Tag: MURIC
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Amotekun: Fani-Kayode, MURIC leader, Akintola in bitter exchange of words
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and the founder, Muslims Right Concern, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola have engaged in bitter exchange of words. Fani-Kayode sparked off the war of words when he described Akintola as a traitor to the people of Southwest and dangerous enemy of the South. He said the MURIC boss is a disgrace…
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MURIC condemns killing of CAN Chairman, Andimi
An Islamic group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the murder of Lawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local government area of Adamawa, describing it as horrendous, ungodly and barbaric. The MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement issued and signed in Lagos on Wednesday, said that…
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MURIC seeks justice for 9 kidnapped Kano children
The Muslim Rights Concern has condemned the abduction and conversion to Christianity of nine children from Kano, urging the Police to quickly prosecute the suspects. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement on Monday, charged parents to be security conscious and for Muslims not to allow the incident generate animosity between them and their…
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Bloody protests: MURIC endorses proscription of Shiites
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has endorsed the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiites by the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said the government action was imperative and decisive owing to Shiites’ violent disposition and disrespect to…
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MURIC petitions Buhari to stop BBNaija
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has attacked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the Big Brother Naija reality TV show go on. The Islamic group branded the show being aired on DSTV as ‘immoral, dangerous and Bohemian.’ BBNaija, is currently making waves in Nigeria amongst young Nigerians as a result of the entertainment…
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Don’t do ‘sit down look’ during forthcoming election – MURIC
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to Nigerians not to adopt a lukewarm attitude towards the forthcoming general election. Akintola in a statement on Monday in Lagos, appealed to Nigerians to go out and vote massively in the general election. ”We must not be lackadaisical about this election because it is…
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MURIC tells FG to declare first day in Islamic Calendar as public holiday, rejects Jan 1
The Muslim Rights Concern has vowed to “go tough” if the Federal Government fails to recognise the Islamic calendar, stating that it would employ civil actions to press home its demands. It lambasted the Federal Government for recognising January 1 as New Year Day while allegedly ignoring the Islamic calendar. MURIC also ordered all Muslims…
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MURIC commends NBC over banning Falz’s ‘This is Nigeria’
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted over the ban of Falz’s video,’This is Nigeria’ by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). The group on Monday released an official statement signed by the leader of the group, Prof. Ishaq Akintola. MURIC had earlier said the video was offensive to the sensitivity of Muslims especially as the…
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Muslim group commends Law School for calling Amasa to bar
Prof. Ishaq Akintola has commended the Nigerian Law School, the body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education for calling Firdaus Amasa to bar with her hijab on. Akintola, who is the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the Nigerian law school had…
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Muslims are victims of senseless killings too, MURIC tells CAN
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to see ongoing attacks by suspected herdsmen as not a sectional issue but a tragedy that befalls every body in the country. The group made this remark in reaction to last week’s call by the president of the Christian Association of…