•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued today by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Magdalene Ajani. According to the stateme...
•NSCDC personnel The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Abuja, Dr Olusola Odumosu, has ordered the deployment of 4000 personnel across the FCT to enforce law and order and ensure peaceful celebration of the Eid el-kabir festival by Muslim faithfuls. The deployment is sequ...
•Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV will release today his long-awaited manifesto on artificial intelligence (AI), a bid to address ethical and social challenges as the technology rapidly develops worldwide. The US Pope will attend the presentation of the “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity) encyclical at the Vatican in person — a first for the...
•Pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded the 2026 Hajj outbound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This comes ahead of the deadline for inbound Hajj flights into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before commencement of the Hajj rites, reports Daily Trust. In a statement today, the Commission ...
•Akinadewo The Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN), under the leadership of Her Eminence General Lady Superintendent Dr. Ayobami Elizabeth Akinadewo, has called for sincerity in governance across the nation. The group advocated responsible citizenship; collective efforts irrespective of ethnic, political, or religious ...
•Hisbah operatives Officers of the Kebbi Hisbah Board, an agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have apprehended a married woman and five others in a hotel for alleged immoral conduct. Those arrested included three men and three women, reports NAN. Director of Shariah at the board, Sirajo Kamba, confirmed the arrest in a statement [&...
•Fire A major fire outbreak has engulfed a two-storey building occupied by The Apostolic Church in Lagos, triggering a rapid emergency response that prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby residential and commercial structures. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that emergency responders were immediately deploy...
•Pilgrims during hajj Three pilgrims from Jigawa State participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia have reportedly lost money and valuables to suspected thieves in separate incidents. One of the victims, an elderly Fulani pilgrim identified as Baba Katanga from Katanga village in Kiyawa Local Government Area, said he lost 400 US do...
•Airlift of female pilgrims A female intending pilgrim from Taraba State has died in Yola, Adamawa State, hours before departure for the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajiya Dado Hammadu from Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, reportedly fell ill shortly after arriving at the Yola International Airport wit...
•Hajj A Nigerian pilgrim, Mallama Aishatu Muhammadu, has died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, days after arriving for the Hajj exercise. The 73-year-old from Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State suffered a fatal cardiac arrest en route from Jeddah to the holy city of Madinah on Saturday, reports The Nation. The Chairman, National [&hel...
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