Former presidential media aide Bashir Ahmad has opposed a move by United States Senator Ted Cruz to stop Sharia laws in Nigeria. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Cruz, in a post on X while reacting to Nigeria’s designation by President Donald Trump, hinted at his bill “targeting those who implement blasphemy and Sharia laws in Nigeria.”…
In the conservative Indonesian province of Aceh, a young couple paid a steep price for their love. They were publicly flogged 100 times each for engaging in sex outside of marriage, a brutal punishment under the region’s strict Sharia law. According to reports, the couple received the lashings with a rattan stick in sets of…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) and the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) have berated Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue State, for spreading falsehood abroad on Islamisation and killing of Christians in Nigeria. This is contained in separate statements by Dr. Nafiu Baba-Ahmad, SCSN Secretary General…
In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called for the musician’s immediate release. European Union has condemned the prolonged detention of Kano singer Yahaya Sharif-Amin, saying Shariah blasphemy laws violate international human rights and often lead to violence and mob killings. In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called…
Sheikh Muhammad Habbibullah Adam Abdullah El-Ilory, Director of the Arabic and Islamic Training Centre (Markaz) and Founder of Markaz University College, has strongly criticised renewed calls for establishing Shari’a courts in parts of Yorubaland. The Islamic scholar stated that these demands, which have sparked debate within and beyond the Muslim community, are driven by self-interest…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has been urged to prevent extreme violence against South West Muslims. This call was made to the IGP by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) over the increasing violent threats to the region and Yoruba Muslims following discussions around Sharia law. In a statement issued on Saturday by MURIC’s…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs. Speaking at the 2025 Oodua festival, held at Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state, on Wednesday, Adams stressed that the introduction of Sharia is aimed at…
A recent video featuring Sheik Dawood Malaasan, the Mufti of Iwo, has stirred public discourse across Yoruba states following introduction of Sharia Court in Oyo State. In the video, the cleric passionately defended the establishment of a Sharia court in Oyo State and issued warnings to those opposing the initiative. In the video, Sheik Malaasan…
An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has set plans to unveil a Sharia court in the state and its environs. The group, in a flier that went viral on Tuesday, invited guests from across the country to the court’s inauguration ceremony, which will…
The Yoruba Nation Youths, both within Nigeria and in the diaspora, have strongly opposed plans to introduce Sharia law or establish Sharia courts in the South-West region of Nigeria. This stance was expressed in a joint statement by the Yoruba National Youth Leader (Diaspora), Prophet Ayodele Ologunloluwa, and the Homebase Leader, Comrade Oyegunle Oluwamayowa Omotoyole….