Tag: Kwara
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CAN urges FG, IGP to intervene in ongoing violence in Kwara
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to intervene in the ongoing violence over Hijab policy in Kwara. The appeal is contained in a statement by the General Secretary, CAN, Mr Joseph Daramola, in Abuja. ”We learnt that the State Government has ordered the…
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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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We won’t allow hijab in Kwara mission schools-CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Kwara State has maintained that it will not allow its pupils to wear hijab, despite the Kwara State Government’s instruction that Muslim female pupils in Christian mission schools should wear hijab. The state government, last week, said it had accepted wearing of hijab by Muslim female pupils in Christian…
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Kwara School Imbroglio, By Abdu Rafiu
While a great many Nigerians are trying to clear their eyes on awakening from a nightmarish dream about events in their country, school palaver in Kwara is adding its own twist to further muddle the waters. In the dream many find themselves driven to grapple with the question as to whether blood is, indeed, thicker…
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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…
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Kwara assents to use of Hijab in schools
Kwara State Governme has assented to the use of Hijab by Muslim female students in its public schools. TheNewsGuru recalls that the government last week Friday closed 10 schools in Ilorin, the state capital following chaos on the wearing of Hijab, a female headwear in the schools. The government in a statement signed by Prof.…
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Kwara approves use of hijab in 10 Christian missionary schools
The Kwara State Government has approved the use of hijab in 10 Christian missionary schools in the state. Mamma Sabah Jibril, Secretary to the State Government, announced the decision in a statement Thursday night. He said the administration consulted widely with Muslim and Christian communities with a view to clarifying issues and reaching a consensus.…
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Kwara shuts 10 Christian schools over hijab crisis
The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate closure of 10 Christian missionary schools in the state over a controversy that trailed the stopping of Muslim students from wearing Hijab to the schools. The state government ordered the closure to calm the tension that had enveloped the state’s capital of Ilorin over the banning of…
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Kwara demolishes remaining structures on ‘Saraki’s land’ few hours after court judgement
A few hours after a court judgment struck out a suit by Asa Investments Ltd, claimants to the disputed Dr. Olusola Saraki’s land (Ile Arugbo), the Kwara State Government yesterday demolished the remaining structures and property on the land. Government’s bulldozers, it was gathered, moved to the premises between 2:25am and 4:20am to pull down…