MURIC
29 Sep
A faith-based human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for the cancellation of the proposed protest scheduled for October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day. In a statement, MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said that organizing a protest on a day meant to commemorate Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule would be…
28 Sep
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) during the week pleaded with the Oyo State Police Command to ensure adequate security for the grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Dr. Talhat Ayilara amidst the ongoing face-off between him and the monarch, Oba Ghandi Olaoye Arumogege III.
27 Sep
Speakers at the 2024 Aqsa Day organised by the Muslim Awareness International (MAI) have condemned the ongoing Israeli genocidal war in Gaza which has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Palestinians mostly women and children as a violation of human rights.
26 Sep
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has pleaded with the Oyo State Police Command to ensure adequate security for the grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Dr. Talhat Ayilara, amid the ongoing face-off between him and the monarch Oba Ghandi Olaoye Arumogege III. The group faulted the monarch's appointment of another grand chief Imam he tagged: 'palace…
14 Sep
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Lagos State Chapter, has appealed for cooperation from school administrators to allow Muslim students practise their religion without any intimidation and encumbrances, as the children resume for the 2024/2025 academic session.
7 Sep
Sequel to a fact-finding visit to Dangote Refinery by a 17-man team of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on September 5, 2024, the human rights organisation has urged the Federal Government to give the refinery
6 Sep
The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) for allegedly undermining the anticipated benefits of the Dangote refinery's product. In a statement released on Friday evening by MURIC's Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the organisation condemned the NNPC's recent actions following a fact-finding visit to Dangote Refinery by a…
18 Aug
Irked by the employment of a southern-based lawyer to prosecute former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over a N423 billion fraud, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the government of dragging the North back by a hundred years. The group slammed the Kaduna government for ignoring all the brilliant legal practitioners in…
27 Jul
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed the Katsina State government for granting four months and 10 days leave to widows in the state in line with Islamic principles. Commending the government for its action, MURIC said it received the news published in national newspapers with great pleasure, recalling it earlier requested the Federal Government to approve four…
25 Jul
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate ban of a soon-to-be-released film in which popular actress Nancy Isime and other actresses wear niqab, an Islamic clothing, and portray what MURIC referred to as ‘Islamophobic’ and ‘an extremely anti-Muslim’ depiction. MURIC, in a statement, described the movie as ‘satanic,’ saying that it depicts…
10 Jun
Niger State, like many states in Nigeria, grapples with deep-rooted socio-cultural practices that often undermine the rights and dignity of women and children. The orphan marriage saga, which recently gained national attention, exemplifies this troubling reality.
7 Jun
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Stephen Adegbite, has urged organised labour to stop insisting on N400,000 minimum wage, stressing that the amount is unreasonable.
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