Hisbah
7 Apr
I feel disgruntled as a devout Muslim! The Holy Quran aptly posits that there should be no compulsion in religious beliefs.
12 Mar
The Yobe Hisbah command has arrested 14 suspects for alleged prostitution and illicit drugs business. Alhaji Yusuf Yusuf, the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Religious Affairs, said this when he addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Damaturu. Yusuf said that the suspects were made up of nine women and five men adding that they…
25 Jan
Kano State Police command has said security deployment for rerun election in the state will be restricted to Federal Government agencies alone.
3 Jan
The Kano State Hisbah Board has intercepted two truckloads of over 24,000 bottles of alcoholic beverages and three others were arrested in connection with the detained trucks on Wednesday. The Shari'a compliance board disclosed that the suspected owner of the prohibited beverages narrowly escaped arrest even as he attempted to bribe its personnel. Briefing journalists…
1 Nov
A Sharia Court in Kano, yesterday, found eight young men guilty of immoral dressing, in a replica of a women model in public, and sentenced them to three months imprisonment.
6 Oct 2023
Ahead of the consummation of a state-sponsored mass wedding in Kano, the Hisbah Board has uncovered health conditions among intended couples, including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, as well as those carrying an early pregnancy.
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