An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano has sentenced Shafi’u Abubakar, a 38-year-old man, to death by hanging for setting a mosque on fire, killing 23 people. The court also ordered that Abubakar receive 150 strokes of cane for the same offense, reports Nigerian Tribune. The incident occurred on May 15, 2024, at Gadan Larabar Abasawa […]
•Zainab Muhamadu A 22-year-old woman, Zainab Muhamadu, is facing a possible death sentence in Zamfara State after being charged with apostasy following her conversion from Islam to Christianity. Zainab’s ordeal began after her conversion, which reportedly followed her interaction with a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, identified si...
Christian and Muslim leaders yesterday clashed over the planned inauguration of shari’a arbitration panel across the South-Western states of Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo and Lagos by the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. This comes as the proponents of the Islamic code said there was no going back on their decision to set up the […]...
Islamic Scholars and other stakeholders have urged clerics to deepen their knowledge before stating their position on any Islamic matters. The scholars made the call at the 16th annual Islamic International Conference organized by Daaru Naim Academy for Sharia Science of Nigeria held in Lagos with the theme, “The Jurisprudence of Fatwa and its...
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with members of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) at the State House, Abuja. The ongoing meeting between the president and council is coming just about 48 hours after The Frontier reported that the President of SCSN, Sheikh Abdur-Rasheed Hadiyyatullah, expressed regrets for supporting t...
•Shettima and Tinubu The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has alleged that even though it supported the Muslim-Muslim ticket and mobilised for the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the presidential election, the government has allegedly neglected them. Speaking in an interview, Secretary of the SCSN, Dr Nafiu Baba Ahm...
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