The indigenous Yoruba people said the application of Sharia is alien to their society, adding that it has the potential to disrupt the peaceful coexistence among people of different religious beliefs.

They also recall and indeed worry that Sharia courts and panels in the North have been unable to stanch the flow of blood in that region, let alone promote tolerance for other religious practices.

President General, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed support for the establishment of an Independent Shariah ...

The past weeks in the Nigerian media space have been laced with discussions, dissections, and disagreements over the establishment of Sharia arbitration panels in south-west states. The ...

The Sultan of Sokoto-led Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, on Wednesday, threw its weight behind the push to establish Sharia courts ... the next course of action.

Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun has warned those mulling establishment of Sharia Court in the state that their action will amount to illegality. According to the governor, Sharia Court could not be ...

Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji’s led government has kicked against purported establishment of Sharia Court in the state. This was contained in a statement by the sate’s ...

Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has berated individuals, social groups, kicking against establishment of Sharia Panel in South West. Mr. Shittu described critics behind the ...

The Olukosi of Ilukosi-Ijesa, Oba Omotooyosi Adebayo Akinleye, has told the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Muhammad, that the implementation of Sharia in the Southwest could undermine the secularity ...

The Ogun State Government has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. The state government, in a statement signed by Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, noted that ...

However, it concluded that maintaining the current legal framework was the best course of action. Ms King said Sharia law had no place in Australia 'You've come to Australia for a better life.

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has decried what it called the misinformation and allegations credited to non-Muslims regarding the establishment of an independent Shariah ...