Tag: hijab
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 18th of December
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: The Thread: “OLIC was the most secure show ever ...
YNaija Editorial: Amasa Firdaus was asked to choose a wig over a hijab, but neither was her culture
My Daughter Zubaida Mahmoud at the ceremony admitting her to the New York Bar earlier this year…the controversy here on ...
Nigerian constitution allows hijab | Sultan tells Law School
Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad has berated the Nigerian Law School for denying a student from being called to the bar ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 15th of December
Follow the links below to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: The Thread: “They said ‘take off your hijab’. ...
The Thread: “They don’t even see you” “Islamaphobe” | Muslims react to Call to Bar hijab ban
Twitter Nigeria has been engaged in a huge to-do all day over whether The Nigerian Law School was right to ...
The Thread: “They said ‘take off your hijab’. She said ‘Girl’s not hot'” | TwitterNG reacts to the Hijab outrage
Pushing for progress is fantastic; attacking injustice is necessary, but at what cost? Last night, a hashtag began to make ...
Nike launches ‘Pro-Hijab’ for female Muslim athletes | 7 things you should know
First we saw muslim model, Halima Aden walk the runway of the season’s biggest fashion shows in her hijab and ...
Adamawa govt to review use of hijab over suicide attack
As part of efforts to reduce suicide attacks, the Adamawa State government may temporarily review the use of hijab in ...
Burkini ban: Let’s talk about how remarkable this French court’s ruling is
by Roqeebah Olaoniye France’s highest administrative court, has just suspended the controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera ...
‘I’ve never heard of Christian terrorists’ – Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III has stated that hijab wearing for female Muslims is not a privilege but a ...
Just In: Court of Appeal okays use of hijab in Lagos
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos state has reversed the judgment of a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja ...
Osun hijab crisis: Court strikes out CAN’s application for stay of execution
An Osun State High Court has struck out the application for stay of execution filed by the Christian Association of ...
Opinion: Calling the name of God in vain
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun Humans call God for different reasons. Some are purely altruistic while some are selfish. This explains why ...
Opinion: The hijab crisis and conspiracy of Nigeria’s quack media
By Femi Abbas The relationship of religion to Truth is like that of a menu to a meal. By describing ...
Osun hijab crisis: ‘CAN is challenging the directive of Allah’
The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun state chapter, to embrace the ruling ...
Opinion: Wole Soyinka, religion and school uniforms
by Olalekan Waheed Adigun Humans call God for different reasons. Some are purely altruistic while others are selfish. This explains why ...
Joachim McEbong: The shameless battle for religious supremacy by Osun CAN
Mike Agbahime will never forget seeing his wife, Bridget, being beaten to death by a mob in a Kano market ...
Opinion: The debate of secularism and Osun Hijab controversy
Following an Osogbo High Court judgement which allowed Muslim female students in public schools located in the State of Osun ...
Muslim clerics ‘wanted to enforce use of hijab’ in Osun schools on Monday
The Osun state hijab crisis has further deepened as Muslim clerics on Monday, stormed public schools to ensure that hijab ...
Opinion: Osun hijab crisis and the need to weep for Nigeria’s journalism
By Mike Ogundele Look at the newspapers on the newsstands on Wednesday June 15, 2016, reveals a depressing descent to ...
‘I never ordered use of Hijab… I don’t deserve all these lies’ – Aregbesola
Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied ordering the use of Hijab by female Muslim students in the state public ...
Bayo Oluwasanmi: Aregbesola and his politics of hijab distraction
The illiterate governors in Nigeria have made the governors’ office a jabbering tool of all sorts. The charmingly idiotic debate ...
Hijab crisis: ‘No one is above the law, regardless of religion’ – Aregbesola
The Osun state government has said that only approved uniforms are allowed to be worn in Primary and Secondary schools ...
Hijab crisis: No resolution despite meeting between security agencies, Christian leaders
Following the controversy generated by a recent court ruling on the wearing of hijab by female Muslim students, security agencies ...
‘Aregbesola should be ready to expel all students in Osun state’ – CAN
Christian students in Osun state will continue to wear choir robes and other church garments to school as long as ...
Aregbesola ‘to expel’ Christian students for wearing church garments to school
Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday threatened to expel students who wore unauthorised clothes to public schools in the ...
Osun: DSS wades into potential hijab conflict
As the hijab crisis in Osun state continues to deepen, the Department of State Services has invited religious leaders in ...
Osun: Christian pupils to wear choir robes if Muslims wear hijabs
The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, vowed to issue a directive to Christian schools in Osun state, instructing the pupils ...
The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today
Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) Osun state High Court approves hijab A high ...
As Osun court approves hijab wearing in schools, will the 2014 protests return?
Will the 2014 hijab protests in Osun be rekindled again? This is the questions on the lips of many as an Osun ...