There is a widespread tendency in modern, secular society to view religion and law as unrelated except insofar as they may, from time to time, come...
Sections 38 and 39 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution respectively guarantee the rights of citizens to freedom of thought, conscience and religion – including...
Nigeria is a secular sovereign state by virtue of the 1999 constitution, as amended. But the constitution as well partially recognizes the Islamic jurisprudence and expressly...
Nobody petitions asking that Muslims be arrested, investigated and prosecuted for contempt on other faiths. But in the case of Mubarak Bala, Muslims petitioned the police,...
This development in Sharia Courts may not be unconnected with the provisions of Section 256 (1) (c) of the Evidence Act, 2011 which is to the...
Every Muslim adjudicate issues and if the environment permits he or she enforces the verdict. Then there are extramental sharia courts. These are sharia courts objectivized....
I have been inundated to share my little knowledge on the principles of Shari’a by the various arguments about this issue, from people for and against...