Tag: hijab

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Mazi EmekaJune 13, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 9, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 3, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 3, 2016

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 ...

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Janeth JFebruary 1, 2016

Muslim women protest ban of Hijab in Lagos schools (PHOTOS)

Muslim youth and women on Monday, took to the streets of Lagos, to protest the ban of use of Hijab ...

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Janeth JJanuary 1, 2016

Presidency yet to ban use of Hijab – Garba Shehu

The Presidency has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has not taken a concrete decision to ban the use of Hijab. ...

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Ada IgboanugoMarch 5, 2015

Christian woman wears hijab to “see what it’s like being an outsider”

by Chinwe Okafor Jessey Eagan, a married Christian mother of two, decided to wear a hijab for Lent in an ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 21, 2014

Suicide bombing: 2 female students escape lynching in Minna

by Panshak Ibrahim   Two female students barely escaped being lynched after being suspected to be suicide bombers. The incident ...

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Isime EseneOctober 17, 2014

Court upholds ban on use of hijab in public schools in #Lagos – How did it start?

by Isime Esene The High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has upheld the ban on the hijab, a head scarf ...

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February 13, 2014

Opinion: The hijab, Aregbesola and the Osun school reclassification war

by Saka Waheed Adekunle What struck me during our visit was not actual fear factor of impending war, but the ...

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February 9, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: Let us kill religion before it kills us

by Tunde Fagbenle I am sick and fed up with all the problems religionists of different faiths are bringing on ...

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February 6, 2014

Masquerades invade Osun school as religious crisis escalates

by ‘Jola Sotubo A troubled school in Osun which had students of different religions dressed in their worship attire has ...

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January 4, 2014

Who wore it better? Chika Ike and Rihanna rock the black hijab in Dubai (LOOK)

by Oke Efagene We so love it when stars dress alike, and then step out in famous places to show ...

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November 26, 2013

Terrible: Hoodlums beat up school principal for punishing ‘hijab’ wearing student

by Oke Efagene The Osun State Police Command yesterday, 25 November, 2013, prevented what could have led to a religious ...

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July 16, 2013

“It should be allowed in Muslim schools only”: The debate on Hijab ban in schools continue (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian News & Entertainment channel, BattaBox takes the debate surrounding the alleged ban of the hijab in ...

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May 21, 2013

YNaija Investigates: How Lagos state reached its decision on Hijab ban, Commissioner says it is “speculation”

by Akan Ido If we say, okay, let’s allow these students begin to wear Hijab to schools, what happens to ...

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May 20, 2013

Joachim MacEbong: I am not a Muslim, but Lagos state is wrong on Hijabs

by Joachim MacEbong  Trying to fit everyone in the same box is not education. Neither is it fairness. Babatunde Fashola needs ...

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February 28, 2013

“Unprofessional and disgrace”- Lagos school principal allegedly flogs student for wearing a hijab

by Rachel Ogbu Principal of Kadara Junior Grammar School, Ebute Meta, Lagos has received more roasting from some members of the ...

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October 3, 2012

TICKER: Too late: Woman arrested in Dubai for having sex in a taxi arrives for court hearing in a hijab

British businesswoman accused of having drunken sex in the back of a Dubai taxi turned up to court today wearing ...

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July 9, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: FIFA lifts ban on Islamic headscarves used by female footballers

by Chi Ibe The use of the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, for female Muslim football playerswas previously banned due to ...

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