The position of MSSN was contained in a statement by the Amir and Secretary General of B-Zone of the group, Qaasim Odedeji and Alhaji Abdul Jalil Abdur Razaq
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The conference was called as a result of the cancellation of a public hearing
The clash, between Christian Muslim students, resulted in the razing of a lecture theatre, a mosque and the vandalisation of the female hostel
The group, also known as Laa-Jaamah, had petitioned the apex Islamic body in Nigeria, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the Sultan of Sokoto
The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as public holiday to mark Easter
This was sequel to series of petitions and counter petitions received by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and MUSWEN on the same matter
The stakeholders included Prof. Abubakr Sanusi, the Chief Imam of the OAU Central Mosque; Dr S.O. Oseni; as well as the Muslim Community of the Institution headed by Prof. Isiaka Aransi
In a petition signed by its National President, Engr. Abdulwaheed Odeyimka, the group warned of the dire consequences of allowing such dreaded muslim group using the name of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria to operate on campus
This followed the impersonation of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria by an unknown group on campus
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
In a statement signed by Fatima S. Kaita on behalf of the Registrar, the university said it respects and recognizes the rights to association and freedom of religious activities by all, as enshrined in Nigerian laws
The ban on the religious groups was contained in a memo by the university’s acting Dean of Students’ Affairs, Dr. Sulaiman Kankara
A statement jointly issued by the B-Zone Coordinator of MSSN, Mushafau Alaran, and the PRO, Momoh Bashir, stated that the 10-day programme scheduled for December 25, 2016 to January 1, 2017) will hold at the Society’s permanent site at Km 30, Imolisa Village, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State
He said: “It will no longer be fresh to the hearing that there are challenges in every sectors of the economy, but we pray that God will guide the new ministers to bring significant changes that will boost the falling Nigeria’s economy
An Ikeja High Court on Friday adjourned judgment till October 17 in a suit challenging the ban on hijab (Muslim headscarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State.