•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State With barely a day remaining until the end of the 2026 Ramadan fasting season, Plateau State government has spent a whopping sum of N300 million to procure palliatives for the Muslim Ummah to enhance Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Eid-el-Fitr celebration marks the grand finale of the 30-day Ramadan fastin...
•Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Muslims across Nigeria to begin the search for the crescent moon that will signal the end of Ramadan. The call was contained in a statement issued by Sambo Wali Junaidu, who serves as the Wazirin Sokoto and Chairman of […]
•Truckload of rice President Bola Tinubu has directed the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to distribute rice across all states of the federation. The directive, according to Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and the Director-General, Renewed Hope Ambassadors yesterday, was to support citizens observing the ongoing Ramadan and Lenten seasons. He sai...
An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has lost his life during the distribution of Ramadan and Sallah palliatives in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred yesterday during a programme organised by member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada constituency in the House of Representatives, Alh...
•Pastor Ephraim Pastor Paul Ephraim of Winners Chapel International has scolded church members in a video trending online for demanding immediate attention when giving smaller donations, saying they act differently from those who contribute larger sums. The clip, widely shared on social media, shows him recounting that people offering ₦200,000...
•Anglican church A grouping of conservative Anglican churches that rejects the idea of a woman serving as the titular head of the worldwide Anglican Communion yesterday denied it was creating a schism, insisting instead that it was defending the historic continuity of the Church. The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a coalition of l...
The federal government, through the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), yesterday announced the immediate suspension of all pilgrimages to Israel due to the security situation in the Middle East. Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Executive Secretary of the NCPC, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Celestine Toruka, the Deputy Dire...
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Ambassador Ismail Yusuf Abba, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strict compliance with Saudi Arabia’s health and operational guidelines ahead of the 2026 Hajj. Abba gave the assurance during a weekly virtual preparatory meeting with the Deputy Minist...
•Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) protesting in Bauchi State yesterday over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a coordinated US-Israeli strike Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites, led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, yesterday protested in Gombe, Niger, Kano, Bauchi,...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reduced public servants work hours for the Ramadan and Lent period. Announcing the approval, Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke stated that the adjustment is intended to support workers during the fasting season, reports Daily Independent. The gove...
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