The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has clarified that Sharia arbitration panels operating in the six South West states are purely advisory and lack the authority to impose penalties or enforce their rulings. This clarification was made by MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, during an interview with journalists on Wednesday. Akintola explained that the panels exist solely to mediate civil …

Entertainment lawyers have said that actors have the creative liberty to express themselves and tell stories as they deem fit. They noted that the actors could function independently of any religious bearing and should not be sanctioned by any religion. They made this known on the heels of the outrage that followed a movie poster shared by Nancy Isime on …

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has told the government of Sokoto State that His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III must be guarded jealously. He said this yesterday while delivering a keynote address at the opening of the inaugural North-West Peace and Security Summit holding in Katsina. His remarks came after the executive director of Muslim Rights Council (MURIC), Prof Isiaq …

Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Thursday, warned the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to drop her lawsuit and petition challenging the planned mass weddings of 100 girls in Niger State. The mass weddings, being sponsored by the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, are scheduled for 24 May. …

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the attacks in Plateau State, particularly the recent killings in Kwahaslalek village, Mangu Local Government of the state. MURIC also condemned the attacks on worship centres in Plateau, labelling the burning of churches and mosques as “barbaric and satanic”. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by its Executive Director, Prof. …

The Muslim human rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned military intervention in Niger Republic. Reacting on Saturday to the President’s request to the Senate to implement a resolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Niger Republic, MURIC’s Kano State chairman, Hassan Indabawa said that the group believed …

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite pop star, David Adeleke (popularly known as Davido) alongside his artist, Olamilekan Taiwo (well known as Logos Olori) for questioning following the production and promotion of a musical video that it alleged was capable of igniting anarchy in the country. In a statement in Abuja …

Osun State government on Tuesday berated the Muslim Rights Organisation (MURIC) over its attempt to cause a religious crisis in the state, saying religion cannot be used as a divisive tool among the peace-loving people of the state. It also disclosed that its commissioner-nominees list was based on merit and competence, rather than any religious sentiment. In a statement in …