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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…

Sequel to the killings trailed by Boko Haram insurgent group, there has been a tsunami of criticisms against the Federal Government and the Nigerian Military over the recent killing of about thirty civilians in Auno, Borno State. …

Sequel to the arrest of the man who allegedly attempted to bomb a branch of  Living Faith Church, AKA Winners Chapel in Kaduna, there have ensued incessant disputes over the proclaimed religion of the suspect. The police had given…

A Muslim rights group has raised alarm over the perceived Christianization of Yoruba initiated security outfit, Operation Amotekun which means Leopard. Amotekun was initiated to combat banditry in south.west geographical zone of Nigeria.…

An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says its mission is to unite the country and not to divide it along tribal or religious lines. SEE ALSO: Shina Peller Promises To Financially Help Daughter Of Fallen Hero, Ismail Ojeke MURIC…

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has reinstated it's support for President Buhari's Daughter, Hanan, and her decision to use the Presidential jet for personal purpose. This was disclosed in a statement released to The Herald by the director…

Sequel to the bill which was recently passed by the  Zamfara State House of Assembly pushing to halt the payment of pensions and other allowances to all former governors, deputies, speakers and deputy speakers in the state, the Muslim…

 "Our lawmakers must realize that only a harmonious relationship between the executive and the lawmakers can give Nigerians the dividends of democracy. But corruption has been the monster standing between the latter and the citizenry. " In…

MURIC, an Islamic Rights group has condemned the alleged abduction and raped of an 18-year-old Hausa girl, Maryam Dauda, who had been missing for several months. This was disclosed in a press statement sent to the Herald on the 6th of…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern Chapter) attacked the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Wednesday 16th October 2019 over MURIC’s earlier statement of Monday 14th October 2019. MURIC had described the abduction of nine Muslim…