Blasphemy: Court sets aside death sentence against Kano singer, Yahaya Aminu, orders another trail 1
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Blasphemy: Court sets aside death sentence against Kano singer, Yahaya Aminu, orders another trail

The appellate division of a Kano High Court has on Thursday discharged and acquitted a minor, Umar Farouq, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy. The same court in Kano hearing the case of a singer, Yahaya Sharif Aminu, who was also accused of blasphemy, has set aside the judgement of the Sharia

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Falana Drags FG, Kano To African Commission Over Death Sentence On Kano Singer 2
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Falana Drags FG, Kano To African Commission Over Death Sentence On Kano Singer

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoplesā€™ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia over the death sentence on Kano singer Sharif Yahya Sharif. Falana is asking the Commission to exercise its mandates and authority under the African Charter on Human and Peoplesā€™ Rights and

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