Tag: hijab
Allow our girls wear hijab to school, Islamic Leaders beg Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has made a passionate plea to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state…
Man In Woman’s Veil Arrested In School
Students and teachers of Model School at Unguwar Iya in Suleja, Niger State, western Nigeria, were thrown into confusion when an…
Who Is Afraid Of The Hijab?
Anger, condemnation and disbelief greeted the judgement of a Lagos High Court delivered on Friday, October 17, 2014 which upheld…
Gov. Fashola #BringBackOurHijab
I was sad when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has banned wearing of Hijab (Islamic…
Breaking News: Court Upholds LASG Ban On Hijab In Public Schools
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, western Nigeria, on Friday upheld the ban by the Lagos State…
Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings
Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…
Terrorism: NBA says banning Hijab is unconstitutional
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on Monday advised the Federal Government against banning Hijab (Muslim female headscarves), saying such proposal…
No ban on use of Hijab – Nigeria Police Boss
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that the acting Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba has not banned the use of…
Hijab Crisis: Lagos House Probes Principal
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday evening began the probe of the alleged maltreatment of Aisha Alabi, a…
Hijab: Muslim Students Protest Discrimination
Muslim students in Lagos State public secondary schools today protested at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, over alleged…