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World HIJAB DAY: I Was Denied My First Job Because Of Hijab – FOMWAN President
The National Ameerah (President) of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Hajiya Rofiah Sanni, Sunday said she does not frown at people discriminating against the hijab.
She said she believes the more people discriminate against hijab, the more awareness that is being created about it.
Sanni spoke on Sunday during a webinar to commemorate the World Hijab Day organised by Hijab Advocacy Coalition comprising over 20 Islamic organisations in Lagos.
The theme of the Hijab Day marked on February 1st is “Hijab is our Crown, not a Crime.”
The FOMWAN president who is a retired principal also recalled how she was rejected several times on account of using hijab.
She said, “When I was a teacher, the day I was given the first letter of appointment, just because of my hijab, the school needed a physics teacher and I had the best result when I was in school.
“When I got to that school, the woman, just seeing my hijab, said, “No, we don’t need a physics teacher.” I went to the next school, but I was rejected.”
She recalled she had to remove her hijab to get her first job but later adorned it after securing the job and getting all the documents to effectively assume duties.
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According to her, that episode, which happened 35 years ago “arose the Islam” in her.
She declared that the World Hijab Day was not for any celebration but a day set aside to create awareness on hijab.
Hajiya Sanni said, “Let people start discriminating against us, it will be giving us more strength, more light and more insight into Islam.
“But the only thing for us is to continue to encourage our children that when you wear the hijab when you wear the Niqab (face covering), behave well. Do it well. If you are in your place of work, don’t go late to school, do whatever is your responsibility in your school, in your place of work and with that nobody would be able to push you back.”
In his keynote address, a Khadi of the Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdurraheem Ahmad Sayi described the hijab as a prescription by Almighty Allah to Muslim women.
He, however, warned against any merrymaking in the name of celebrating World Hijab Day in order not to introduce another innovation to Islam.
He said, “We are all witnesses to the gross discrimination against our sisters on the basis of using hijab. Sometimes hijab strikes fear in some people, some people don’t just feel comfortable with hijab.
“People are ignorant and uninformed. We need to improve on the advocacy but we should not make it look like another religiously prescribed celebration.”
The Executive Director of Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, Hajiya Mutiat Orolu-Balogun, said the coalition had resolved to end discrimination against hijab in order to make Nigeria a more inclusive society.
She also decried the discrimination against Muslim women in the course of biometric registration for the West African Examination Council.
“WAEC in 2017 did a publication acknowledging and admitting the right of sisters to use hijab during biometric registration and the actual exam.”
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
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