There is pandemonium in the Kaduna State capital as police operatives are trying to disperse members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shiites, who are holding a procession in the city centre. The IMN members had gathered along the Katsina roundabout by Ahmadu Bello Way before the police arrived and tried [&helli...
Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the state’s Muslim pilgrims welfare boards and agencies to inform intending pilgrims on what they will receive as basic travel allowance (BTA). In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed, he said it has become necessary to d...
•Ishaq Oloyede Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has lampooned state governors for seeking the federal government’s intervention to tackle security challenges. The Arabic professor, who is also the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, stated that President ...
•Governor Nasiru Idris Alhaji Rufai Ibrahim, the Chief Imam of Wala Jumat Mosque in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, has tendered his resignation amid controversy surrounding a N500,000 Ramadan gift by the Governor Nasiru Idris to chief imams in the state. Architect Muhammed Sani Aliyu, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, who disclosed this duri...
•Pope Francis holds a cross during the mass of the Passion of the Lord on Good Friday Pope Francis pulled out of Friday’s Way of the Cross ceremony at the last minute, with the Vatican saying he wanted to “preserve his health” ahead of other Easter events this weekend. The 87-year-old’s armchair had been set […]
As the deadline for payment of fares for the 2024 hajj elapsed by 12am today, respite has come the way of some intending pilgrims as both the federal and some state governments like Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, and Ogun have provided subsidies to offset the balance of funds for the exercise. However, some intending pilgrims have […]
Christians in Nigeria joined others across the world to mark the Palm Sunday with procession and fanfare to rekindle faith in God. The feast, a symbolic reflection of Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marks the beginning of the Holy Week in anticipation of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy week, [&hel...
•Ramadan To the Muslims partaking in the ongoing Ramadan fast, there are things to stay away from while at it. Below are things to note to further guide devoted Muslims on abstinence, reports The Nation: 1. Food, drink and sexual intercourse from dawn until sunset, In accordance with the verse of the Quran : “Now […]
Thousands of intending pilgrims from Nigeria may miss the 2024 Ramadan Umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia over the decision of the authorities to stop issuing Umrah visas. Already, the development is fueling anxiety and agitation from intending pilgrims with the Ramadan fasting crossing 11, reports Daily Trust. Also, hajj and Umrah operators may...
Independent Hajj Reporters, a faith-based Civil Society Organization (CSO) has said that the seemingly slow progress being recorded in pre-Hajj pilgrims’ preparations and documentation ahead of this year’s holy pilgrimage calls for concern. IHR in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed yesterday said intending Nigeria...
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