Professor Sentenced To Death For Posting Derogatory Remarks Against Mohammed

LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-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…

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Zimbabwe Vice President’s Wife Charged With Attempt To Murder Her Husband

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to murder her husband. Marry Chiwenga, a former model and wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court Monday where she was also charged with money laundering and fraud, amid reports of a troubled marriage. Wearing a…

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APC Chieftain Goes To Court, Seeks Third Term For Buhari, Governors, Others

LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chieftain and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, Hon. Charles Oko Enya, has beseeched a Federal High Court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state, to direct the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to expunge constitutional clauses barring elected President and…

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At Last, Black Face Drags 2 Face Idibia To Court Over Song ‘Theft’

LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former member of ‘Plantashun Boi’, Ahmedu Augustine, popularly known as Blackface, has finally dragged his former friend, Innocent Idibia to court for allegedly stealing his song. The singer revealed that he waited this long before filing a complaint in court because he was waiting for  2Face  to do what’s right. He wrote…

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Court Disqualifies APC Deputy Gov Candidate For Bayelsa Election

LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy governorship candidate for the Bayelsa governorship election has been disqualified for the forthcoming Guber poll. Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, disqualified the APC Deputy governorship candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria on Tuesday. Justice…

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