Tag: Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria

Supreme Council for Shari’ah applauds Tinubus economic policies

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, (SCSN), has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commending his economic policies and advocating for the deployment of all resources to combat threats to national security. Speaking in an interview with State House Correspondents yesterday, after meeting with the President, the vice-president of the Council, Dr. Bashir Umar said that the group paid a courtesy call on the President to show their solidarity, and commended him on the decisions he has been taking on behalf of the country. We are here today for…

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Supreme Council of Shari’ah in Nigeria appoints new president

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, (SCSN), has appointed Sheikh AbdurRashid Hadiyatullah as its new President. Announcing the new appointment yesterday, at a press conference in Kano, the Secretary-General of the Council, Nafiu Baba Ahmed, explained that the appointment followed the death of their former President, Sheikh Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, who passed on a few days ago. According to him, the new President was the former Vice-President of the Council during the immediate-past administration, adding that his elevation was in total submission to the will of Allah and in…

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President-General of Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria is dead

Aminu Imam

The President-General of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, (SCSN), Dr. Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, is dead. The renowned medical doctor, politician and Islamic cleric died in the early hours of Thursday, at the age of 83, after a protracted illness. Funeral prayers for Ahmed was conducted at the Al-Furqan Friday Mosque, in Kano, before his burial at the Tarauni cemetery, in the Kano metropolis. He is survived by a wife and 10 children.

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