Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was murdered over alleged blasphemy, has been buried. Her remains was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Tunga Magajiya, Rijau Local Government Area of Niger state at about 6:30 pm at the Christian cemetery. Emmanuel Maaji, the uncle of the…
The Kaduna state government has banned religious protest across the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan announced the ban in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “the Kaduna State Government, in consultation with security agencies under the umbrella of the Kaduna State Security Council, has placed a ban…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by Islamic extremists. She was stoned and set ablaze Muslim zealots on Thursday for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola,…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah condemned in the strongest term, the murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto, by some Muslim students for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. In a statement on Thursday in Sokoto, Kukah called on the authorities…
Deborah Yakubu, a 200 level student in the Department of Home Economics, Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto, has been killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. The incident occurred on Thursday in the school. It was gathered that, Yakubu, an Indigene of Zuru, Kebbi state, was accused by a Muslim student for allegedly abusing…
President Muhammadu Buhari has given all ministers interested in contesting for any elective positions in 2023 up till Monday, May 16, 2022 to resign. Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja. Mohammed said the President directed all ministers…
