•Muslim pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat A Nigerian pilgrim has died on the plain of Arafat. The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the national prayer organised by the commission. “We received sad news that we lost one of our pilgrims today in Arafat, [&h...
•Ram market Eid-el-Kabir, also called Ileya by the Yoruba, is one of the biggest Islamic celebrations around the world. It honours Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to Allah’s command, reports Nigerian Tribune. The celebration includes the sacrifice of rams, which represents submission to God and spiritual devotio...
•Ram sellers Hamza Saidu and Shehu Usman Hours to the 2025 Eid Al-Adha celebrations, cattle dealers at the Kara Cattle Market in the Isheri area of Lagos State have attributed the increase in the prices of rams to the flood that rocked Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State. Mokwa was hit by a […]
•Ram market Some ram traders in Lagos State have lamented the preference for cows to rams by Muslim faithful this 2025 Eid Kabir celebration. The traders disclosed this in separate interviews with our correspondent today in Lagos, reports NAN. The traders told our correspondent that most people prefer to buy cows than rams because of […...
•Muslim pilgrims gather around Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy) in Mecca Thousands of pilgrims, including Nigerians, have defied the heat wave and stormed mount Arafat for prayer and reflection for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia’s minister of Hajj had issued an advisory for pilgrims to stay in their tents [&h...
•FRSC patrol In preparation for the Eid el-Kabir celebrations on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a special patrol across the country, scheduled to run from June 5 to June 11. According to a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the operation will involve over 36,000 regular and special mar...
•Police The FCT Police Command said it has beefed up security across the territory to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The Commissioner of Police, Adewale Saka Ajao, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after holding strategic meeting with the Area Commanders (AC), Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Tactical Team Heads (TTH) at t...
•Muslim worshippers gather for prayers around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, in Mecca Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week’s pilgrimage, citing high temperatures. According to a report in Saudi media, Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has reques...
Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen today in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died yesterday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah due to complications from diabe...
•Rams market Barely four days to the Eid el-Kabir celebration, the price of rams has risen by over 85 per cent in the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is even as ram sellers are complaining of low patronage, which the customers are attributing to high cost of the animals and the […]
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