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Back to homepageSultan, Oyetola Urges Muslims To Embrace Peaceful Coexistence
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and Alhaja Noimot Salako, Ogun Deputy Governor, have urged Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence. They made the plea on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the Islamic Vacation
Read MoreRamadan: UniJos Approves 3pm As Close Time For Muslim Staff
The Management of the University of Jos has approved 3p.m. as the close time for Muslim staff of the institution during Ramadan. Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday
Read MoreTorture Centres And The Prize Of Ignorance
BY CHIDOZIE OGBONNAYA Having carefully followed the discovery of torture homes in Nigeria and pondered the reasons for setting up such horrific and wicked centers across the country, I couldn’t agree more on the thoughts of a renowned American educational
Read MoreEncomium As Minister-Designate Donates Sallah Packages To Muslims
BY JONATHAN IPAA A Nigerian minister-designate, Dame Pauline Tallen has received encomium from the Muslim community in Plateau State as she doled out rice, rams, clothing and other domestic items worth millions of naira for the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.
Read MoreBoko Haram Attacks Worshippers At Borno Mosque
By Hassan Jirgi, Maiduguri. Three days after Nigerian Army accused some of Non-governmental organizations of sabotaging war against Boko Haram in northeast, suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked hundreds of Muslim faithfuls their Tahajjud, a midnight prayer observed in the
Read MoreInsecurity: Pray For Northeast, Emir Urges Muslims
By Hassan Jirgi, Maiduguri. Emir of Ngazargamo, Ahmed Tijjani Ibn Saleh, has called on Muslim faithful to intensify prayers in the month of Ramadan against the insecurity challenges affecting the country. Saleh made the call in an interview with our
Read MoreWhy Muslims call others to Islam
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. If you discovered something so amazing you felt like jumping up and down in excitement, what is the first thing that you would want to do? Most people would
Read MoreTrump vows to restore travel ban suspended by federal judge
US President Donald Trump has vowed to overturn a legal ruling which suspended his ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries. He described federal judge James Robart as a “so-called” justice whose “ridiculous” opinion “essentially takes law-enforcement away from”
Read MoreU.S. companies protest Trump’s travel ban
A group of U.S. companies, including Starbucks, Tesla and Uber, on Monday voiced concern over Donald Trump’s recent executive order suspending refugee admissions and banning citizens of seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the country. Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz, wrote to
Read MoreDonald Trump to sign orders restricting refugee, muslims from entering US
Donald Trump is to sign several executive orders restricting immigration to the United States from Muslim countries, it has been reported. The new President will restrict access to the US for refugees and some visa holders from countries including Iraq,
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