•Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has disbursed ₦1.355 billion to support Ramadan feeding centres across Sokoto State. Aliyu said the fund was meant to ensure food assistance reached the less privileged during the holy month, reports The PUNCH. The funds, according to the governor will be distributed acros...
•School children Rancourous debates have trailed Ramadan ‘holidays’ imposed on public and private schools in some northern states, technically shutting out over 11.5 million pupils from the national school calendar yesterday. Findings by our correspondents show that the unusual call by executive governors took a toll on Bauchi, Katsina, Kano a...
•Officials Kano State Hisbah The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast. The board also apprehended five persons selling food during the fasting hours, which are from dawn to dusk, reports BBC. Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars […...
•CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure with the directives by the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states mandating the closure of all public and private schools for up to five weeks to observe the Ramadan fast, effective from late February to early April 2025. I...
•Abayomi Mighty Youthful activist and 2027 presidential hopeful, Abayomi Mighty, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah on the commencement of yet another Holy Month of Ramadan. In a statement made available to The Frontier today, he emphasised the significance of this sacred period of Ramadan and urged fellow Muslim br...
•Atiku and Tinubu The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has highlighted the economic hardship facing Nigerians and urged the Tinubu-led federal government and governments at all levels to take concrete steps to ease the burden on citizens. In a statement on his official X page yesterd...
•Open foodstuff market There is excitement among Muslims as the month of Ramadan approaches. However, some Muslim faithful have said that preparation for the month of fasting has been an uphill task due to rising cost of food items, reports Nigerian Tribune. As Muslims all over the world prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, […]
•Sultan The Sultan of Sokoto and President General NSCIA, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed all Muslims in the country to start looking out for the new moon of Ramadan 1446AH tomorrow and report its sighting to the nearest District or Village head for onward communication. A statement in Sokoto today by the Sultanate Council Chairman, [&he...
•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...
•Late Alhaji Lado Bandits struck in Mairuwa village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, last night, killing worshippers observing Ramadan prayers. At least two persons were shot dead while another sustained injury during the attack, reports Daily Trust. It was gathered that one of the deceased persons was a prominent man simply id...
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