Some residents in Bauchi have expressed concern over hike in ram and sheep prices ahead of the Eid el-Adha celebration. Eid el-Adha or the “Fest of Sacrifice” is a significant holiday celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) devotion to God. It is being observed on the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced Friday 7th June as the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1445. Thursday, June 6, is therefore the last day of Dhul Qa’adah and Friday, June...
Yobe Microfinance Bank says it has initiated a N150 million facility to enable its customers purchase animals for sacrifice during the Eid el-Adha celebration. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Dr Sheriff Almuhajir, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had subsidized the cost 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion. Shettima made this known at the inauguration of the 2024 National Hajj operation, held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State Capital....
Overshadowed by the war in the Gaza Strip, the holy month of Ramadan ends for millions of Muslims worldwide on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia, which is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam, declared Wednesday the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos in 2023, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has called on the citizens to keep hope alive and remain optimistic about the future of the country. Adediran made the call in Lagos on Wednesday in his speech to mark the Eid el-Fitr....
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has charged Muslims to embrace the Eid with open hearts and renewed spirits. This is contained in his Eid-el Fitr message signed by Mr Ahmad Dan-wudil, his Personal Assistant on media, and made available to the News Agency of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2033 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerian leaders to show more compassion to the people. Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, said this in his Eid-el-fitr message signed by his Media Office in Abuja...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 9 persons have lost their lives and over 30 others sustained various degrees of injury during a stampede that occured at the residence of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako in Sokoto. Though, at the time of filing this report, the Police...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau has solicited prayers for the administration of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to continue making sound decisions and implementing transformative policies and programmes that will create opportunities, uplift the lives of vulnerable thereby building...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful...
Sultan of Sokoto and President General, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Janaidu, stated this in...
By HARUNA AHMED,Gusau – The lawmaker representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, is set to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff including ice, millet, sugar and maize. Chairman, Publicity Committee of A A Yari Political Organisation, Ibrahim Muhammed, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on Nigerian Muslims to do all within their power to ensure that the Nigerian project does not fail. The Executive Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Akintola called on...
Amidst the challenges of rising food prices across the country, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, a Muslim woman, has distributed Christmas trees, wrappers and cash gifts to Christian widows and Pastors in Kaduna as part of this year’s Christmas celebration. Tijjani ,who is an international interfaith specialist highlighted that during Ramadan,...
HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – At least nine persons have been killed by suspected bandits at Rugar Kusa village in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. 16 other persons sustained varying degree of injuries when the assailants attacked Muslim faithful celebrating the Maulud in the community on...
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on Nigerians to imbibe the culture of peaceful co-existence required for the unity and progress of the country. He made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while felicitating Muslim Ummah, party supporters...
The police command in Zamfara said its operatives repelled bandits who attacked the Divisional Police Station in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The command said it also arrested a 35-year-old suspected female informant. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar disclosed this on Friday at a media...