•Hisbah police destroying beers The Kano State Hisbah Board has confiscated no fewer than 1,600 bottles of assorted beer in the Panshekara area of Kano metropolis. The Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr. Mujahid Aminudeen, confirmed this via a telephone interview with our correspondent today, reports The PUNCH. Aminudeen, who declined t...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Friday, September 5 as a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Mawlid, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. This was disclosed today in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Dr. ...
•Dr Umar Ardo and Primate Elijah Ayodele The Convener of the League of Northern Democrats (LND), Umar Ardo, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, of using his prophecies to destabilise the country. Ardo was reacting to a video in which the Primate warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against appoint...
•Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced deadlines for the successful coordination of the 2026 Hajj exercise. Detailed in a statement showing the critical timelines on its X account yesterday, signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (M...
•A Muslim wedding Muslims in Jalingo town of Taraba State have been banned from organising all forms of wedding parties. The wedding parties banned include Kauyawa day (Villagers’ Days) and Ajo parties during which youths including young boys and girls dress in tattered clothes and dance mostly from evening to night in the name of […]...
•Apostle Johnson Suleman Popular Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that oral sex by a couple, a man and his wife, is not a sin. Suleman said this when his church, Omega Fire Ministries International, headquartered in Edo State, hosted a question and answer session, reports Sunday Guardian. The video clip in which the […...
•Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV has declared today, Friday, August 22, a global day of prayer and fasting for peace, coinciding with the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Pope made this announcement on Wednesday during his General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, as reported by Vatican News. […]
•Nigerian pilgrims and EFCC operative Two senior officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) are in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud linked to the 2025 Hajj exercise. Multiple sources within the EFCC, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the arrests, reports N...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB) has commenced registration for the 2026 Hajj, requiring intending pilgrims to pay a minimum deposit of N8.5 million. The announcement was made in a statement today by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Muhammad Aliyu, quoting the Director, Alhaji Kadiri Edah, who...
Policemen in Rivers State have arrested three church leaders after a viral video surfaced showing minors being whipped during what was described as a “spiritual cleansing” ceremony. The Divisional Police Officer of Eneka Police Station, Akpo Lewis, confirmed to our correspondent the arrest of Pastor Ifediorah Joseph, church welfare secretary P...
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