A 22-year-old musician, Yahaya Shariff-Aminu, who was sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, has filed a notice of appeal before Kano State High Court. He described Sharia law as practised in the state as unconstitutional and undemocratic. Shariff-Aminu was sentenced to death by an Upper Sharia Court on August 10, 2020, but was […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It is incontestable that a great many people have broadly come to the recognition of the duality of man. He is body and soul, they say. The body in this recognition depicts the material part of every human being and the soul the animating core. The material part, that is the body, […]
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Recused Governing Council Chairman, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Wale Babalakin, declined comments to the press after he appeared before the special Visitation Panel set up to look into the crisis rocking the institution. He said he made his presentation to the Panel chaired by Prof. Tukur Sa’ad but refused to give details. “Nobody has […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has said that the Nigerian Correctional Service denied its representatives access to Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the musician who was sentenced to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. NBA National Publicity Secretary of the, Mr Ralpulchukwu Nduka, said this in a statement on Thursday. Following an exclusive report by The Punch that Sharif-Aminu was being […]
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The recused Governing Council Chairman of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin has appeared before the special Visitation Panel set up to investigate the institution’s affairs. He came in for the hearing scheduled for 9am. The panel sitting at the Council Chambers of the university will also receive the UNILAG branch of the Academic Staff […]
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The University of Ibadan (U1) is the best in Nigeria, a new report by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has revealed. Over 1,500 universities in 93 countries and regions were part of the 2021 ranking. According to The Times Higher Education, the institutions were measured based on teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international […]
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The Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC) on Wednesday announced N151.56 per litre as ex depot price for the Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). In an internal memo dated September 2, the company said: “a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform. “To this end the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) is now […]
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The police have made some arrests following Wednesday’s invasion of the Lagos house of the late winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola, where property worth millions of naira were stolen. It was learnt that the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had visited the family. Odumosu told our correspondent that […]
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Marketers blame govt for chaos Say govt still toying with subsidy Increase unacceptable, House minority caucus declares PDP describes the hike as callous, cruel, punishing SPN asks NLC, TUC to lead a protest Barely two days after electricity tariff was increased by about 300 per cent, oil marketers yesterday fixed the pump price for Premium […]
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The Federal Government has opened an investigation into the conduct of the two dominant pay TV service providers in Nigeria – MultiChoice and StarTimes. The government directed the companies to provide information relevant to the investigation tomorrow or before tomorrow. In separate letters, dated August 28, 2020, addressed to both companies, the Federal Competition, Consumer […]
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