By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful...
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Sultan of Sokoto and President General, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Janaidu, stated this in...
By HARUNA AHMED,Gusau – The lawmaker representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, is set to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff including ice, millet, sugar and maize. Chairman, Publicity Committee of A A Yari Political Organisation, Ibrahim Muhammed, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on Nigerian Muslims to do all within their power to ensure that the Nigerian project does not fail. The Executive Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Akintola called on...
Amidst the challenges of rising food prices across the country, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, a Muslim woman, has distributed Christmas trees, wrappers and cash gifts to Christian widows and Pastors in Kaduna as part of this year’s Christmas celebration. Tijjani ,who is an international interfaith specialist highlighted that during Ramadan,...
HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – At least nine persons have been killed by suspected bandits at Rugar Kusa village in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. 16 other persons sustained varying degree of injuries when the assailants attacked Muslim faithful celebrating the Maulud in the community on...
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on Nigerians to imbibe the culture of peaceful co-existence required for the unity and progress of the country. He made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while felicitating Muslim Ummah, party supporters...
The police command in Zamfara said its operatives repelled bandits who attacked the Divisional Police Station in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The command said it also arrested a 35-year-old suspected female informant. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar disclosed this on Friday at a media...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido, to pull down his video which portrayed Islam in bad light or face spiritual or legal action or both. MURIC founder and Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said this in a...
Thousands of Muslims and Christians in Maiduguri on Friday trooped out to pray for peace and steady rainfall in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while Muslim faithful observed the prayer in respective Mosques on Friday, Christian faithful of different denominations gathered at First Baptist Church,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared Wednesday a public holiday in commemoration of Hijrah 1445 AH, the Islamic New Year. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo by Mr Mudashiru Oyedeji, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Regional...
The Saudi Arabian Ministry for Hajj and Umrah, on Friday in Makkah unveiled a roadmap for the 2024 Hajj. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah, unveils the roadmap at a ceremony attended by the Heads and Representatives of Hajj Missions in the Kingdom. The...
The Muslim community in Bayelsa has thrown its weight behind the second term bid of Gov. Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo in the Nov. 11 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa. The community gave the endorsement at a special banquet organised for the Muslim faithful by the Bayelsa Government...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – The Executive Chairman of Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State, Mr. Muhammed Sani Otro has called on Muslims and the entire people of the area to embrace farming activities as the rains sets for this year’s cropping season. The Chairman gave the...
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has felicitated with Muslim faithfuls on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Ganduje in a Sallah statement on Wednesday, however, lamented the deliberate policy reversals and retrogressive measures taken by the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Kano State. He noted...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to continue to show mercy and compassion to one another, as they join the rest of the world to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festivities. The president, who made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said Nigerians should also thank God for...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has felicitated all Muslim faithful in the state, preaching unity and tolerance as they celebrated the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr Hakeem Amode made this known in his message on Tuesday to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to seek increased wisdom and guidance from Allah for the nation’s leaders, in order to move the country forward. This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Olawale Sadare and made available to...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims in Nigeria to pray for the country at various Eid prayer grounds. Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, made the call in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Tuesday. He said...