Tag: heads of government

TikTokers caned and ordered to wash toilets as court rules they defamed Nigerian governor | CNN

Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Two TikTok comedians have been publicly whipped in Nigeria for making a video that a court in the northern Kano State ruled had defamed the state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, according to a judicial spokesperson. Mubarak Isah Muhammad, 26, and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, 23, each received 20 lashes for making defamatory

Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya was ‘targeted’ attack, minister says | CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a “targeted killing,” a senior member of Pakistan’s government said on Tuesday, without offering any evidence to support his claim. Television journalist Arshad Sharif – a vocal critic of the Pakistani military – died in a