The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the Federal Capital Territory has said that it would conduct medical screening for the 2023 Hajj intending pilgrims from 5th to 7th May. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Malam Muhammad Aliyu on Tuesday in Abuja quoted the Director of the Board, Malam Abubakar Evuti as saying that the inoculation …

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated Muslims on this year’s Eid-al-Fitri, which marks the conclusion of the month of fasting – the Holy month of Ramadan. Tinubu’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, also extended greetings to her constituents in the Lagos Central district which she has been representing in the upper legislative chamber since 2011. The President-elect thanked Allah for the …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on Tuesday reminded the Muslims to pay Zakat ul Fitr in line with the practice of the Holy Prophet. Sultan Abubakar said the stipulated practice is to give out the prescribed measurement to beneficiaries in the last two days of Ramadan …

United Kingdom-based Prophet, Tomi Arayomi has taken to social media to relive his experience in the hands of agents of the Department of State Services (DSS), who whisked him, his wife, Prophetess Tahmar, and his aide away on Good Friday in Abuja. Arayomi, the founder of RIG Nation and Pioneer Church was in the country with his wife to minister …

Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Francis give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. Francis, 86, has returned to his papal duties after a recent stay in hospital following a bout of bronchitis. On Saturday evening, he presided over the Vigil mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, …

The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has enjoined the Christian faithful to vote for credible candidates in Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Its chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, in a statement, said such candidates should be those who will ensure development and peaceful co-existence among the people. Yohanna added that after due consultation with …

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election victory has been praised by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The umbrella group of Nigerian Muslims asserted that it could vouch for Tinubu’s track record of public service and decades of arduous labour. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by its Deputy Secretary-General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, NSCIA urged the President-elect to …

Jerusalem, whose name means “City of Peace”, is unique among all the cities of the world. In its more than 5,000 years of existence, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times, yet it remains the most beautiful of all cities in the world. Its first mention in the Bible is …

By Abiodun Odejayi If there is something that is mind boggling amongst Christians, or should I correct that to say “seemingly Christians” these days, it is the quest for miracles. Looking around the landscape, you’ll find humongous worship centres running series of programmes, some from day-to-day, promising all sorts of relief from a challenge or the other. Without taking anything …