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Nigeria’s #EndSARS crisis which escalated in the last 48 hours has led to the loss of lives and properties particularly in Lagos. Soldiers and mobile policemen were also drafted to hot spots. Meanwhile, many well-meaning individuals and…

The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned the assassination attempt on the governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola. The sad incident occurred on Saturday, 17th October,…

Participants in the #EndSARS protests have been reminded that some SARS operatives have contributed immensely to the war against criminality over the years. Closer attention should also be paid to other police departments if the excesses of…

The Muslim Rights Concern has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for approving new national teaching policy.The new policy raised the retirement age and service from 60 years to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years respectively;…

The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday 7th October 2020, gave a bungalow and N5million cash gifts to the winner of Big Brother Naija, Moshood Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba. He also appointed him the Ambassador of the Youth…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has told the protagonists of the proposed Oduduwa Republic to stop using fake Islamic organisations to camouflage as Muslims. The human rights organization urged Nigerians to be wary of fake Islamic groups…

A member of the Sahara Strategy Group (SSG) has allegedly asked the Federal Government to probe reports that the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), collected the sum of $200,000 from a terrorist group, Islamic State for West Africa Province…

The Presidency is currently probing the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. The Nigerian Senate is also currently probing the Niger Delta Development Commission.Reacting to…

Many media houses reported that the Osun State Amotekun corps arrested some ‘bandits’ who tried to enter the state on Sunday, 21st June 2020.However, an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) yesterday Monday 22nd June 2020 debunked the report that it had released the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) timetable. The delay, according to…

The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday 16th June, 2020 advised state governments to delay the resumption of schools until further notice. In another development, the Lagos State Government (LASG) yesterday suspended its decision to permit…

Justice Bamgbose Alabi of the Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State has ruled that “the use of hijab is considered a fundamental human right only for adults”. This formed the basis of his judgement on Thursday 4th June, 2020 in a case filed by…

An Islamic human rights outfit, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has decried the frequency of accidents on Nigerian expressways. The group lamented the high human toll and blamed the trend on the failure of construction companies to mark…

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has insisted that there is a connection between the amotekun initiative and recent agitation for the establishment of Oduduwa Republic. The group, therefore, declared…

A rights advocacy group has advised state governments throughout the country to consider giving special palliatives to Imams and pastors to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) argued…

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned mosque authorities in Nigeria against the reopening of mosques. This is coming against the backdrop of the reopening of mosques on the orders of the state…

I write this open letter to you (Muslim Ummah of southwest Nigeria leadership) as a devoted Muslim to express my deepest concern about the regular divisive and inflammatory activities of a said Muslim organization popularly known as Muslim…

Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries, and homilies without any check. They can stoke religious animosity and drive the…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says it has distributed food items worth N2 million needy Nigerians to amelioration hunger and hardship associated with the COVID-19 lockdown. SEE ALSO: Reps Member Shares N1.5m to Students for Projects in…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Nigeria’s health workers for their sacrifice, courage and professionalism in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The Group’s Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Nigerians to pray for Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari and the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. It will be recalled that Abba Kyari reportedly tested positive to…

The media yesterday widely reported the Minister of Internal Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, as calling for decongestion of correctional centers in order to prevent the dreaded Covid-19 from spreading into them. The minister’s call has been…

As the dreaded global pandemic, coronavirus, debilitates populations worldwide, an Islamic human rights outfit, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reminded Nigerians of different callings that there is no better time to come together.…

Amidst reports that a few Muslims still insist on conducting congregational prayers, particularly the weekly Friday Jumu‘ah prayer despite the ravaging Corona Virus in all parts of the globe, an Islamic human rights group has warned Muslims…

The ‘leader’ of the Amotekun security outfit has allegedly asked all Hausa/Fulani citizens resident in the South West to quit within seven days. An online media house…

An Islamic human rights organization has urged the governors of the South West to change the name of the Amotekun security outfit to ‘Oduduwa Guards’. The governors recently launched the Amotekun security network and gave it legal backing…

An Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has joined the call for parental accountability in Nigeria. According to the group, child abandonment should be criminalized in order to hold parents accountable…