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Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe converts to Islam and changes name
The Nigerian actress Mercy Aigbe has changed her name and revealed that she has converted to Islam. Kazeem Adeoti, the actress's spouse, held a Ramadan lecture and special prayer where…
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I have returned to Islam and found peace – JJC Skills
JJC Skillz, a popular Nigerian musician, and actor, claims he has switched religions, converting from Christianity to Islam. In a series of posts on his Instagram page, the 45-year-old said…
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“A hydra-headed problem calls for a hydra-headed solution” | Northern educator reveals solution to problem of education deprivation
Hardly any problem exists in this world for which one can say with unassailable certainty, “If you do this one thing, your problem will be fixed.” It is always a…
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Mannequins and erections | An in-depth view of the Hisbah mannequin ban in Kano
It is a given, that you can’t help but roll your eyes when you read a headline like, ‘Kano Hisbah bans the use of mannequins to display clothes in shops…
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This is the Northern gambit you didn’t know about regarding enforcing Shari’ah
Unless you have a core of steel, shock is a natural reaction to news items like the arrest for blasphemy of Muslims and former Muslims in Northern Nigeria. The news…
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Once again a mob calls for blood in a new blasphemy case in Northern Nigeria
A mob of young Nigerian Muslim men in Sokoto, stormed the palace of Sultan, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday carrying placards that read “Isma’il must die,” to demand the arrest…
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#WorldHumanistDay: Saving Nigeria is everyone’s business including the irreligious
On paper, Nigeria is a secular state. A budding multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural democracy brimming with potential. We have the 1999 Constitution - however imperfect it is - continuously reassuring…
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#PrideMonth: Love is everything but love; a queer Muslim man’s experience with love
By Phaysal Phagge It is difficult to write about love when everything you know about it has been anything but, Harder still when you have reached a point of mental…
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Saudi Arabia’s restriction on loudspeakers in mosques is worth emulating in Nigeria
If you have ever lived in the heart of Kano - as I have - you know intimately what I like to call the menace of the modern minaret. It…
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YNaija Non-Binary Chat tackles the question, “What is the place of gay Muslims in the eyes of Allah (SWT)?”
There are many ways to be a Muslim LGBT+ person, but I have only ever allowed myself to contemplate either of two ways. It is pertinent to undertand first what…
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Gender roles, Sharia in South West, Demolition respectability | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week
The task of documenting the trajectory of conversation on non-binary issues - sexuality, gender, mental and emotional health, faith and spirituality and disability - is both a labour of love…
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3 Muslims on how the culture of public humiliation for not fasting changed how they feel about Ramadan
On 10 April, just days ahead of the commencement of Ramadan, I wrote this piece calling upon world leaders who are in the business of sending out well-meaning messages each…
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‘Accused of blasphemy and burnt to ashes’ | The tragic tale of Talle Mai Ruwa
In case you missed it, Talle Mai Ruwa is the latest victim of fanatical religiosity (blasphemy), only he doesn't make it out alive. The middle-aged resident of Darazo local government…
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#HerStory Series: “I am trapped in a loop of pain” – 34-year-old Samirah shares how she was forced to marry her rapist
Nigeria declared a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence last year following the rape and murder of 22-year-old Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. It was an intervention needed for decades…
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Kwara Hijab Controversy: Think about the children! | The #YNaijaCover
Kwara is caught in the eye of a storm as airs of unrest continue to fester over the right of the Muslim girl-child to wear the Hijab in public schools…
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Kwara Hijab crisis | The state government makes a bad situation worse
An inter-religious clash that has been doused in the interim rocked Kwara earlier today. It reincarnated from years of simmering dispute over the rights of female Muslim students to wear…
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Here’s why Sowore is perhaps, an unwitting champion of African Spirituality
Embattled pro-democracy campaigner and founder of online news agency Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, is many things to many people. Until today however, it would have been inconceivable to think of…
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Surprise! Traditional African spirituality is regaining ground among young Nigerians
The first time I found out about African spirituality was not in a Social Studies class. That deliberate less than adequate excuse for education did little for me. Rather than…
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300+ days of illegal incarceration, reversed prison sentence | What to learn about anti-blasphemy in Nigeria
Less than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for a harmless Facebook post. The Human Rights Activist and President…
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Religious persecution, Male privilege | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
More often than not, the delight of Twitter conversations is in the comebacks original tweets attract. We collated some very interesting tweets from Naija Twitter on conversations that matter in…
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Shari’ah: A mistake that should never have been allowed
When former Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf revealed while speaking on Arise News' The Morning Show that his Somali friends who are currently resident…
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LGBT+ discrimination and the politics of being queer in Nigeria
Colonial History of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria Prior to Nigeria’s colonisation, there is nothing to show violence was perpetrated against LGBTQ+ individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,…
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The Hijab-wearing woman’s experience that could help us better understand one another
Nigeria’s cultural landscape is still taking shape, we are caught in the thick of this process daily in the conversations we have about things we hitherto only have among inner…
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Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good
If you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising Christian’ is certainly not new to you. You have experienced…
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Professor Yusuf’s short term solutions to terrorism may cause bigger problems
It is no news that Northern Nigeria is in the choke hold of a brand of religion that could ruin it for generations to come. The overwhelming reports of the…
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Social media users are tweeting as historical bible figures and there’s much to learn
An innocuous tweet has exploded most definitely beyond the original poster’s expectations. And while a global Twitter community is having a field day commenting under it and quoting it with…
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#YNaijaEssays: The biggest lie that we’ve been told is that religion is as simple as it first appears
Last weekend, a 13-second video of Timothy Owoeye, the Osun State Assembly Majority Leader was released online. In the clip, Owoeye, who was naked was being queried by some individuals…
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Islam, blasphemy and the Nigerian Law School
It was reported last week that some Muslim students of the Nigerian Law School Lagos campus attempted to lynch a colleague of theirs last week for writing a blasphemous article…
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Albert Afeso Akanbi: The Koran vs The Holy Bible — Which is the truth? [Pt II]
by Albert Afeso Akanbi I was buried in a pile of feedback –emails, comments, text messages and phone calls, some of them disapproval and veiled threats, and others affirmation from…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Hon. Gudaji thinks family planning has no place in Islam, but we disagree
It's a rare skill, to be able to continually put your foot in your mouth, when you speak publicly. Rare as it is, it is also quite embarrassing when you…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy