A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ambassador Nurain Abayomi Mumuni has advised governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), ...

Opinion - At a time that well-meaning Nigerians, including some Muslims, are calling for the secularisation of the Nigerian state and the dismantling of religious laws in the Hausa speaking Muslim ...

This ceremony is part of a rich indigenous Yoruba religious tradition that began in West Africa and has become one of the ten largest religions in the world, with upwards of 100 million practitioners.

The Sharia laws mean that the Hisbah Corps would be introduced to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of the Sharia laws in Yorubaland. Arguably, the Sharia laws would have disruptive ...

ILE-IFE – The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs.

The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba Muslims to accept Sultan as their leader.

“Sharia is not feasible and can never be acceptable to a multi-religious, muti-faith people like the Yoruba; Sharia is only applicable in societies where Islam is the state religion or majority ...