{"id":66887,"date":"2022-06-17T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-loses-ban-on-hijab-battle-at-supreme-court"},"modified":"2022-06-17T12:19:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T11:19:36","slug":"lagos-loses-ban-on-hijab-battle-at-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-loses-ban-on-hijab-battle-at-supreme-court","title":{"rendered":"Lagos loses ban on hijab battle at Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Lagos State on its restriction of the use of hijab by female Muslim students of public schools in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In a split decision of five to two of a seven-member panel, the Supreme Court affirmed the July 21, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which set aside the October 17, 2014 judgment by Justice Grace Onyeabo of the High Court of Lagos State, which upheld the hijab restriction.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who wrote the lead majority judgment, which was read on Friday by Justice Tijani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal filed by Lagos State against the 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, on the grounds that the appeal was without merit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Lagos State on its restriction of the use of hijab by female Muslim students of public schools in the state. 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