The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sunday, 7 July 2024, as the first day of Muharram, marking the beginning of the Islamic year 1446 after Hijrah. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Sambo Junaidu, …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reassured the Muslim community in Ilesa that the ongoing road dualisation in the town will not affect the central mosque. He added that his pledge not to demolish the central mosque during his interactive session with the people in the area remain sacrosanct. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Friday, …

Over 1,300 people are reported to have died in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat stress and “unauthorized” trips accounting for over 80% of the fatalities, Saudi Arabian authorities have said. “The health system addressed numerous cases of heat stress this year, with some individuals still under care. Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301”, …

At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries said on Sunday, as temperatures soar in the kingdom. “Fourteen Jordanian pilgrims died and 17 others were missing” during the performance of hajj rituals, Jordan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. AFP reports that the ministry later confirmed that …

The recently deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayeo has announced the cancellation of the durbar ceremonies he initially planned to avoid breakdown of law and order in the state. He also extended warm greetings to President Bola Tinubu, and Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, on the occasion of the Eid el Kabir celebration. This was made known in …

More than 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat on Saturday, the high-point and most gruelling day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Worshippers from all over the world will climb the rocky, 70-metre (230-feet) hill, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Mecca, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his last sermon. The desert summer heat is …

Two additional pilgrims from Kwara State, Salman Alade and Ayishat Ologele, have reportedly died while on pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims were among the thousands of Nigerians who travelled to the holy land to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. Their deaths followed that of two other pilgrims, Saliu Mohammed, who arrived with the third batch of the state contingent, …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said it had adopted a strategy to reduce the number of days Nigerian pilgrims spend in Saudi Arabia for Hajj rites. The commission’s Executive Chairman, Malam Jalal Arabi, announced this while addressing reporters on arriving at the Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. Arabi said the commission had succeeded in …

Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board has announced the death of two of its pilgrims who returned to their maker in Medina, Saudi Arabia. A statement by the Executive Secretary Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, yesterday said the Board “deeply regrets these sad events, but submits totally to the decree and ultimate knowledge of Allaah in all affairs”. The …

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to the Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi on his 83rd birthday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu praised Kumuyi for his many years of significant impact as a leader, author, and …