Tag: hijab
JAMB Intervenes after hijab controversy rocks exam centre in Oyo
According to him, JAMB officials arrived at the centre and took over the matter. Steps were being taken to resolve…
JAMB speaks on candidates removing hijab during registration
The board urged the public not to spread misleading information and encouraged people to seek clarification when in doubt. JAMB…
“Niqab is not a crime” – Hijab advocates decry brutal attacks in Lagos, Ibadan
One of the incidents occurred in Ibadan, where a pregnant woman donning the hijab and niqab was publicly harassed, physically…
MURIC applauds Navy for accepting Muslim parents’ wish on hijab
MURIC is indeed proud of the professionalism exhibited by the Nigerian Army in general and the Nigerian Navy in particular…
Hijab: Again, UI-ISI loses bid to stay execution of judgement
Tuesday’s ruling, therefore, means UI-ISI lost its application for a stay-of-execution regarding the usage of hijab by its female Muslim…
Hijab verdict: Lagos Muslim students recommend sack, jail for defaulters
The World Hijab Day is marked globally on February 1st to celebrate women wearing hijab and discourage discrimination.
MURIC asks Tinubu to intervene in ‘hijab affair’ in Lagos
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of…
Islamic organization knocks Omirhobo for wearing traditional attire to court
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has knocked a lawyer Malcolm Omirhobo for dressing like a traditional doctor to the Supreme…
Supreme Court approves hijab in Lagos schools
Lagos high court had in October 2014, ruled against the use of hijabs in schools, a judgement that was upturned…
Court bans Hijab in schools
The high court in Karnataka state delivered the verdict after considering petitions filed by Muslim students challenging a government ban…
10 Kwara colleges shut over Hijab reopen today
Kwara State Government has announced that the 10 schools involved in a recent hijab controversy in the state should reopen…
Crimes committed under the hijab
Females in public places adorning hijab-veil are now a cause of palpable fear and apprehension, instead of being symbols of…
Kwara Hijab controversy: Church of Nigeria speaks [Full statement]
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara, has called for a peaceful resolution of the Hijab controversy…
Hijab, Islamic assertiveness and female Muslim identity in Kwara schools
Farooq Kperogi presented an imbalanced take on the hijab crisis and growing Islamic assertiveness in schools in Kwara state.
Hijab in Kwara: Bad news doesn’t get better with time
Bad news doesn’t get better with time is an expression from the famous Black American five star General Colin Powell’s…