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Sharia court sends transformer vandal to jail in Bauchi

Sharia

By Kingsley Chukwuka An upper Sharia court sitting in Toro Bauchi State, has convicted one Muhammad Julabib for destroying a transformer belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC). Muhammad was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for vandalizing a transformer that provides electricity to the communities surrounding Toro. The JEDC Acting […]

22 year old man sentenced to death by hanging by Sharia court

Court

A 22 year old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano Upper Sharia court for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This pronouncement was made by Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, the presiding judge after he found Sharif-Aminu guilty as charged. READ ALSO: Osun govt pleads with former N-power beneficiaries to assist with […]

Shari’a command arrests 34 suspected commercial sex workers in Jigawa

Dutse – The Jigawa State Shari’a Enforcement Command (Hisbah), says it has arrested 34 suspected commercial sex workers and confiscated 147 bottles of beer in Kazaure Local Government area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, made disclosure in an interview on Tuesday in Dutse. Dahiru disclosed that the suspects […]

OIC meeting: Presidency tackles Shari’ah Council over Buhari’s absence

Presidency

THE Presidency has taken to task the Supreme Council for Sharia, which had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of letting down Muslims by his alleged failure to attend the emergency summit of Organization of Islamic States (OIC) called by Turkey to discuss the US declaration of Jerusalem as the official Capital of Israel. In a statement […]

Islamic Insurance: Kano inaugurates Sharia compliance scheme

Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alh. Muhammadu Sanusi II has inaugurated Islamic compliance insurance scheme on Monday, in Kano, the state capital, to serve as an alternative to conventional insurance in the country. The Islamic insurance or Takaful, is a unique Islamic concept of Sharia compliance insurance. He added that the system of Takaful insurance is […]