The Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Sulaiman, also known as the Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi, has died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau. The traditional ruler reportedly passed away on Monday. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, expressed sadness over the monarch’s death in a statement issued on Tuesday, describing it as a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims across Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, urging the faithful to embrace and practise the virtues and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the President said the celebration should go beyond commemorating the birth of the Prophet and serve as an opportunity…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, at the State House in Abuja. President Tinubu commended the MWL’s initiative to promote social peace across West Africa and expressed his full support for the Abuja Declaration,…
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced the sale of application forms for intending pilgrims for the 2027/1448 A.H. Hajj and Ramadan Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Board’s Secretary, Mr. Abdul-Hakeem Ajomagberin, announced the commencement in a statement on Monday, urging intending pilgrims to register early and begin payment of fares in line with the…
The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has commenced a sensitisation and advocacy tour across Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to strengthen partnerships and mobilise support for the 2026 Israel/Jordan Pilgrimage Exercise. The outreach, led by the Secretary of the Board, Dr. Okudero Gbolabo Omoniyi, is aimed at appreciating…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening interfaith dialogue and working closely with religious leaders to foster peace, harmony, and tolerance across Nigeria. The President made the declaration on Saturday while receiving Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, at his…
The NASFAT Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NAZAS), FCT Zone, has disbursed ₦11.916 million to about 40 beneficiaries and paid the school fees of 152 pupils in Abuja as part of its Muharram humanitarian intervention programme. Speaking during the disbursement ceremony held at the NASFAT Mosque in Utako, Abuja, the Chairman of NAZAS FCT Zone,…
The return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims who participated in the 2026 Hajj has officially begun, starting with pilgrims from Nasarawa State. According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), MaxAir flight NGL267 departed Jeddah for Abuja at 09:27hrs, conveying 560 pilgrims back to Nigeria. Flynas, one of the Saudi-designated Nigerian Hajj carriers, also confirmed…
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics says a total of 1,707,301 pilgrims participated in the 2026 Hajj exercise. The figure represents an increase from the 1,673,230 pilgrims recorded during the previous Hajj season. Millions of Muslims from around the world gathered in Makkah and other holy sites for the annual pilgrimage, performing rites at Arafah,…
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims gathered on Mount Arafat on Tuesday for the spiritual climax of the annual hajj pilgrimage, praying under intense desert temperatures near the holy city of Mecca. Worshippers dressed in white robes recited Quranic verses on the historic hill where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have delivered his final sermon. Volunteers distributed…
