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MURIC backs Christian Senate presidency

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 17 May 2023 20:00:54 +0000

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Wednesday called on all Muslims vying for the Senate Presidency to step down for a Christian counterpart from Southern Nigeria. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director, MURIC, in a statement stated that as a major stakeholder in the affairs of Nigeria, they have followed with keen interest the imbroglio which [...]

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2023: Yoruba Muslims Will Not Vote For Christian Presidential Candidates – MURIC

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:30:00 +0000

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reaffirmed its preference for a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslim stock. The group warned that any party that picks a Yoruba Christian as its 2023 candidate should forget Muslim votes. “No political party should tell us that they cannot find competent Yoruba Muslims”, Professor Ishaq Akintola said on [...]

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2023: Any Yoruba Christian Presidential Candidate Will Lose — MURIC Warns

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:51 +0000

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned political parties against giving their presidential ticket to a Christian from the Southwest. MURIC, an Islamic rights organization, warned that any political party that gives its presidential ticket to a Christian from the Southwest would “lose woefully.” Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, issued the warning while lamenting [...]

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2023: It’s Time For Yoruba Muslim Presidential Candidate — Islamic Group Tells Obasanjo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 11 May 2021 08:00:15 +0000

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has said the next Yoruba presidential candidate should be a Muslim in the interest of fairness, justice and equity. MURIC made the call amid rumours that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was trying to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, ADB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential [...]

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PMB Deserves Accolades For Recongnizing June 12 – Ishaq Akintola

David Folami — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 02:50:58 +0000

Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director , Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has praised Muhammadu Buhari for recognizing June 12 as Democracy Day. Ishaq in a presser in Lagos, disclosed that Buhari did not stand for lies, but justice and fair play with his decision. His words, “President Muhammadu Buhari is the hero of the moment. He deserves [...]

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Our Lawmakers Are Not Interested In How Nigeria Makes Progress – Ishaq Akintola

David Folami — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 11:30:23 +0000

After the noisy session of the joint session of the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives during the presentation of the 2019 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the lawmakers of political imbecility. According to Ishaq Akintola, a professor, the director and founder of the human rights organization [...]

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Fayose Does Not Like Musllims – MURIC

David Folami — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:09:02 +0000

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that Governor Ayo Fayose insulted Muslims by dressing like them. Fayose dressed in Muslim regalia and joined Muslims at the Ado Ekiti central praying ground for the Eid-el-Kabir prayers. MURIC’s President, Professor Ishaq Akintola came out to say that the Ekiti state Governor does not like Muslims. He [...]

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Who Is Afraid Of Retired Christian Military Generals? Says Prof Akintola

Ade Adewale — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:16:44 +0000

Some retired military generals and Christian elders under the aegis of the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) declared on Thursday in Abuja that Nigeria was being Islamised. The retired generals included Theophilus Danjuma, Joshua Dogonyaro and Zamani Lekwot while Elder Solomon Asemota, Elder Moses Ihonde, Elder Shyngle Wigwe and Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife were among the [...]

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Tunde Bakare, Ishaq Akintola Disagree Over FRCN Law

David Folami — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:09:01 +0000

Some Clerics in Lagos have expressed divergent views on the law by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). The law, which stipulates a maximum period in Office for heads of registered Churches, Mosques and Civil Society Organisations has seen Pastor Tunde Bakare and Ishaq Akintola having divergent views. The law, the Financial Reporting Council [...]

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