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Professor sentenced to death for blasphemy
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists. Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on social media. Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in conservative
Deadly animal disease hits Niger Republic, Nigerians on alert
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Nigeria Customs Service on Friday alerted their respective officers about the outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease in neighbouring Niger Republic. Alerting its veterinary officers, the FMARD described anthrax as a deadly zoonotic disease with a high rate of mortality in humans
Yuletide: Civil defence deploy personnel nationwide, police bans firecrackers
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, has deployed NSCDC personnel nationwide to ensure hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations. Apart from the general duty personnel, the CG has also ordered the deployment of sniffer dogs, specialised units such as the Special Forces, Counter-Terrorism, ambulances, and the
OAU lecturers are overworked –Varsity ASUU president
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University chapter, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Adeola Egbedokun, tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA how lecturers are overworked in the school Are lecturers in Obafemi Awolowo University overworked? The truth is that people have different medical conditions which must be attended to from time to time. The university
Court grants EFCC’s request to detain Adoke for 14 days
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, granted permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to detain the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, for 14 days. Justice Othman Musa granted the request contained in an ex parte application
I studied at hospital, police station, everywhere- Abiru, Nigerian Law School overall best student
Mayowa Abiru was the overall best student of the six campuses of the Nigerian Law School in the 2018/2019 academic session. The 22-year-old, who is a graduate of Babcock University in Ogun State, tells TUNDE AJAJA his plans for the future and how he moved from having a second-class degree at the university to being
Herdsmen still destroying our farms despite Oyo anti-grazing bill –Victims
In this piece, WALE OYEWALE writes about the plight of farmers in Oyo State whose farms are constantly being ravaged by livestock despite the passage of anti-open grazing law in the state The Oyo State House of Assembly recently passed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill and the state is waiting to join Benue and Ekiti states
Husband of woman killed in Katsina fire incident: I joked with my wife minutes before her painful death
Shaibu Ahmad, 33, is the husband of Marian, 27, one of seven people who recently lost their lives in a fire incident at Danmusa, in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Ahmad, a businessman, who is also the owner of the burnt building, speaks with OLAIDE OYELUDE about the tragedy The fire incident was
You must work harder, deliver good governance, Buhari tells APC govs
John Ameh, Abuja The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked All Progressives Congress state governors to work harder in the next four years to deliver “good governance” to the people. Buhari made the call while congratulating all the governors on the platform of the party, who defended their post-election petitions up to the
2019: Most controversial celebrities
Olajide Samuel 2019 has undoubtedly been an eventful year in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Apart from the visible impact made by some celebrities, others hugged the headlines for the wrong reasons. In no particular order, Saturday Beats takes a look at the most controversial celebrities of 2019 Naira Marley Before 2019, Naira Marley was just
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