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26 th  June, 2020   PRESS RELEASE: ARREST OF ‘BANDITS’ : MURIC TASKS AMOTEKUN ON ILE-IFE CRISIS  . Many media houses reported that the Osun State Amotekun corps arrested some ‘bandits’ who tried to enter the state on Sunday, 21 st  June, 2020.     However, an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has advised Amotekun to focus its attention on attacks on the people of Ile-Ife by thugs sponsored by illegal miners. MURIC commended Amotekun for its alertness. It tasked Amotekun on professionalism and detribalized security consciousness. The organization also cautioned Amotekun against sensationalism.     MURIC spoke on Friday, 26 th  June, 2020 through its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.     According to MURIC, “We commend Amotekun operatives for being alert. But they must always use the right description for those apprehended. Those suspects should not have been described as ‘bandits’. They did not h...

COVID-1 9: We've spent N118m to support UCH, Virology Dept, Oyo govt insists …says distinction between College of Medicine, UCH artificial The Oyo State government on Wednesday declared that “it is standing by its position that it has supported the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan to the tune of N118 million in the fight against COVID-19. Records made available by the Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo, confirmed that the state government has provided support to the UCH and the Department of Virology located inside the College to the tune of the said sum. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Commissioner for Finance as further giving a breakdown of the expenditure, indicating that the sum of N118 million was expended in meeting the varied needs of the Department of Virology, College of Medicine and the University College Hospital. The statement further indicated that attempts by the management of the...

PRE-RAMADAN MESSAGE TO DSTV /GOTV By: Ibrahim Agunbiade HumbledIbn 23rd Sha'aban, 1441AH (17th April, 2020) Just last year 2019, Hijra 1440 Ramadan, my attention was drawn to a message circulating on social media telling Nigerian Muslims that DSTV and GOTV has added another Islamic channel called Ummah TV on their channel list. The message concisely gave details as DSTV Channel 345 & GOTV Channel 28 and described the channel as a home grown (Naija), quality, educating and entertaining Ramadan pop-up channel, (I wonder what entertainment is in Ramadan). That it will be on air from 2nd of May till 4th of June, 2019. The message went further to explain that the channel is a 24/7 to watch throughout this year’s Ramadan 1440AH/2019AD. It further requested readers who received such message to spread it across the Ummah. Many people did. It further prayed that may Allah SWT reward the brains behind Ummah TV, accept their efforts and bless all Muslims. On checking my de...

THE FIRE OF MY ABUSIVE PEN...  The Nigerian premier University situated somewhere at Agbowo area of Ibadan is a zoo, indeed,  ruled by dogs, pigs and lizards. The authority of that citadel is in the hands of some instinctive animals who lack the mental strength to think like humans. A place called a University where the so called scholars behave like brutes. I have no regards for academic scholarship and certificates whose custodians are apes - A primate of the clade Hominoidea. For God's sake, what kind of hatred do you harbour against the innocent girls from a religion that preaches modesty. The University of Ibadan is indeed a huge disgrace to the Federal government that sponsors its thoughts. .. I suggest that the Muslim Students should rather deal with the management of that international School as a dog owner would do to his stubborn pet. Animals, however beautiful and instinctive, can't comprehend the language of law and logic. So, why taking those PhD mammal...

PRESS RELEASE    HIJAB: Call UI ISI Principal to order  Ibadan, July 5, 2019: The International School Ibadan (ISI) Muslim Parents Forum is hereby using this medium to call on well meaning Nigerians to call Mrs Phebean Olowe, the Principal of ISI to order as she is out to precipitate crisis in the school with her high handedness and religious fanatism taken too far. Following our tactical withdrawal from the ISI Hijab matter from the State High Court in Ibadan on June 25, 2019, the Principal  through her agents had embarked on harrasment intimidation and molestation of some of the Muslim girls who took the school to court to enforce their fundamental human rights to wear hijab in the school premises. The Principal reportedly told the girls at the school assembly on Monday that no one should adorn Hijab on school uniform within and OUTSIDE the school premises. We found the directive of the Principal awkward and absurd especially as it relates to wearing hij...

Some Muslim Parents of International School, Ibadan, (ISI) have dragged the Management of the College to the Court demanding for the fundamental human rights of their wards in using Hijab. The suit, No: M/706/2018 filed on behalf of the 14 applicants by Messrs Abdulkareem, Fajimite and Co. at Oyo state High Court was on Monday served on the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka. Others who received their services were the Deputy Vice Chancellor, (Academic), Prof. Adeyinka Aderinto, Chairman, Board of Governors of ISI and Mrs Phebean Olowe, Principal, ISI, University of Ibadan. The suit is asking for a declaration of the Court that the continuous denial of the 1st to 11 th  applicants right to use Hijab on their school uniform within the premises of the ISI, Ibadan is wrongful and unconstitutional. “It constitutes a violation of the applicants rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom from discrimination and right to dignity...

President Muhammadu Buhari as well as Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar will on Sunday Nov. 18, lead prominent Islamic leaders to Ibadan for the fund raising of N5bn International Islamic Centre for the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN). In a statement, Alhaji Yisa Abdulkareem, Chairman, MUSWEN 10th year anniversary, said that the Oyo state Governor Ishaq Ajimobi will host his colleagues from Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti and Ondo states. Speaking on the long list of Special Guests of Honour, Abdulkareem said the Chairman of the occasion is Dr Wale Babalakin SAN while Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President Dangote Group of Companies will be the Chief Launcher. He said that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, will deliver a key note speech on the theme of the 10th year anniversary “Stronger Ummah, Greater Nation” while Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo will be the Royal father of the Day. He said other highlights of the day include presentation of a bo...