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Aminu Yahaya: court overturns death sentence

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  Matthew 11:30  For my yoke  is  easy, and my burden is light. You will recall the case of a young nigerian, sentenced to death, for the sin of blasphemy last year. This blog has been following the story as it unfolds, glad to know that another judge highlighted the irregularities. This current judge has had the death sentence overturned by an appeal court in Kano state of Nigeria. The appeal court has set aside the controversial judgment and has ordered a new trial to the joy of many. They accused the Youngman of committing blasphemy against the prophet in a song he purportedly circulated via the WhatsApp apps, in March 2020. Following the incidence protesters marched to his house and razed it down with fire. To make the case more difficult, the governor of the state, Umar Ganduje, had expressed his readiness to sign the death warrant calling Yahaya names and said there should be no mercy for anyone who blaspheme the prophet. However, the presiding judge justice Nuradeen Sagir, who i

DONALD TRUMP AND QUEST FOR SECOND TERM

  Matthew 6:10  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as   it is   in heaven. One reason forwarded by the trump-must get-a second-time ardent is that Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats are anti-God. In most of their policies, they do not consider the Christians’ believes and tradition. Like the liberal outlook the Democratic Party seems to favor; gay marriage, two they are not pro-life, thirdly No democrat will back Israel like Trump did even in his first term making Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Despite, the hue and dry that followed the deed was done to the admiration of many Christians not in Israel, but in America. President Trump was quoted as saying that he “moved the capital” of Israel to Jerusalem for evangelical Christians, who he says were more excited about it than Jewish people. The president was likely referring to his 2017 order, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the US embassy to the city from Tel Aviv. Ever since this event many evangelicals