A Nigerian couple, who were sentenced to death by stoning in August for committing adultery, have not been told of their sentences, their lawyer said today.

THE Nigerian government yesterday remained silent over an Islamic court ruling a single mother should be stoned to death, despite growing international pressure to overturn the sentence.

The Nigerian government today remained silent over an Islamic court ruling that a single mother should be stoned to death, despite growing international pressure to overturn the sentence.

AN Islamic high court in northern Nigeria yesterday rejected an appeal by a single mother sentenced to be stoned to death for having sex out of wedlock, but her death was delayed until her baby is weaned in January 2004.

An Islamic high court in northern Nigeria today rejected an appeal Monday by a single mother sentenced to be stoned to death for having sex out of wedlock.