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“Captain Jamil is no longer a pilot at Azman Air” Airline distances self from son of former IGP after he said “the punishment for blasphemy is death”
Azman Airline has distanced itself from Captain Jamil Abubakar and a tweet he shared following the killing of a Christian student by her Muslim counterparts for alleged blasphemy. Deborah Samuel was beaten and stoned to death before she was set ablaze on Thursday, May 12. Her crime was a statement she made on her class WhatsApp group which her Muslim colleagues considered to be blasphemous to the Prophet. Tweeting following Deborah’s death, Captain Jamil, an experienced pilot, son of the former Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar, and son-in-law of Africa’s richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote, tweeted: “In Islam we respect…
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“Shame on all of you. You have no right to judge me. It is my life” Yul Edochie says he can marry 100 wives in one day and it should be nobody’s business (video)
Yul Edochie has released a video calling out all those who criticised him for impregnating his colleague and taking her as a second wife. The married father revealed last month that he and actress Judy Austin Muoghalu welcomed a son. This came as a shock to Nigerians who were sympathetic to his wife May Yul Edochie, the mother of 4 of his kids, so he was criticised by many. He has now released a video to address the criticisms he’s received. The actor said he’s a grown man and can make decisions about his life and no one has the…
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Insulting our Prophet Mohammed is our uncompromising redline – Politician Adamu Garba tweets days after Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel, was murdered over allegations of blasphemy
Politician and former APC Presidential hopeful, Adamu Garba, says insulting Prophet Mohammed is one of the uncompromising redlines of any Muslim. He stated this on his Twitter handle this morning. His tweet comes days after Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel, was murdered over allegations of blasphemy. See Garba’s tweet below..
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“The punishment for blasphemy is DEATH!” Ex-IGP’s son & Aliko Dangote’s Son-In-law, Capt. Jamil Abubakar writes after Deborah Samuel was killed for “blasphemy” in Sokoto
Captain Jamil Abubakar, the son of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said that the punishment for blasphemy is death in many religions. Deborah Samuel, a Christian student in Sokoto State, was stoned to death and burnt by some of her Muslim classmates for alleged blasphemy. This has led to outrage and has also elicited mixed reactions. Jamil, a pilot who is married to billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote’s daughter, took to Twitter on Friday night, May 13, to write about the punishment for blasphemy. He wrote: “In Islam we respect the Injil, Taura, Zabur, we were never taught…
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Settling for a woman with small butt should be unforgivable – Singer Olakira
Nigerian singer Olakira has taken to Twitter to share what he thinks is a “bad decision” and also “unforgivable”. Olakira said in his tweet that settling for a woman with a small butt should be unforgivable. He tweeted; You can make all the bad decisions but settling for a woman with small bum bum should be unforgivable
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Deborah Samuel: After saying Unresolved grievances will be addressed by the people, a Muslim Twitter User asks Imam of National Mosque for recorded proof of where the Holy Prophet supported killing anyone who insulted him during his lifetime
In response to the post by the Imam of the National Mosque Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, on how Muslims react to people who cross the redlines of the religion., a Muslim follower, AbdulRahman Tunde tackled the Imam by the asking for proof of where the Holy Prophet (SAW) supported killing people who criticized him during his lifetime. The Professor shared the tweet hours after the gruesome murder of 200-level Shehu Shagari College of Education student, Deborah Samuel, who was accused of insulting Prophet Mohammed. In a post shared on his Twitter handle, Professor Maqari said as Muslims, there are some…
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Deborah Samuel’s last words as she was stoned to death by her coursemates for alleged blasphemy revealed
Deborah Samuel’s coursemates have revealed her final words before she was killed. Deborah, a 200-level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, said to have made a comment in her school’s WhatsApp platform which her Muslim colleagues considered to blaspheme Prophet Mohammed (SAW). As a result, she was killed with stones and planks on Thursday, May 12, and her body was set ablaze. One of the students of the college, who witnessed how Deborah was flogged, stoned to death, and burnt described the scene as the most horrible she has ever witnessed. The student who identified herself simply as…
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Tambuwal imposes 24-hour curfew as protesters demand release of Deborah Samuel’s killers’
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has imposed a 24-hour curfew following a protest that has trailed the arrest of Deborah Samuel’s killers. Deborah a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education was killed by a mob over alleged blasphemy on Thursday.Her killing had sparked outrage and condemnation across the country, with Nigerians asking the government to fish out the perpetrators of the crime.Subsequently, the police command in Sokoto announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the killing But on Saturday morning, some Muslim youths in Sokoto took to the streets to protest against the arrest of the…
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The tweet wasn’t authorized by me , I am not afraid to take a stand on issues – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says he is not afraid to speak out on important issues. He said this reacting to the criticisms that have trailed his decision to delete a tweet on the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student at Sokoto’s Shehu Shagari College of Education. Atiku had condemned the killing in the removed post, stating that all those responsible for the victim’s death must face justice.He said the post was taken down because he did not authorise it “Every tweet has to get my approval. Unfortunately, this tweet, because I was travelling all over Nigeria, did not…
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“I am the only one running for the president of our great country. I don’t know where others are running to” – Tinubu
Former Lagos State Governor and Presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu has described himself as the only candidate running for President in the country. He said this while speaking to APC delegates at the Niger government house in Minna, the state capital. According to him, he is a better candidate as he has a better track record. He expressed confidence that since he has done well in Lagos he will do better for Nigeria “I am the only one running for the president of our great country. I don’t know where others are running to. I am the only one who knows…
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ASUU Strike: ”We hope that by next week, those agreements will start maturing” – Ngige
Minister of Labour Chris Ngige has expressed confidence that the meeting with Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will yield positive result by next week. The Minister made this known in a statement issued on Friday by the Head of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun. He said; “We had a cordial and fruitful discussion; we looked at the issues dispassionately and reached some agreements, to the satisfaction of everybody in attendance. “We discussed. Everybody was happy. We reached some agreements and we hope that by next week, those agreements will start maturing”.
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Deborah Samuel: “Do we all start killing ourselves in the name of religions?? it is inhumane and it must end” – Mr Macaroni
Famous Nigerian comic actor and skit maker, Debo Adedayo, also known as Mr Macaroni has taken to social media to speak against the killing of a level 200 student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto for alleged blasphemy The news of Deborah’s death sent a major shock down the spine of netizens as they condemned the gruesome act. Reacting, Mr Macaroni in a tweet called for end to inhumane religious treatments. He noted that everyone has the right to live and as such nothing grants the other person the privilege to kill in the name of defending their religion.“Every…
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