An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Atofeyinti Gafar, to two years’ imprisonment for stealing valuables worth over N1.7 million from a church and a mosque. The defendant, who has no fixed address, pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy, burglary, and stealing, reports The Nation. Earlier, the p...
•Imam Dahiru Abubakar Imam Dahiru Abubakar of a mosque in Madina quarters of Bauchi metropolis has been removed from his position for campaigning for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election. The imam was said to have been subtly campaigning for Tinubu’s reelection during preaching after every obligatory prayer, reports Daily Trust. He was, h...
•Bandits A boy has been confirmed dead while several worshippers sustained injuries following an attack by suspected bandits on a mosque during Maghrib prayers in Namama community, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident was reported in a post on X today by security analyst Bakatsine. According to the report, the gunmen invade...
No fewer than three persons sustained injuries today when a section of the Zaria Central Mosque under reconstruction collapsed during casting work. The decking of the second floor beside the southern minaret caved in while workers were carrying out casting on the structure, reports NAN. Eyewitnesses said the injured persons, believed to be con...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has ordered the reopening of Ikare-Akoko Central Mosque, which was shut down since Oct.18, 2022. Aiyedatiwa gave the order yesterday in Akure at the annual Iftar Ramadan fast prayer tagged “Iftar With Mr Governor”, organised by the state government in conjunction ...
•The mosque Police have arrested the Chief Imam of Ummu Hanni Adigun Memorial Central Mosque, Ogo-Oluwa area, Osogbo and three others after worshippers lynched a car painter, Najeem Hammed to death. Family members of the deceased later disrupted Jumu’ah prayer at the mosque yesterday after the incident, reports The Nation. It was gathered Hamm...
•Burnt copies of the Koran inside the Hajja Hamida Mosque after it was set on fire yesterday The Israeli military said its troops killed two suspected militants in a town in the occupied West Bank yesterday, while Palestinian officials accused Israeli settlers of setting fire to a mosque in the territory. Settler violence has surged […...
•Bandits At least five worshippers were shot dead when bandits attacked a mosque during early morning prayers in Yandoto village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attack, which happened this morning, sent a shock wave across the community, reports Daily Trust. Witnesses said the assailants stormed the mosque and opened fire in...
•Trailer crushes man to death A trailer loaded with goods has crushed a Muslim faithful rushing for Friday prayers to death in Port Harcourt The tragic incident happened on the ever-busy Nkpolu junction axis of the East-West road, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, around 2:05 pm, reports Vanguard. It was gathered that the [&hel...
•Bandits Bandits have attacked a mosque in Unguwan Mantau Community, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing 13 worshippers. The incident occurred during the early morning (Fajr) prayers when bandits armed with dangerous weapons stormed a mosque and opened fire on the worshippers, reports Channels TV. It was said to be in re...
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