Tag: South-west

2027: “Field Muslim candidates if you want our votes in S’West” – MURIC tells parties

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MURIC tells S'West parties

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised political parties seeking votes from Muslims in the South-West geo-political zone to field Muslim candidates in the 2027 general elections. In an issued statement signed by the organisation’s Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, the group specifically urged parties such as the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and others to present Muslim candidates for governorship positions in Oyo, Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun and Ondo States. MURIC warned that parties that fail to field Muslim…

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Ogun: Govt. engages Fulani leaders to strengthen peace, security

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Ogun govt. engages Fulani

The Ogun State government has convened a strategic security meeting with Fulani leaders, security agencies, and other critical stakeholders as part of efforts to strengthen peace and prevent potential security threats across the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, AIG Olusola Subair, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (rtd), conveyed the meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The meeting brought together security service chiefs, security consultants, representatives of local government chairmen, traditional Fulani leaders (Serikis), and representatives of the Miyetti-Allah group. Subair, speaking at the meeting…

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Afenifere raises alarm over terror attacks in Yorubaland

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Afenifere on banditry

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented the upsurge in terror attacks in parts of Yorubaland and in other parts of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, and made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Ajayi referenced the latest security breaches in the country. He lamented the latest killing of some Forest Guards at Old Oyo National Park in Oloka, Oriire LGA, and of four farmers in Igboho, Oorelope LGA, both in Oyo State, abduction of…

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“Trump wrong, Muslims largest victims of insurgency, terrorism in Nigeria” – MUSWEN 

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MUSWEN on Trump

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, (MUSWEN), has faulted the United States President, Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, saying the categorisation is both misplaced and unfortunate. In a recent interview in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, its President and Deputy President-General (South) of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Rasaki Oladejo, said Trump’s claim of Christian genocide is false, declaring that Muslims are largest victims of killings across the country. He said the re-designation, ostensibly fuelled by what Trump described as “genocide against…

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2027: Northern leaders meet Afenifere, back Tinubu’s re-election

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Northern leaders meet Afenifere

Some leaders from the northern part of the country yesterday visited the leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, to declare their collaboration with the South-West region in supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The northern leaders, under the aegis of the ‘Arewa Think Tank”, said they were impressed with the mid-term scorecard of the president, hence the move to support him to run for a second-term. The convener of the group, Muhammad Yakubu, led the team from the North to visit leaders of Afenifere at the residence of…

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“North-West, South-West biggest beneficiaries under Buhari, Tinubu” – Shehu Sani

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Shehu Sani

Former Kaduna-Central senator, Shehu Sani, has stated that both the immediate past and present administrations have disproportionately favoured the North-West and South-West regions in terms of political appointments and infrastructural projects. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, Sani criticised those claiming that the ‘North’ is being marginalised under President Bola Tinubu’s government, accusing them of distorting facts. His words: “Under the immediate-past and present administration, the North-West and the South-West regions are the highest beneficiaries of political appointments and projects. “Those who are saying the ‘North’ is disfavoured…

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Constitution review: MURIC demands Sharia Courts, Friday as public holiday in South-West

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MURIC demands2

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a prominent Islamic human rights organisation, has called for far-reaching constitutional reforms, including the establishment of Sharia Courts across all states in Nigeria’s South-West region and the declaration of Fridays as public holidays in honour of Muslim worship practices. MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, made the demand during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution. He was represented at the session by a senior figure in the group,  Dr. Jamiu Busari, who delivered the presentation to the…

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South-West demands 5 new states, constitutional roles for monarchs

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South West demands

Creation of additional five new states, constitutional roles for the traditional rulers as well as creation of additional local governments and listing of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the Lagos State government in 2003 into the constitution were among the top demands of the people of the South-West as moves are ongoing to amend the 1999 Constitution (as amended). This came to the fore on Friday at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Bills to further amend the 1999 Constitution held in Lagos The Deputy Senate President…

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Yoruba group rejects Shari’ah Law in S’West, demands preservation of cultural values

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Islamic cleric on Shariah

A Yoruba socio-cultural group, ‘The Society for Yoruba Culture Renaissance’, has strongly opposed the establishment of Shari’ah arbitration panels in Oyo, Ekiti, and other southwestern states, describing the move as incompatible with Yoruba societal values.  In a press statement issued yesterday, the group stated that such legal structures are foreign to the region’s traditions and could disrupt the region’s long-standing tradition of peaceful co-existence among people of diverse religious beliefs. The statement was issued in response to recent developments, including the first public sitting of the Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel…

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“Quit S’West now or die” – Gani Adams, Yoruba leaders warn B’Haram/ISWAP

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Gani Adams, Yoruba leaders warn

Amid reports of fleeing Boko Haram and  the Islamic state West Africa province (ISWAP) operatives infiltrating the South-West region, regional leaders and security stakeholders have issued stern warnings to the terrorists to leave or face elimination. Recall that Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, recently raised concerns about heightened insecurity following the influx of militants from the North-West and North-East into South-West communities, especially border areas. The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, alongside the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), hunters’ associations, and the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), declared their readiness…

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