The Catholic Archbishop of Calabar, Most Rev. Joseph Ekuwem, on Sunday urged Christians to shun divisions in the body of Christ and embrace unity for national development. Ekuwem made the call during the 2023 annual Lecture of the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul in Gwagwalada, FCT. The title of the lecture is “Missionary Cooperation […]
By Our Correspondent The Sultanate has condemned a statement on social media, attempting to drag Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, into toxic political water. Reacting to the alleged statement by the media team of one of the frontline presidential candidates, Prince Bashir Adefaka, a member of the Sultanate Media Team, described the statement as fake and […]
A delegation of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has arrived in Saudi Arabia for pre-agreement documentation for the 2023 hajj. The commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The team is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a pre-agreement […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians on the need to act right to achieve a better society and make the country economically and politically great. Buhari gave the advice at the closing ceremony of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, held in Gusau on Saturday. Represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah […]
The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has advised Muslims to actively participate in the 2023 general elections and elect God-fearing people to govern the state. The advice is contained in a statement issued at the end of the Council’s meeting held, a weekend in Ijebu-Ode. Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, Secretary-General of the OMC signed the statement. […]
…assures South West Muslim leaders of faster economic growth By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, pledged to retool the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians. Tinubu gave the assurance while speaking at a TownHall meeting with South West Muslim Leaders on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
Gospel singer, Evangelist Folu Osasona, is set to launch maiden album christened ‘My Heart Rejoices’, into the public domain on Sunday, Dec. 18. The Ijowa-Ekiti-born musical aficionado cut her musical tooth at a tender age, singing soul-lifting gospel to massage depressed souls to the joyous realm in her locality as a pastime. She has grown […]
Malam Muhammad Bello, Federal Capital Territory Minister, has charged Muslim clerics to continue to champion national unity, peace, progress and development. Bello made the call at the 18th Extraordinary Dawrah (Forum) of 17 imams from South-South, South East and South West of the country with the theme, Imams Unity for National Development, held on Saturday […]
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new Moon of Rabi Al-Thani 1444AH effect from Tuesday. Rabi Al-Thani is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar, which comes after the month of Rabi […]
The Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) says it has trained more than 50 youths in digital marketing as part of the initiatives to stem unemployment in the country. Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the Chief Missioner of NASFAT, in a statement on Thursday, said that youths, irrespective of their religious affiliation were selected for the training. “NASFAT is poised […]