The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Nigerian media of deliberately excluding Islamic scholars and Muslim voices from the ongoing national debate regarding an alleged “Christian genocide” in the country. In a statement released on Saturday, the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, criticised both print and electronic media for what he described […]
By Tunde Opalana A non- governmental right activism organization, the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has absolved the Joint Admissions and Matriculation’s Board (JAMB) from blames across sections of the Nigerian society for the mass failure of candidates who sat for the 2025 JAMB examination. While urging candidates to accept the outcome, MURIC asked them to […]
By Matthew Brangyet The Justice Forum, a human rights organization has called on the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute the leader of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) Professor Ishaq Akintola and a young man in a viral video for spreading false information aimed at inciting violence in Sokoto State. The group made […]
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Thursday dissociated the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, from the list of Islamic groups supporting terrorist activities in Nigeria. Recall that the National Security Adviser, NSA, to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babagana Monguno, said the JNI, alongside other Islamic groups, […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has faulted the leaked report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters. In a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola which was obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA on Thursday, Prof. Akintola queried the report, pointing out several “loopholes”. MURIC’s statement […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has waded into the controversy surrounding the recent allegation of christianisation levelled against Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The group, in a statement signed by its director, Prof Ishaq Akintola and made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday said the allegations were fake. It related what it knows about the Vice […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the 11-man committee set up by the Kwara State Government to investigate the torture meted out to some students of Misbaudeen Arabic school, Ganmo, for doing a good job. The human rights group also urged the state government to waste no time in implementing the recommendations. Recall that […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has added its voice to the call for pardon for the 54 soldiers who allegedly refused to fight Boko Haram terrorists over poor weapons. The group backed a letter written by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), to President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking presidential pardon for soldiers jailed for refusing to […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said Governor Simon Lalong’s apology over 22 Muslim travellers recently killed in his state will be accepted so long as he allows a free and fair trial of the 23 suspects arrested in connection with the killing. Recall that 22 Muslims were killed on August 14, 2021, by hoodlums […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has revealed that the Borno State Government actually demolished 11 mosques and four churches. The revelation by MURIC is contrary to claims that only churches were demolished by the state government. MURIC made its findings known to journalists in a statement signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. He said, […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights organization, has claimed that the June 12 demonstrators were ungrateful to President Muhammadu Buhari after he acknowledged June 12 in the same way as nine lepers were ungrateful to Jesus Christ. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was also chastised by MURIC for participating in the […]
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday assured that it would not oppose a Christian president in Nigeria. MURIC, an Islamic human rights organisation, made the remark while clarifying its call for the Southwest to produce a Muslim presidential candidate in 2023. The Islamic group had said 2023 was the right time for the Southwest […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised critics of President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff to stop misleading the public. A statement issued by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola accused some Nigerians of making ‘a mountain out of a molehill’. The Islamic human rights […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has blamed the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the current war in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. This was contained in a statement issued by the MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Monday. According to Akintola, the refusal of Jonathan to recognise Palestine as a state […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Planning, to defy calls for him to resign. Pantami’s resignation has been called for due to his suspected links to terrorist groups. Pantanmi, who characterized the demand for him to resign as politically motivated, apologized for some of his previous […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has berated the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for rejecting the hijab bill titled ‘Religious Discrimination (Prohibition, Prevention) Bill 2021’ which scaled through the second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 23. The group also slammed the Christian body for referring to missionnary schools in the country […]
Nigerians have been urged by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) to avoid tribal profiling and instead continue to expose bad apples and criminals in their communities. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the organization’s director, said in a statement released in Lagos on Tuesday that exposing bad apples within communities was one way to combat the challenges of […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has criticised the Christian Association of Nigeria, saying that CAN has not learnt from history. This was contained in a statement issued by MURIC Director, Ishaq Akintola, on Thursday, March 17. Akintola also accused CAN of instigating religious crisis in the state. Violence erupted at the Baptist Secondary School, Surulere, […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has claimed that many Muslims of Igbo extraction have fled their homes to safer places after receiving death threats from fellow Igbos for daring to convert to Islam. According to MURIC, several mosques located in the South East have also been burnt down because of hate speech. The group said […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has stated that Nigerians should show understanding on insecurity issues. MURIC stated this while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. Prof Ishaq Akintola, MURIC Director in a statement in Lagos on Saturday said that the […]