Soyinka, who was unequivocal while making his demands, called for a meeting of minds on religion not only against the backdrop of Bala’s continuing incarceration but...
All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair, Baroness Bakewell, Other distinguished parliamentarians, Fellow Humanists, Ladies and Gentlemen. When our forebears enshrined in article 18 of the Universal Declaration...
We live in a country where religion occupies a ‘hallowed’ place in the hearts of its citizens. However, the paradox is that religion has not reflected...
Kano state has a new Commissioner of Police (CP). His name is Sama’ila Shuaibu Dikko. Dikko is from Kaduna in Northern Nigeria. Mr. Dikko took over...
Yesterday marked 300 days since Nigerian Humanist, Mubarak Bala has been in detention without trial. Last year, some Muslim fanatics in Kano accused him of blasphemy....
This question has become necessary following the recent report of arrest and imprisonment of a young Christian barber for blasphemy in Kano state in Northern Nigeria....
A relative to a Christian barber, who was arrested for blasphemy, has refuted the claim by the Police PRO in Kano that Elijah Ode’s arrest was...
A 23-year-old Christian barber, Elijah Ode, from Benue state in Central Nigeria has been arrested for blasphemy in Kano. Smith Akoko posted some information about the...
The Kano state governor, Alhaji Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, should be called out for his role in the continued detention without trial of the Nigerian Humanist, Mubarak...
The case of Nigerian Humanist, Mubarak Bala, highlights a warped sense of justice and piety among Muslims in northern Nigeria. His continued incarceration is a lesson...