Tag: Hijab
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CAN nursing bad intention towards Muslims over hijab – Muric
The Muslim Rights Concern has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria of nursing bad intention towards Muslims over the hijab saga. The Muslim rights advocacy group was reacting to CAN’s latest statement in which it said Muslim female soldiers were free to wear hijab on military uniform if that would deflect bullets. MURIC’s allegation came…
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10 Kwara colleges shut over Hijab reopen today
Kwara Government has announced that the 10 colleges involved in a recent hijab controversy should resume for the third term session on Monday, 12 April. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, said on Sunday, said the decision was to bring students in the schools to meet up for the period…
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Why we allowed hijab in Christian mission schools – Kwara Governor
Kwara State Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq said on Tuesday that his administration’s decision to announce hijab-wearing in grant-aided Christian mission schools was based on consultations, meetings, brainstorming and dispassionate weighing of policy options. He said: “We took that decision in good faith and in the interest of all. “I swore to an oath to protect every…
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Kwara’s hijab crisis worsens as hoodlums attack schools, shopping centres
The disturbing hijab crisis in Kwara State was heightened yesterday as suspected hoodlums attacked schools and shopping centres in Ilorin, the state capital. The Christian community, the former owner of the 10 government grant- aided schools also mobilised its own forces to counter the attack in the bid to protect their people and property. The…
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Hijab Controversy: Police restore normalcy in Ilorin
The Police Command in Kwara has restored peace and order after violence erupted on Wednesday in some of the Mission grant-aided schools over the use of Hijab by Muslim female students. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Hijab controversy: Violence mars reopening of Kwara grant-aided schools
Violence and resistance on Wednesday marred the reopening of the 10 grant-aided missionary schools earlier closed down by the Kwara Government over the use of Hijab. Recall that the schools were closed on Feb. 19 over misunderstanding in the usage of Hijab (Islamic female veil) in public schools. The government set up a committee to…
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Hijab controversy: Kwara Govt orders immediate reopening of 10 schools
The Kwara state Government has announced the immediate reopening, on Wednesday, of the 10 schools recently shut down over hijab controversy even as government’s peace building efforts continue. This is contained in a statement from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. According to the statement, ”The closure of…
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Kwara reopens 10 Christian schools, insists on hijab ‘rights’ for Muslim students
The Kwara State Government has announced the reopening on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, of the 10 Christian schools that were recently shut down over the hijab crisis. A statement signed late Tuesday by Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said that “the government is convinced that its policy to…
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Hijab controversy: Kwara Govt shuts 10 schools again
The Kwara Government has announced that the 10 grant-aided missionary schools will remain shut down over the Hijab (religious veil) controversies would remain closed until further notice. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Monday in Ilorin. “The government therefore directs…
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Kwara mission school owners reject government’s approval on wearing of Hijab
Proprietors of mission secondary schools have rejected the approval of hijab wearing in mission schools by the Kwara state government. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the state government had during the week approved the wearing of hijab for students of grant-aided schools in the state. The proprietors in a communique read by Rev Victor Dada said…