The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast. The board also apprehended five persons selling food during the fasting hours, which are from dawn to dusk, BBC reports. Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, requiring fasting from dawn to sunset for …

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a man and his girlfriend for solemnising their marriage at Banana Restaurant on Zoo Road, Kano. The board’s Deputy Commander General of Operations, Dr Mujahideen Abubakar, confirmed the arrest to PUNCH Online on Thursday, stating that Hisbah personnel raided the restaurant on Wednesday night following a tip-off. ‘It’s very unfortunate to tell you …

The Kano State Hisbah Board (otherwise known as the Sharia Police) has ordered a ban against male Disc Jockeys from events dominated by women across the state. The decision was revealed by the Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, during a meeting with representatives of DJs in the state recently. He said: “As an Islamic state, it …

Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa has been reinstated as the Commander of the Kano State Hisbah Board after a reconciliatory meeting with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Government House, Kano, on Monday night. The reconciliation was spearheaded by a Coalition of Ulama and Islamic organisations in Kano State. The popular Kano-based Islamic Cleric had on Friday morning via a video …

In a unique display of unity, Christian clergies in Northern Nigeria have joined hands with their Muslim counterparts worldwide to advocate for the reinstatement of Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa as the head of the Hisbah Board in Kano. A highly respected Christian cleric, Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru, who is the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in …

Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa has resigned from his position as the Commander-General of Kano Hisbah Board, according to The Nation. Daurawa, in footage obtained by The Nation, decried the “discouragement” encountered from Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. Governor Yusuf had lamented how Hisbah’s ‘Operation Kau Da Badala’ was being carried out in the state. Operation ‘Kau da Badala’ is Hisbah’s …