Category: Religion

The ISI Muslim Parents Forum (ISIMPF) has vowed to challenge Friday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal in Ibadan at the Supreme Court, following the appellate court’s decision in the seven-year legal battle over the use of the hijab by 11 female Muslim students of the International School, University of Ibadan (ISI-UI). In a split majority judgment of two to one, the Court of Appeal held that ISI-UI is a private school because it does not receive government subventions. The court also ruled that while freedom of religion is a…

The Oyo State chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has announced that the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, will on Friday, July 3, 2026, deliver judgment in the long-running legal battle over the use of hijab by Muslim female students at the International School, University of Ibadan (ISI). In a statement issued on Thursday by the General Secretary of MURIC, Oyo State Chapter, Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade, the group said the judgment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. following official notification from the appellate court to all parties involved in the…

The National President of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun (ARAB), has urged Muslim journalists and media professionals across the country to embrace truth-driven and ethical journalism as a pathway to national development and peaceful coexistence. Balogun made the call while delivering a lecture at the Ashura Hijrah Lecture organised by the Ondo State Chapter of MMPN on Thursday, June 25, 2026, to mark the Islamic New Year 1448AH. Speaking on the significance of Hijrah, the MMPN President described the migration of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be…

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has condemned the brutal lynching of Ummulkhairi, a Muslim woman and mother of four, in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, describing the incident as a grave miscarriage of justice and a dangerous sign of growing mob rule in the country. In a statement issued by its Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, the organisation expressed outrage over the killing of Ummulkhairi, who was reportedly accused of child kidnapping before being attacked and murdered by a mob. MPAC said the victim, a teacher, wife and mother, was denied…

The El Birru Muslim Association of Nigeria (EMAN) has called on Muslims and residents of Ebiraland to embrace moral transformation, peaceful coexistence and productive living as part of the lessons of the Islamic New Year. The call was made by the Chairman of the Hijrah 1448AH Activities Committee, Alhaji Abu Imam Onizeiza (Dan-Amana Ebira), during the Hijrah Lecture, Launching of the Islamic Calendar and Awards Ceremony held at the Ohinoyi Palace Conference Hall, Okene, Kogi State. Addressing participants, Alhaji Abu Imam said the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was not…