The General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said there is nowhere in the Qur’an that supports killing. Bakare an Aspirant vowing for the Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress APC, said this as he condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Shehu also felicitated with Nigerian Muslims for observing the […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs has directed Nigerian Muslims to commence their Ramadan fast on Friday, April 24th. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is the President- General of the Council, on Thursday gave the directive while announcing the sighting of the new moon heralding month of Ramadan 1436AH. Mr. Abubakar […]
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the celebration of the 2019 Eid–el-Kabir, urging citizens to promote religious harmony, peaceful coexistence and tolerance which are core prerequisites for unity and development of any society. The erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic […]
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A Business man, former commissioner in Edo State and APC Leader in Ovia South West Local Government area of Edo, Mr. Idahosa, has called on Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to devote themselves to the verses of the holy Quran by demonstrating the lenient qualities of Prophet Mohammed in their everyday lives. […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted critically to the statement made by US President Donald Trump’s comments on the killing of Christians in Nigeria. During a joint press conference with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Trump said the US will not accept the attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria. Reacting to the US president’s […]
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigerians across religious divides to rise in unison against growing cases of religious intolerance in Nigeria, as he admits persecution of Christians is on the rise. Speaking while inaugurating the over 40,000 capacity new headquarters building and church auditorium of the Depper Life Bible […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), made the declaration on behalf of the FG in a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abubakar Magaji. He admonished all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, urged Muslims to start looking for the new moon of Muharram 1439AH. The call is in a statement sign by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. He stated that “this is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Wednesday, […]
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As Nigerians celebrate eid-el-fitr to mark the end of the Ramadan, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of greetings to the Muslims, urging them to live in peace and avoid reckless utterances. Also the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, saluted the Muslims who would troops to the prayer grounds on […]
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