A Muslim group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged Northern governors in the country to put an end to the ugly phenomenon of “almajiri” who are often referred to a street beggars. The group, in a statement signed by its […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday branded child begging, otherwise known as Almajiri in the north as un-Islamic. The monarch who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), who […]
In mid 2013 I wrote my article, “Nigeria: Almajiri And The Nuclear Alms Race.” That was during the Jonathan era. It was a time of global despair in Nigeria and since the article was broadcast, nothing has been done, nothing has […]
The ENDS socio-political non governmental organization hosted a Sallah Eid Kabir party for about 100 Almajiri children in Nasarawa state, Nigeria Friday. A ram was killed and cooked for the wanderer kids and food and drink served to them at three different […]
