Tag: House of Representatives public hearing

FAILED PUBLIC HEARING: MURIC SUSPECTS FOUL PLAY … Calls for Judiciary Clean up

Emporium Reporters

The public hearing organized by the House Committee on Judiciary and Justice failed to hold for the second time yesterday, Wednesday Several Muslim groups that appeared for the purported hearing were disappointed as the Chairman of the committee, Hon. Razaq Atunwa, explained that an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the hearing had been served on the committee. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a statement signed by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola condemned the injunction. They said apart from being highly provocative, the development was saddening, nauseating and appalling. The…

BAN ON HIJAB :MURIC, Others Protest,as Court Halts Public Hearing

Emporium Reporters

The public hearing slated for today 14th March by the House of Representatives on the denial of call to bar of Firdaus Amasa Aljannah by the Nigeria Law School and the Body of Benchers insisting she must be off her hijab was again postponed after all parties invited for the hearing were at the conference room. This was as a result of a court interlocutory injunction granted by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which was only served at the committee yesterday at around 3:10pm. The Chairman of the…

HIJAB: Amasa Firdausa Didn’t File Suit To Stop Public Hearing – Group.

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A right,Justice for Firdausa Advocacy Group in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Alaka Folashade In’amullah has distanced its self from a purported video clip widely aired by Oak TV on its Instagram page online and other social media platforms on the 6th February 2018. In the said video clip one Sunday Abayomi was being interviewed, the background voice as well as the inscription below Sunday Abayomi’s name on the screen portrayed him as the Counsel acting for and on behalf of Miss Amasa Firdausa in a matter filed at the …