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  Published   August 23, 2020   |   By   Ibrahim Agunbiade   An Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) said it has uncovered a subterranean attempt by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to replace Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State with the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Recall that a tornado of criticism greeted NBA’s dropping of El-Rufai from the list of speakers at its 2020 Virtual Annual General Conference (AGC) which is billed to take place from 26 th  to 29 th  August, 2020.     Meanwhile MURIC, which previously called on Northern lawyers to boycott the conference has cautioned NBA against any attempt to divide Nigerian Muslims. The group also asked the conference organisers to disinvite Governor Wike of Rivers State in view of the latter’s acts of executive impunity. These were contained in a press statement issued by the Director of the organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Sunday, 23 rd  August, 2020.     “The alleged

  Published   August 21, 2020   |   By   Ibrahim Agunbiade   The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday removed the name of El-Rufai from the list of speakers at its 2020 Virtual Annual General Conference (AGC) which is scheduled for 26 th  to 29 th  August, 2020.     Reacting to this development, an Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), described NBA’s action as parochial, myopic and jejune. MURIC spoke on Friday, 21 st  August, 2020 through its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.     “NBA yesterday dropped Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State from the list speakers at its Virtual AGC which is billed to start on 26 th  August, 2020. It is high level prejudice. NBA as a group of learned  literati  should know better. It is parochial, myopic and jejune.    Read also :  MAKE EDUCATION SECTOR MODEL OF EXCELLENCE: MURIC TELLS LAGOS GOVT “The fact that NBA took the ill-advised step on account of a petition written by a group, Open Bar Initiat

  Published   August 18, 2020   |   By   Ibrahim Agunbiade   The Nigerian Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the Lagos State government (LASG) to revisit the education sector with a view to correcting the glaring lop-sidedness in the appointment of tutor-generals and school principals. MURIC also raised the issue of many qualified Muslim teachers on grade level 17 who are still marking time when they should have been appointed principals.     “The Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, made the appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday, 18 th  August, 2020.     The statement reads:   “Lagos State has been divided into six education districts since the days of Chief Bola Tinubu. Each education district has a tutor general/permanent secretary saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of the schools and their personnel. Tinubu, a Muslim, ensured fairness by sharing the six posts 50:50 between Muslims and Christians.

By  Ibrahim Agunbiade The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed appreciation to the Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, Pastor Akinade Alamu, for his “swift” explanation on why Muslims who took its Computer-Based Test for employment were given Christian questions.   The explanation of the TESCOM boss followed an allegation by MURIC that the employers of teachers in Oyo State had Christianised the CBT test held on August 11, 2020. The Islamic human rights association made the allegation on August 14. But in a swift reaction, Alamu   issued a press statement   in which he explained that the incident was not deliberate. It blamed the development on computer technicalities, adding that some Christian candidates were also given questions on Islamic knowledge. The statement was signed by the TESCOM Permanent Secretary, Grace Olabisi Oderinde. MURIC on Sunday in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, commended the Executive Chairman of TESCOM for