The recent opposition to the establishment of Shariah courts in southwestern Nigeria—particularly in Oyo, Ekiti, and Ogun States—is yet another example of non-Muslim resistance to Islamic rights and practices. This is not new. We have seen the same pattern before: Read more…
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Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has thrown his weight behind those calling for the introduction of Shari’ah law in the South-West region of Nigeria. Oba Akanbi who defended the move revealed that Shari’ah has been practiced in Yoruba land Read more…
Alhaji Alarape Salman (SAN), who held the distinguished position of being the inaugural Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Kwara State , breathed his last at the venerable age of 81 on Sunday, January 7, 2024, in the city of Read more…
Fatima Abdullahi Esq., a native of Kogi State. She has been certified as an ADR Registrar and is a 2019 Nigerian Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) scholar. She was quite active in extracurricular activities and held many leadership positions while she Read more…
The right of all Muslim women to wear the hijab in public must be protected, and this obligation falls on everyone, notably the government at all levels. The wearing of hijab by Muslim women is a Sunna as recommended in Read more…
Chief Gani Adetola-Kaseem SAN FCIArb (1949 – 2018) was the Principal Partner of Gani Adetola-Kaseem SAN LP. He graduated from the University of Lagos with an LLB and an LLM (Hons) and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1980 Read more…
In September 2020, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Maiduguri’s zonal command re-arraigned Aisha Wakil (Mama Boko Haram), with Tahiru Daura and Prince Shoyode, on a two-count charge of conspiring and collecting money by false pretense worth N71,400,000. The Read more…
There have been a lot of outcry, theatrics and display of emotions since the Supreme Court delivered Judgment in the case of Lagos State Government V. Asiyat AbdulKareem, where the Court approved the use of the Hijab for school girls. Read more…
The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria,(MULAN) felicitates and rejoices with all the Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-fitr. MULAN, the association comprises of upright and outstanding individuals in the law ecosystem who possess the zeal and willingness to Read more…