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 Education, Sokoto State, Deborah Samuel, on May 12. The student was lynched to death over alleged blasphemy. The suspects, co-students of the deceased, were arraigned at a Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ […]

Amaechi promises to resign today, says rail project will be continued by colleagues Buhari’s adviser on power joins Jigawa guber race Confusion as el-Rufai presents Amaechi to Kaduna APC delegates as Buhari’s financier The last of the controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 has not been heard as it emerged yesterday that […]

Parents of the late Deborah, Emmanuel Garba (right) and Alheri at their hometown, Tungan Magajiya in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State… yesterday Sokoto schools to remain shut Deborah’s parents: We can’t say anything, we have left all to God Police deny report identifying the suspected killer as a foreigner Ohanaeze Ndigbo, OPC, and […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says he owes his rising political career to Justice Mary Odili whose timely intervention saved him from being displaced in his 2004 second term bid as Chairman of Obio – Akpor Local Government, Rivers state. Wike, at Sunday’s thanksgiving in Port Harcourt to mark Justice Odili’s 70th birthday and retirement […]

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) never killed for blasphemy during his time despite insults from his critics, according to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who faulted those of the school of thought that killing is the punishment for blasphemy. He reportedly made this clarification during his religious teaching class in his Kaduna Juma’at mosque, as reported […]

The Northern Governors Forum has called for calm following the killing of Miss Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, alleged of blasphemy. The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, made the appeal in a statement conveyed by his spokesperson, Dr Makut Macham in Jos. He […]

Violence erupted in some parts of Sokoto metropolis on Saturday when some Muslim youths trooped to the streets to demand the release of the two suspects arrested in connection with the killing and setting ablaze of a 200-level female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel, over alleged blasphemy. Following the violence, […]