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Ramadan, Lent And A Trickster State

Global UpfrontFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

By Lasisi Olagunju, February 23, 2026 Ours is a country where piety and perfidy share a table — where, as William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet,

Pressure Nigeria To Abolish Sharia Law, Disband Hisbah – Obadare Tells U.S. Lawmakers

Global UpfrontDec 3, 2025December 3, 20250

United States (U.S.) lawmakers were on Tuesday urged to press the Nigerian government to abolish Sharia law in the 12 Northern States where it is

‘Country of Particular Concern’: Global Coalition Briefs U.S. Congress of Indubitable ‘Documented Facts’

Global UpfrontNov 25, 2025November 25, 20250

A global coalition of clerics, scholars, and human-rights advocates – the Global Coalition for Freedom of Religion in Nigeria (GCFRN), has submitted a brief to

Ramadan: Katsina State Hisbah Board Closes All Private, Public Schools

Global UpfrontMar 1, 2025March 1, 20250

The Katsina State Government has closed all public and private schools in the State during the month of Ramadan.This, the government said, is to enable

Woman Quits Own Marriage, Marries Daughter’s Boyfriend In Kano

Global UpfrontJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

A drama played out in Rano Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State after a woman, Malama Khadija, dissolved her own marriage and married her

Kano Sharia Police, Hisbah, Arrests 19 Youths At Same-sex Wedding Venue

Global UpfrontDec 20, 2022December 20, 20220

Operatives of the Kano State Hisbah Board have apprehended 19 youths at a popular event centre for engaging in same-sex marriage. The youths in their