Shari’a Court

A Sharia Court in Kaduna on Thursday, ordered a woman, Fatima Muhammad to return the N80,000 received as dowry in exchange for a divorce. The Judge, Malam Muhammad Adamu-Shehu, gave the ruling after the complainant told the court that…

Sharia Court transfers Kannywood actress’ criminal case A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Friday transferred a breach of trust and cheating suit filed against a popular Kannywood actress, Hadiza Aliyu-Gabon to an Upper Sharia…

Alleged Blasphemy: Appeal Court frees Kano singer sentenced to death by Sharia court The Court of Appeal in Kano State, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif Aminu sentenced to death by a Sharia court over…

The Borno State Chief Judge, Justice Kashim Zannah, has sworn in 21 Sharia Court Judges in the state. Inaugurating the Judges on Tuesday, in Maiduguri at the Musa Usman Secretariat complex, Zannah charged them to be firm and just while…

A Shari’a Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered that a 52-year-old civil servant, Bashir Saleh, who allegedly beat up his wife be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Saleh who lives in Kabuga Quarters, Kano with assaults…

A Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Thursday ordered the remand of  Nura Usman and Adamu Dauda in a correctional facility for allegedly defecating in a mosque. The police charged Usman and Dauda with public nuisance and…