Author: Kabir Usman

The Federal Government on Wednesday accused leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, of being unruly in India. In a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Culture, Grace Gekpe, the government also accused the Shi’ites’ leader of “displaying ulterior motives” against agreed procedures. The Shi’ites leader and his wife Zeenat, are in India for medical treatment, based on a court order. In the statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Gekpe, who was reacting to an audio message in which El-Zakzaky openly complained about the increased security presence around him in the Indian hospital,…

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President, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on Muslims in the country to live by the good virtues of Islam. Delivering his Eid-el-Kabir message on Saturday, Buhari enjoined Muslims to avoid violent extremist ideas which give Islam a wrong name. The President told Muslims faithful that the greatest commitment to Islam was for them to put its good virtues into practice, and by making justice and righteousness the guiding principle of their everyday life. “We should be the mirror through which others see the good virtues of our faith.’ Islam is a religion of peace and we should avoid violent extremist ideas…

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Convener of ‘RevolutionNow’ protests, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, has appealed against the court order which granted the Department of State Services, DSS, the permission to detain him for 45 days. In a motion on notice filed on Friday, Sowore, through his lawyer, Femi Falana, asked the Appeal Court to set aside the ex parte order of the court for his detention. In the motion with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/915/2019 he is also asking for such order or other orders as the court may deem fit and proper to make in the circumstances. The application is premised on 18 grounds, one of which…

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The Department of State Services, DSS, has promised to comply with the ruling of a Kaduna High Court granting leave to detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat leave to travel to India for medical attention. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Dr. Peter Afunanya. Recall that Justice Darius Khobo of Kaduna State High Court on Monday granted the couple leave to travel to India for medical attention. The statement read: “This is to inform the public that the Department of State Services…

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shi’ites, has perfected plans to file a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against its proscription by the Federal Government. The suit is expected to be filed today, Thursday, August 1. Recall that the Federal Government had recently proscribed the group labeling it a terrorist organisation. The proscription followed the series of protests by the group demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention since 2015. Some of the protest had turned violent leading to the loss of lives and destruction of both public and…

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