I divorced her ‘under duress,’ man asks court to order return of ex-wife
A Kaduna-based businessman, Auwal Musa, has filed a case before a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, asking the court to order his…
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Man gets 50 strokes of cane for stealing roofing sheets in Kano
A Sharia Court in Kano sentenced a 35-year-old man, Sabiu Abdullahi, to 50 lashes for stealing five roofing sheets.
Governor Abiodun opposes Sharia Court establishment in Ogun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has warned against attempts to establish a Sharia Court in the state, stating such actions lack…
Court clears Jigawa Commissioner of adultery allegations
The Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, presided over by Ibrahim Sarki Yola, has acquitted Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Commissioner of…
Sharia court annuls Ganduje’s daughter’s marriage
Asiya Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and her husband, Inuwa Uba, had their marriage annulled by the Kano State Upper Sharia Court on…
Kano sharia court remands teenager for stealing roofing sheet
A Kano Sharia Court sitting in Fagge, on Wednesday, ordered that an 18-year old boy, Aminu Surajo, who pleaded guilty to stealing…
Breaking: Sharia Court sentences man to death over…
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Monday, sentenced a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death by hanging after his…