The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged Muslims to continue to be prayerful and live together with others in peace, tolerance and service to humanity. The party made the call in its Eid-el-Fitri message to Islam faithful issued by Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, its National Publicity Secretary, on Thursday in Abuja. “With all the love, blessings […]
The Chief Imam of Area 10 Juma’at Mosque in Garki, Abuja, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, has advised Muslims to give Zakatil-fitr (charity) to only the poor and the needy in the society. Al-Yolawi gave the advice in his Friday sermon titled “Last 10 Days of Ramadan and Eid Preparation” in Abuja. According to him, the poor […]
Lagos top female politician, Hon. Fateemah Muhammad, is at her best once again. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives aspirant, we gathered, has shifted the focus of her empowerment scheme to caring for Muslims in this holy month of Ramadan. Fateemah, for the record, possesses leadership drives that are having a positive effect […]
A top Egyptian cleric has forbidden Muslims from trading in crypto currency and BITCOIN alleging that the instrument is usually deployed to fund terrorism and is forbidden in Islam. The Grand Mufti of Egypt explicitly prohibited trading in Bitcoin, explaining that it is forbidden in Islamic Shari for the risks it holds, and its been […]
THE Presidency has taken to task the Supreme Council for Sharia, which had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of letting down Muslims by his alleged failure to attend the emergency summit of Organization of Islamic States (OIC) called by Turkey to discuss the US declaration of Jerusalem as the official Capital of Israel. In a statement […]
That noise is hazardous to human health is an understatement. More so, it is an enemy of the environment. An investigation has revealed that noise pollution in Nigeria is mainly generated from religious houses, record stores and bars. The most modern entrant to the noise scourge in the country is product promotions by companies, blaring […]
Idu Jude Abuja The peaceful co-existence among Christian faithful and their Muslim counterpart has been said to be a panacea to national unity. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Uja Tor Uja, said this, while playing host to the Executive Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Mukhtar […]
Thousands of Muslims marched through London to protest against Isis and other Islamist terror groups this weekend. Victims of the terror group were remembered during the peaceful march on Sunday, which also marked the start of the religious festival Ashura. The march started in Hyde Park and ended in Trafalgar Square, with people of all […]
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has felicitated with the Muslims in Nigeria on the celebration of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. National President of PFN, Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude in his Sallah message congratulated the Muslims faithful and urged them to demonstrate the virtues of love and sacrifice which are the hallmarks of the Eid-El-Kabir festival. […]
The federal government has been advised not to merge Christian Religious Studies (CRS) with Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) as doing so would be counterproductive. Oyo state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Niyi Akano, expressed this view in an interview with The Daily Times in Ibadan, the state capital on Thursday. He […]
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country yesterday after a 49-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom, saying he went through severe health challenge the way he had never experience before all through his life. In his characteristic manner of being too honest, the president told top government functionaries, including service chiefs and ministers that […]
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll has warned Muslims clerics, Islamic title holders and District heads in the state who are in the habit of beating up their wives to desist from such act. Speaking on Sunday during a mass wedding of 1,520 couples sponsored by the Kano state government, Sanusi warned that any title […]
The Kwara state governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of the Maolud Nabbiy. In a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, the governor called on Muslims to emulate the virtues of the holy prophet Muhammed which earned him the accolades of being an exemplary character to […]
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday urged Muslims to imbibe the injunctions of Prophet Muhammad which teaches humility, gratitude and charity toward one another. Saraki gave the advice in a message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad). […]
Nigeria Muslims have called on Christian leaders in the country topartner with their counterparts in Islam to use lessons of Easter torebuild Nigeria into a strong, virile and united nation. The Muslims, under the aegis ofNigerian Supreme Council for IslamicAffairs (NSCIA), made the call on Sunday, in a congratulatory message to Pastor Ayo Orisejafor, […]