Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the conveners of #EndBadGovernance protest and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to table for dialogue. The President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), made the call in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of JNI,...
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Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has congratulated the Muslim community on the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1446 AH. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, sent the felicitation message in a statement signed by Alhaji Isma’ila Misili, the Director-General, Press...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo and his Abia counterpart, Gov. Alex Otti, have called for religious tolerance between the Muslim and Christian faithful in the country as the Muslim Community worldwide celebrates this year’s Eid-el Kabir. Uzodimma said: “love, unity, peace, growth, development and more, will be guaranteed...
Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, has urged Nigerians to pray fervently for the fast recovery of the nation’s economy. The CAN chairman made the call in his congratulatory message issued on Sunday in Minna to the Muslim community on the...
The Lagos State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated Muslim faithful on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The political parties in separate goodwill messages on Saturday implored Nigerians and residents of the state to remember the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of this year Eid-el-Kabir to demonstrate sacrifice, love and peace. Abubakar in a statement by his media office on Saturday in Abuja, congratulated fellow Muslim faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival. He...
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has urged Muslims to draw strength from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH). This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Saturday in Onitsha. Obi in a message of felicitation to Muslims on the...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed, has again warned truck and trailer drivers to desist from loading humans on top of goods especially during this Eid-El-Kabir celebration across the country. Mohammed who said this during Corps traffic monitoring of the Sallah travels on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of the preparation for Eid-el-Kabir, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has distributed rams to Central mosques across Kogi Central. The main central mosques in each of the five local government areas of the senatorial district are identified...
Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna State have lamented the high cost of rams used as sacrifice for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration around the globe. The ram sacrifice is an act of worship practiced by the Muslims to emulate Prophet Abraham (AS) who dreamt that God ordered him to sacrifice...
Eid-el-Kabir: Don’t grieve if you can’t afford ram, cleric urges Nigerians An Islamic cleric, Dr Tajudeen Adebayo, says Muslims who cannot afford ram for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration due to economic hardship should not grieve but hope for a better future. Mr Adebayo, the Chief Imam of the Falomo Central...
Some residents in Bauchi have expressed concern over hike in ram and sheep prices ahead of the Eid el-Adha celebration. Eid el-Adha or the “Fest of Sacrifice” is a significant holiday celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) devotion to God. It is being observed on the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced Friday 7th June as the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1445. Thursday, June 6, is therefore the last day of Dhul Qa’adah and Friday, June...
Yobe Microfinance Bank says it has initiated a N150 million facility to enable its customers purchase animals for sacrifice during the Eid el-Adha celebration. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Dr Sheriff Almuhajir, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had subsidized the cost 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion. Shettima made this known at the inauguration of the 2024 National Hajj operation, held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State Capital....
Overshadowed by the war in the Gaza Strip, the holy month of Ramadan ends for millions of Muslims worldwide on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, which is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam, declared Wednesday the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos in 2023, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has called on the citizens to keep hope alive and remain optimistic about the future of the country. Adediran made the call in Lagos on Wednesday in his speech to mark the Eid el-Fitr....
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has charged Muslims to embrace the Eid with open hearts and renewed spirits. This is contained in his Eid-el Fitr message signed by Mr Ahmad Dan-wudil, his Personal Assistant on media, and made available to the News Agency of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2033 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerian leaders to show more compassion to the people. Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, said this in his Eid-el-fitr message signed by his Media Office in Abuja...