SHaria

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has urged South-West leaders to endorse the formation of Sharia panels in the region to foster peace and religious harmony. Oloyede, who doubles as…

For weeks, Nigeria’s media space has been buzzing with heated debates over the establishment of Sharia arbitration panels in some southwest states. Supporters argue that these panels simply provide a legal avenue for Muslims to resolve…

Islamic scholars have urged clerics to deepen their knowledge about Sharia and avoid misinformation. They noted that this was important given in the age of technology where many misleading preaches and messages may find their way to…

The Oyo state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah says its planned event for January was misconstrued for the establishment of a Sharia court. In a flier that circulated widely on Tuesday, the group extended invitations to…

An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has set plans to unveil a Sharia court in the state and its environs. The group, in a flier that went viral on Tuesday, invited…

Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, has urged for the use of Sharia Law in the prosecution of traffic offenders in an effort to reduce the number of accidents on the nation's…

The Lagos House of Assembly had denied unfounded report that it had secretly passed a Sharia Bill to get Northerners support for the APC Presidential Candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu. The Chairman, House Committee on Information,…

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday ordered the remand of one Abubakar Mustapha for allegedly enticing and wooing a married woman. Mustapha had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which contravened section…

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gar, Kaduna state has ordered a man, Shuaibu Umar who called his sister in-law, Suwaiba Abdulkadir a prostitute to receive a judgement of 80 strokes of cane. Suwaiba Abdulkadir filed a case…