Oluwo of Iwo backs Sharia law in South-West, citing constitutional rights. Sharia Court in Oyo sparks mixed reactions ahead of 2025 launch. Oba Akanbi says Sharia law respects religious freedom and local customs. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called for the implementation of Sharia law in the South-West, asserting it as a … Read more
He received six lashes following a conviction by a Sharia court. This marks the first time a Sharia court-ordered flogging occurred outside a courtroom in Malaysia. Approximately 90 spectators, including an AFP journalist, witnessed the caning inside the mosque. A 42-year-old man was flogged in a mosque in Terengganu, Malaysia, on Friday after being convicted … Read more
Oyo Sharia court inauguration, set for January 11, 2025, postponed indefinitely. Announcement made by Imam Daud Igi Ogun, emphasizing Islam’s message of peace. Postponement follows public criticism of the event in the predominantly Yoruba region. An Islamic group, the Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, has announced the indefinite postponement … Read more
The Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has perfected plans to inaugurate a Sharia court in Oyo State come January 11, 2025. The inauguration scheduled to take place at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, located on Oba Adeyemi High School Road, in the Mobolaje Area of Oyo town. … Read more
Yoruba youths have rejected plans to introduce Shari’ah law or courts in the Southwest. They consider the move a threat to their cultural identity and traditions. The youths insist such efforts are unacceptable and vowed to oppose them. In a statement reported by Ekohotblog on Monday, group leaders Ayodele Ologunloluwa (Diaspora) and Oyegunle Omotoyole (Homebase) … Read more
A Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari Kaduna state on Thursday ordered a man, Aminu Adamu not to visit his former wife’s bedroom to meet his children. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In Delta Man Detained for Allegedly Killing Mother, Mutilating Son in Abia Fubara Regains Freedom After 11 Days in … Read more
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna has ordered the temporary remand of Musa Hussaini to reflect on how he will financially support his four children. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the court’s decision came on Wednesday following a petition from Hajara Sani, the mother of the children. Sani requested the court’s assistance in recovering some of … Read more
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed appoints six judges to the High Court and 15 to the Shari’a Court, urging them to prioritize justice and fairness, and address prison overcrowding by expediting trials. Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State swore in six new judges to the State High Court and 15 … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a Sharia Court in Kano State has ordered that a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Sa’ad, be remanded in a correction centre for calling his friend gay. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order on Thursday, June 22 following a guilty plea entered by Sa’ad. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, June … Read more
Popular Kano Cleric, Abduljabar has been sentenced to death by hanging. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Upper Sharia Court in Kano has sentenced controversial Islamic cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara to death by hanging. The court earlier convicted the embattled cleric after finding him guilty of the charge of blasphemy levelled against him. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Woman drags ex-husband to Sharia court for marrying her best friend …the case was adjourned the matter until August 9, for the defendant’s counsel to re-examine witnesses. EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect BREAKING: Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor Sanwo-Olu Charges Officials Over Poaching Of State Athletes EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Yunusa, a teenager, told the court that she was in love with Yusuf but that her parents were not letting them get married The Judge, Murtala Nasir held that Yusuf’s father should be advised to allow his son, Yusuf, to marry Yunusa EDITOR’S PICK Buhari’s Top Aide Resigns Over 2023 Race Arsonists Raze LG Secretariat, … Read more
The Senate has proposed the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region of the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a group known as The Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region. The Sharia … Read more
…the judge was recently moved to Safana town to continue to deliver justice because of the worsening insecurity challenges… Gunmen have abducted a judge at a Shari’a Court located between Baure Zaka villages in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The judge, simply identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila was, according to a resident who … Read more
The Kano Upper Shari’a Court has sentenced a 22-year old man to death by hanging for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The court sitting at Hausawa Filin Hockey, presided by Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani gave the verdict on Monday after finding Yahaya Aminu Sharif guilty as charged. Daily Trust reports that Sharif Aminu composed a song … Read more