Thursday, June 18, 2026

Sharia law

June 29, 2021

Sharia court orders proper haircut, 20 lashes for men accused of stealing

The judge ordered a traditional barber to give the vagrants a proper haircut in court.

Court room
June 16, 2021

Sharia court sentences woman to N10,000 fine for setting ex-husband’s house ablaze

The convict confessed that she used petrol to burn the new bride’s house out of jealousy, according to the prosecutor.

Shari'a law
May 28, 2021

PFN warns Senate against Sharia Law in South-West

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has warned the Senate against introducing Sharia Law in the South-West.

Wale Oke, Isa Pantami, and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III
May 26, 2021

Group seeks implementation of Sharia in South-West

The probability of the proposal seeing the light of day in the more liberal South-West is farfetched as demographics of Christians and Muslims are quite similar.

Hisbah operatives
May 5, 2021

Sallah: Hisbah targets immoral dancers at event centres

The two organisations added that the intervention was necessary to save youths from embracing acts inimical to societal growth and development.

Kano Hisbah office used to illustrate the story
February 22, 2021

Despite controversies in Kano, Jigawa, Tambuwal extends Hisbah to Sokoto

Human rights activists have often argued that enforcement of Shari’ah law negates the secular nature of the Nigerian state.

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
January 20, 2021
Kano State Hisbah