicted for making derogatory statements toward…

Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau has allegedly been invited by Kaduna State Police Command over a petition claiming that recently posted photos of the actress on social media sparked blasphemous comments against Prophet Mohammed. It…

High Court sitting in Kano State has on Monday fixed November 26 for hearing in the appeal filed by Yahaya Sharif-Aminu against the judgment of an Upper Sharia Court which condemned him to death for blasphemy. On August 10, a judgment of…

Abubakar Usman Mabera, chairman of Sokoto state Ulama forum of Izala, has said any Muslim lawyer who defends Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a singer who was convicted over an alleged blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed in Kano state, has renounced…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the singer sentenced to death for blasphemy by a Kano state Shari'a court, has appealed the judgement. On August 10, a judgment of Khadi Allyu Muhammad Kani of the Kano Upper Shari’a Court sentenced the musician…

Kano State Judiciary has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), to enable him to appeal the death by hanging judgment passed on Yahaya Aminu for blasphemy. It would be…

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, has expressed readiness to sign the death warrant passed on a 22-year-old singer, Sharif Yahya Aminu, for blasphemy. It would be recalled that an Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hausawa…

Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has asked Kano state Government to execute court judgement that sentenced 22-year-old singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. In an Upper Sharia…