….Adamawa Women, Youth assures Grace bloc vote for Tinubu By Tom Garba Few days to the Presidential election, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senior party woman and the party’s critical stakeholder in Adamawa State, Senator Grace Bent said the Muslim Muslim Presidential ticket of the party is a good experiment that one day in Nigeria […]
A former Muslim leader, Mr Daniel Hussaini Christopher, is facing death threat after a brutal attack reportedly linked to his conversion to Christianity. His residence was set ablaze in a violent assault that left at least nine people dead, seven women and two children, raising alarm over religious intolerance and extremist violence in some […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday joined other Muslim faithful to observe the two raka’at Juma’at prayer following the reopening of the Aso Villa Mosque in Abuja. The few Muslim faithful were admitted into the Mosque in line with the directive and guideline of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on public gathering. The […]
A religious leader on Friday urged Muslims worldwide to ignore what he called “abnormal” claims linking Islamic fasting to the coronavirus infection. The fasting month of Ramadan started on Friday. Most Muslim countries have restrictions in place, including mosque shutdowns, due to the coronavirus pandemic. During Ramadan, Muslims have to abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from […]
Jakarta – Indonesian Islamic scholars are seeking to avoid the usual mass homecoming for Eid-al-Fitr, forbidding people from travelling home during the coronavirus pandemic. The fatwa was issued on Friday by the Indonesian Council of Ulema a day after President Joko Widodo, decided to allow millions of Muslims to travel to celebrate Eid in their […]
Christian and Muslim bodies in Ogun have directed churches and mosques to comply with the state government’s directive banning all high-density gatherings as part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, on Thursday had said the ban on […]
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has called on all state governments in the country to ban street-begging. It further urged the 19 northern states, where it noted begging for alms is highly dominant to outlaw begging except in places of worship. The group in a statement by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi pointed out […]
Sisters of Jannah, a Muslim Women Humanitarian Organisation, has advised the Federal Government to establish a free cancer screening centre to curtail prevalence of the disease in the country. The National President of the organisation, Mrs Ramatu Aliyu, gave the advice at a one-day summit to mark the 2019 World Cancer Day, held at the […]
The National Hajj Commission has allocated about 1,587 seats to the Muslim faithful in Taraba State for the 2018 Hajj Operation in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State, Alh. Umar Adamu Leme stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Jalingo on the Board’s preparedness to perform the exercise […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kwara State has accused the Muslims of killing, raping women and destroying church properties in the new year day crisis. Speaking through its Kwara State Chairman, Prof. Timothy Opoola, on Tuesday, CAN said some female Christians who were returning home after the New Year ’s service were raped. […]
..Continued from last week We have seen from last week’s piece that neither Palestine as a territory nor Jerusalem as a city started existing only some 1000 BC when Israel’s King David was said to have declared it Capital of the Jews. Nor did they start existing only some 1500 or 2000 years before Christ […]
As Muslims mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has urged them to reflect on and emulate the good nature, show love, and imbibe teachings of tolerance of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W). In the statement, Obaseki said the celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) is a time for Muslim faithful […]
The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Badie, lost his appeal on Wednesday against a life sentence for his role in violent clashes during political turmoil in 2013, judicial sources said. The judgement by the court of cassation against the sentence, handed out in 2016, cannot be appealed. Badie, 74, was convicted for his […]
An Igbo woman identified as Aishat Obi, has revealed her love for Islam religion after converting from Christianity. According to her, she is proud to be an Igbo Muslim despite heavy backlash which might be associated with that. Read what she shared on Facebook. Na waoooooo I don’t even have time for my self please […]
A faith-based women organisation, Al Mu’minaat, has warned government functionaries who often discriminate against hijab-wearing ladies to desist from heating up the polity. This is as the organisation commended the Osun State government for its quick intervention in preventing another religious conflagration. The Amirah of the organisation, Hajiyah Mulikat Abiola Hassan hailed the sagacity of […]
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has promised to defend Arab and Muslim causes around the world in his first major policy speech since assuming the throne, Aljazeera.com reports. Speaking during a televised address on Tuesday, King Salman also promised improvements in education and healthcare, and to find solutions for affordable housing shortages. In […]
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