The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, ProfContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has granted approval to three airlines to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airlines are the Air Peace Ltd., FlyNas and Max Air. Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, Assistant Director, PublicContinue Reading
The Diocesan Bishop of Lagos (Anglican Communion), The Rt. Rev. Ifedola Senasu Gabriel Okupevi, has urged President Bola Tinubu-led administration to beam its searchlights on the menace of kidnapping for ransom, kidnapping for rituals and ritualist activities.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja: The Federal Government has approved an extension of the deadline for the 2024 hajj registration by the intending pilgrims. Mrs Fatima Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. She said the extensionContinue Reading
Worried by the current state of Nigeria, a cleric, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has urged the Federal Government to take necessary steps to save the nation from imminent danger.Continue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman South of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to allow the spirit of Christmas be a catalyst for unity and collaboration in the country. Eneukwu, in a Christmas message made available to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday, calledContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Chairman, Edo Pilgrims Welfare Board, Ibrahim Oyarekhua, has expressed worry over the slow payment of Hajj fare for the 2024 pilgrimage in the state. Oyarekhua said this on Thursday during an interactive session with newsmen in Benin. He said that the Hajj fare still remained N4.5Continue Reading
Abuja: Members of the Islamic Movement, also known as the Shi’ites, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest at the United States (US) Embassy at the Central Business District in Abuja. The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions like “US, Stop the Genocide in Gaza,” among others, called forContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Nurul Yaqeen Islamic Foundation has pledged to provide affordable world-class Islamic and formal education to indigent children in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director of the foundation, Imam Yahya Al-Yolawi, made the pledge at the 4th Annual Qur’anic Graduation Walimah (ceremony) of the foundation, held inContinue Reading
