Messages of goodwill and felicitations have poured for Muslims who will troop out today to mark Eid-el-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. President Muhammadu Buhari in his message of goodwill urged Muslims to embody the virtues of Ramadan beyond the fasting season and become good ambassadors ofContinue Reading
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday approved the payment of June salary to all workers of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba and made available to newsmen in Kano in Wednesday. The statement quoted the commissionerContinue Reading
SANTIAGO: The Vatican’s top abuse investigator arrived in Chile on Tuesday, a day after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of three bishops from the scandal-wracked Chilean Church. Maltese archbishop Charles Slicluna was accompanied by another papal envoy Jordi Bertomeu. “We have come to ask forgiveness” from the victims onContinue Reading
It’s not enough to be gifted, Christian clerics must be called – Bishop Aremu By Adewale Owoade The Presiding Bishop of Christ The Light Ministry, Ibadan, Bishop Solomon Aremu, has said that it required a calling and not the display of gifts to be a man of God.Continue Reading
Iran lawmakers have passed a new bill that will jail women and girls who refuse to wear the hijab for up to 10 years. Lawmakers in Iran, where the hijab is mandatory for women, approved on Wednesday the “Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity” legislation, which seeksContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja: The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said it had reached an agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) for availability of ‘Jet A’ fuel for seamless transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, madeContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated 1,518 seats to Jigawa for the 2024 Hajj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed the figure at a news conference in Dutse on Tuesday. Labbo said the boardContinue Reading
The Leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky (H), has said that the group would not enforce anyone from adopting their own religious traditions and belief. El-Zakzay made the remark on Tuesday in a statement signed by Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara on behalf of the Islamic group inContinue Reading
