The Muslim Rights Concern, a rights group, on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Government for approving the use of Hijab for female Muslim students in all public schools.
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This was disclosed on Tuesday via a circular by A.O. Olukoya for Tutor General/Permanent Secretary of the state.
This followed the appearance of some pupils who adorned hijab in the school on Monday
MURIC’s reaction was contained in a press statement signed by its Director and Founder, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Monday
Speaking with journalists on the refusal of entry to five students of Isolo Senior Secondary School on September 18, 2018, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, said the government is working assiduously to resolve the matter.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday denied claims that female Muslims in hijab were denied registration at the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration in Lagos and other South West states.
The position of INEC was contained in a statement by the Commission, signed by its Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, Femi Akinbiyi.
Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, said no female Muslim in hijab or purdah was denied registration since the commencement of the Continuous Voter Registration in the state.
A 20-year-old cultist, Maryam Abiola, has confessed to killing at least four persons.
The House had called for the public hearing based on the decision of the NLS to prevent Firdaus Amasa from graduating based on her insistence on using hijab during the call to bar
Justice Anwuli Chikere gave the order on Wednesday in her ruling on an application filed by a coalition of legal practitioners, seeking to stop the public hearing.
The army announced the bounty in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman, on Thursday
This is coming on the heels of the prevention of a female student, Amasa Firdaus, from graduating last year over her insistence on using the hijab during the graduation ceremony
The Acting President of the body, Alhaji Mustafa Olawuyi, while briefing journalists after an emergency meeting of the OSMC at its Secretariat in Osogbo, said the manner Amasa was treated by the Body of Benchers during the call to bar at the International Conference Centre was a huge embarrassment to the generality of Muslims in the country.
The position of MURIC was contained in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola
The head covering, marketed under the “Pro Hijab” brand, is designed to allow athletes to observe the traditional Islamic practice of covering the head, without compromising performance
Hijab is a veil worn by Muslim women beyond the ages of puberty, which covers the head and chest
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Tuesday heard the motion – stay of execution – filed by the Lagos State Government and struck it out
However, at the court sitting on the case on Tuesday, Justice Jide Falola, in a brief ruling, struck out the case based on the fact that the state Christian community has approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, to sit on the matte
The Muslim Rights Concern is deeply perturbed by the silence of civil society on events going on in the state. It is well known that the assertion of civil liberties is a dividend of democracy and the hijab issue is indubitably a civil liberty matter. We therefore find it strange that a vital section that has always been vocal on issues of human rights has chosen to sit on the fence in a matter that has attracted a Tsunami of reactions in the print, electronic and social media