The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria for upholding the sanctity and constitutionality of hijab. The apex court on Friday, approved the use of hijab by Muslim students in Lagos. In a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Friday, MURIC said the pronouncement has infused hope in the Nigerian judiciary. Read the full statement below: “The Supreme Court of Nigeria in its judgement yesterday, Thursday, 16th June, 2022, approved the use of hijab by Muslim students. The apex court dismissed the appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement of the…
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The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem says the Proposed Court of Appeal (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions 2022 will enhance speedy dispensation of justice in tax related matters at the appellate court. Justice Dongban-mensem made this known in her remarks at a two-day Technical Workshop for the Review of the Proposed Court of Appeal (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions 2022. “I am delighted that the FIRS, under the leadership of the Executive Chairman Mr. Muhammad Nami, is collaborating with the Court to ensure that the Practice Directions are comprehensive. “Also, concise and will operate…
A man, Hassan Olanrewaju, 19 and a housewife, Salewa Akinola, 25, were on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly snatching people’s cell phones. The police charged Olanrewaju and Akinola, whose residential addresses were not provided with conspiracy and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on June 13, at about 4 p.m., at Oke-Bola area, Ibadan. He alleged that the defendants while on a tricycle snatched a Vivo Android phone worth N85,000, from Sikiru Opakunle. Ibrahim said the defendants also stole a Tecno Spark 7 cell…
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between one Kolawole Omotoso and his estranged wife, Badirat on grounds of infidelity and lack of love. Delivering judgment, President of the court, Mrs S.M. Akintayo held that she dissolved the marriage for peace to reign between the duo. Akintayo granted custody of the three children of the union to Badirat and ordered Omotoso to pay N20,000 as the children’s monthly feeding allowance. The court also granted Badirat’s prayer restraining Omotoso from harassing, intimidating or interfering with Badirat’s life. She directed Badirat to institute a civil suit…
A spare parts dealer, Mr Olubunmi Osundeyi has prayed a Grade’ A’ Customary Court in Mapo in Ibadan to grant his prayer for divorce from his estranged wife, Funke on grounds of adultery and violence. Osundeyi who resides in Oke-Ado-Liberty area in Ibadan, contended that he abandoned his home in order for his safety. “Funke’s parents did not take any bride price from me, but her lifestyle since we started living together as husband and wife has been full of horror and unpleasant experiences. “I’ve caught her red-handed with a man in my bedroom. The man escaped. ”She is into diabolical…
Kaduna state government has shut Holiday Conference Hotel in Kaduna for accommodating drug dealers and for failing to pay its statutory land lease for five years. Prof. Kabir Mato, Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology said in Kaduna on Friday that the hotel, shut on June 15, had become a centre for anti-social activities. He said young people often walked into the hotel to buy and use illicit drugs. He explained that the lease agreement the hotel’s management signed with the state government was to run the business for 15years on a lease expiring in February 2022. The commissioner added,…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for concerted efforts to effectively tackle the spread of terrorism, especially in the Sahel region. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated in Abuja on Friday that the vice-president made the assertion when he received the visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. State Department, Victoria Nuland and a U.S. delegation. The vice-president stressed the need for more collaboration between Nigeria and the U.S.A in combating terrorism generally. He noted that the spread of terrorist organisations such as ISWAP, and Boko Haram should be tackled firmly and permanently. Osinbajo said that Federal Government was committed…
Gunmen on Friday in Nsukka, Enugu State, killed a policeman and set ablaze patrol vehicles in two different police check points in the area. The policeman was killed in Umanu junction in Nsukka while the police patrol vehicle was set ablaze along Ibeagwa-Ani road in the area. An eyewitness in Umanu junction who pleaded anonymity said in Nsukka on Friday that around 6.20 am, residents started hearing sporadic gun shots in the area. “I quickly rushed to my doors to ensure that all of them are well locked. “I switched off all electric lights in my house and told my…
The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, would be guest speakers at the forthcoming Global Leadership Conference, slated for July 20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Regional Manager, International Operations for GText Homes, Miss Abisola Awosanya, confirmed the speakers’ attendance during a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday. The conference is organised by GText Homes, a global Real Estate Company. Awosanya said Grant Cardone, an International Real Estate Entrepreneur and Founder, 10X Movement, would also be part of the speakers at the conference. According to her, at the end of the leadership…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday, ruled that female Muslim students in Lagos government-owned schools are free to use hijab. The apex court dismissed appeal by the Lagos state government upheld the Court of Appeal judgement that the ban on use of Hijab by students in Lagos, was discriminatory against Muslim students in the state. The judgement was a majority one of five against two on the panel of seven Justices, including Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Justice John Inyang Okoro, Justice Uwani Aji, Justice Mohammed Garba, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, and Justice Emmanuel Agim. The court…