Tag: sharia
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Ramadan: Sharia supreme council backs school closure
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) says the decision by some northern governors to close primary and secondary schools during Ramadan is appropriate.
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Ekiti Govt. denies existence of Sharia Courts in State
The Ekiti Government has denied the establishment of a Sharia Court or an Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel in the State. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday
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Jigawa judicial service commission appoints 19 Sharia Court Judges
The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has approved the appointment of 19 new Shariah Court Judges.
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Housewife begs court not to dissolve marriage
A housewife, Aishat Abubakar, on Tuesday pleaded with a Sharia Court in Ilorin not to grant an application for divorce by her husband, Yusuf Abubakar.
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Popular TikTok creator, Murja remanded in prison
Popular TikTok creator, Murja Ibrahim Kunya has been remanded in prison by a Sharia court in Kano State.
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Court dissolves Gov Ganduje’s daughter 16-year marriage
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Thursday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba.
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Alleged N580. 2m theft: Court remands 2 Shari’a Court judges, cashier, 16 others
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that two State Shari’a Court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars be remanded in a correction centre for alleged N580.2 million theft. The police charged Bashir Kurawa, Saadatu Umar, Tijjani Abdullahi, Maryam Jibrin-Garba, Shamsu Sani and Hussaina Imam with five counts of criminal conspiracy, joint…
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Man demands N250,000 from wife to marry another wife with
A businessman, identified as Musa Usman has demanded his divorce-seeking wife, Aisha Umar to pay him N320,000 in exchange for her freedom.
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Sharia court sentences actress to 6 months in Islamic school over social media post
A Sharia court sitting in Kano state has convicted Sadiya Haruna, a Kannywood actress, of vulgarity and indecent act after she was arraigned for “uploading sexual contents on her social media handles.” The actress and social media blogger was arrested by the Kano state Hisbah board on Friday for allegedly sharing sexual content on her…
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Court orders mother of 5 to return to matrimonial home
A Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari on Friday ordered a mother of five, Binta Musa, to return to her matrimonial home and live with Idris Umar, her husband in peace. The Judge, Murtala Nasir, gave the order in a ruling after Umar prayed court to compel his wife to return to her matrimonial home.…