By Muftau Ogunyemi Zakat and Zadaqat Foundation under the Muslim Congress (TMC) says it has distributed cash and items worth N40.9 million to less privileged people in six states in three months. Mr Sulayman Olagunju, the Executive Director of the foundation, made the disclosure on Monday while disbursing cash andContinue Reading
Riyadh, Aug. 2, 2018 (Xinhua/NAN) Saudi Arabia said Thursday it banned five vehicles loaded with camels from entering Mecca in a bid to protect pilgrims from contagious diseases. Omar Al Faqih, director of the branch of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Mecca, said his office was implementingContinue Reading
The advance team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the 2018 hajj on Wednesday departed Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja to Saudi Arabia to make arrangements ahead of arrival of Nigerian pilgrims. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Nigerian pilgrims are expected to start arriving inContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Abuja restated the commitment of the Federal Government to ensure the safety of Nigerian pilgrims throughout their stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Buhari, represented by the FCT Minister, Malam Musa Bello, gave the assurance while inaugurating first flight for the 2018 HajjContinue Reading
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 17,000 intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia had been registered in its biometric data capturing system as at July 19. It said in a statement by Fatima Usara, Head, Public Affairs, NAHCON, that over 5,000 visasContinue Reading
By Francis Onyeukwu Owerri, July 8, 2018 (NAN): Eleven young Catholics, among them a former member of staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), were on Saturday in Owerri ordained priests and deacons. The four newly ordained priests are: Rev. Fr. Kenneth Kanwa, Rev. Fr. Maximus Okorie, Rev. Fr.Continue Reading
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has admonished journalists to exhibit professionalism and patriotism in their duties to save the country from collapse and the ills of bad journalism. The Sultan made the call on Saturday in Sokoto when national officials of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)Continue Reading
Anglican Church lauds Buhari for granting financial autonomy to state Legislature, Judiciary By Stanley Nwanosike he Anglican Diocese of Udi in Enugu State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Financial Autonomy Bill for State Houses of Assembly and Judiciary into law. The diocese stated this in a communiquéContinue Reading
The Poples Redemption Party (PRP) Chieftain Yahaya Daudu, seeking governorship election in Niger, has urged Nigerians to live in love and peace irrespective of the country’s diverse religion, culture and ethnicity. He made the plea in a message issued on Friday in Abuja to congratulate the Muslim faithful at theContinue Reading
