LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday who were seen eating food during the Ramadan fast. Kano has a majority Muslim population, where an Islamic legal system – Sharia – operates alongside secular law. The Islamic police, widely known as Hisbah, carry out searches of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed 1,975,000 bottles of beer worth over N200 million confiscated within Kano metropolis. The destruction exercise was carried out at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Vanguard reports. Speaking at the event, Ganduje, represented by his Deputy, Dr…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of youth stormed the Kano Hisbah office on Wednesday over an alleged blasphemy song against the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The protesters holding placards alleged that the government and the security agents in the state are reluctant to act over the matter. The convener of the protest, Idris Ibrahim (known as Baba…