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Nigeria: I Won't Waste a Minute Signing Blasphemer's Death Warrant - Governor Ganduje
Vanguard, 27 August 2020
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has declared that he will not waste a minute in signing the death warrant of the man who was sentenced to death by the Sharia Court for… Read more »
Nigerian Governor Backs Death for Kano Singer's 'Blasphemy'
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano State, has vowed to sign the death warrant for the execution of Yahaya Aminu Sharif, a man convicted of blasphemy. Ganduje said he will only fail to do so, if the man appeals up to the Supreme Court and wins. Sharif was found guilty of using derogatory expressions against Prophet Mohammed in one of his songs circulated via WhatsApp in March 2020.
Signs in the region exhorting people to live their lives according to Islamic principles (file photo).
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Nigeria: Blasphemy - Sharia Council Urges Ganduje to Approve Death Sentence for Kano Singer
Vanguard, 19 August 2020
The Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria, SCSN, has advised Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State to approve the execution of the musician, Shariff Yahaya Shariff, recently… Read more »
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Nigeria: Blasphemy - Ganduje Vows to Sign Singer's Death Warrant Unless...
Premium Times, 27 August 2020
The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has vowed to sign the death warrant for the execution of a man convicted of blasphemy in the state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Ganduje Backs Death Sentence Passed On Kano Singer, Expresses Readiness to Sign Death Warrant If...
This Day, 27 August 2020
Kano State Governor Mr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday, backed the death sentence passed on a 22-year-old Aminu Yahaya Sharif, for blasphemy. Read more »
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Nigeria: Blasphamy - I'll Not Hesitate to Sign Death Warrant - - Ganduje
Vanguard, 27 August 2020
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says he will sign the execution warrant of a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari'a Court in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Blasphemy - Ganduje Backs Death Sentence On Kano Singer
This Day, 28 August 2020
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has supported the death sentence judgement on a 22-year-old Aminu Yahaya Sharif over the act of blasphemy reportedly committed by… Read more »
InFocus
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Yahaya Aminu Sharif has been found guilty of using derogatory expressions against the Prophet Mohammed in one of his songs circulated via WhatsApp in March. Sharif can appeal ... Read more »
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Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is said to have composed a song containing alleged derogatory comments attributed to Prophet Mohammed. The musician has since gone into hiding. The family home ... Read more »
