Ramadan is a month synonymous with fasting in the Muslim world. In Islam, fasting is the practice of abstaining from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity between dawn and nightfall. At present, the world over, adult Muslims of sound mental and physical health are observing it, being the fourth of...
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Over 50 Christians and Muslims have jointly organized an Interfaith iftar break to strengthen peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance in Kaduna State. The event which took place at Unguwar Rimi, Kaduna, was organized by Conflict Mitigation and Management Regional Council (CMMRC) and Community Peace Observers (CPO), in conjunction with...
CLAIM: A digital picture with text, said to have emanated from Dr Adib Rizvi, a renowned Kidney specialist at Civil Hospital, Karach, has emerged on social media platforms, warning Muslims to refrain from breaking fast with fizzy drinks. The message is, particularly, being circulated on WhatsApp, a free messaging...
The former Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, has donated 240 trucks of food items to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Orphans and other categories of the less privileged groups in their state as Ramadan Welfare Package. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has joined everyone observing Ramadan to call for peace, mutual respect and solidarity as Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan. Guterres in a video message on Friday drew a parallel between the spirit of “understanding and compassion” which characterises Ramadan, and the mission...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Muslims in Nigeria and the world to use the holy month of Ramadan to seek spiritual guidance and sacrifice to the cause of peace. Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the just concluded elections, gave the advice in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has congratulated Muslim faithful on the occasion of this year’s Ramadan Prince Agba in a statement on Friday urged Muslims to use the period of Ramadan to engender peace, unity, and religious...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to Muslims as they commence 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.” President Buhari stated this in a...
Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, the Chief of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque Life Camp, Abuja, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure the release of more redesigned naira notes as the months of Ramadan are fast approaching. Al-Yolawi made the call while delivering his Jumma’at Sermon, titled, “the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Today’s rakaat congregational Eid-el-Ftri special prayers in Borno State were observed peacefully under tight security within and outside Maiduguri City following the recent heavy gunshots which was heard few days ago. The Sallah celebration also witnessed little restriction of vehicular movements before, during and...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has felicitated with the Muslim ummah in Nigeria on the celebration of this year’s EId-el-Fitri. The EId-el-Fitri is celebrated worldwide by Muslims to mark the end of the Ramadan fast. The Governor in a goodwill message to the Muslim...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has felicitated with Muslims faithful on the occasion of Eid El Fitri celebration. The governor congratulated the Muslim’s community for fasting successfully through the 30 days Ramadan period and urged them to imbibe on the teachings of the Prophet...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who is a presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace in the country. Governor Tambuwal made the call on Sunday in his Eid-el-fitr Sallah massage to the people in Sokoto. According to him, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the battle waged against terrorists, who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is approaching its conclusion and “victory is within sight”. The president gave the assurance in his Sallah message to Nigerians as the Holy month of Ramadan reaches its end...
The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged political parties to always consider women as running mates to candidates contesting elections into various positions across the country. Buhari was speaking on Saturday night when she hosted Presidential Aspirants from various political parties to a Ramadan (Iftar) breakfast at the State...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate release of 40,000 metric tons of assorted grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve, to assist less-privileged Nigerians to celebrate the forthcoming Easter and Sallah festivities. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Mahmood, made the announcement when he briefed State House...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police command has convened a stakeholders meeting with the Ulamas, traditional rulers and media on the need to regulate Islamic preaching and do away with the use of abusive language and inciting words. Addressing the stakeholders at a meeting in Maduguri,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday, distributed food items, cloth and combined cash of five million, seven hundred thousand to 285 1, messengers and others at the lowest rank, working at the Government House in Maiduguri. Each of them received a bag of...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – A presidential aspirant of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has urged Muslim faithful and non-Muslims alike to renew and strengthen their faith and trust in God and His great mercy. Tinubu, who is the former Governor of Lagos State, made the call in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday began the Ramadan fast in his hometown, Mafa, in Borno State, where he spent Friday night and flagged off the spiritual exercise. Mafa is headquarter of Mafa Local Government Area in the central part of the...