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Attack on French mosques continue after terror killings
Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday. Three…
Fire at Sweden mosque for second time in a week
A fire broke out at a mosque in Sweden early on Monday in what appeared to be the second arson…
Sanusi visits Kano mosque, says attack was planned for 2 months
The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday visited the city’s bloodstained central mosque, 24 hours after coordinated bomb…
Jonathan vows to hunt those behind Kano mosque attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks which left at least 120 dead at…
UPDATE: At least 120 dead, 270 injured in Kano mosque suicide attack
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and…
Kano mosque blasts: 92 dead at one hospital morgue
At least 92 people have been confirmed dead at one hospital morgue following three explosions in Kano. Earlier, 64 people…
Three bomb blasts rock emir’s mosque in Kano
Three explosions on Friday rocked the mosque of one of Nigeria’s most well-known Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, as…
Four killed in revenge attacks after Kenya mosques raid
Four people were stabbed to death in Kenya’s volatile port city of Mombasa following security raids on mosques in which…
Israel removes age restriction on Jerusalem mosque
Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque…
Clashes in West Bank after Muslim prayers
Clashes erupted in the West Bank Friday after weekly Muslim prayers while security forces deployed heavily around Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa…
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of Muslim prayers
Israel reopened Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday ahead of the weekly Muslim prayers, after a rare closure following clashes…
W. Bank mosque torched in suspected settler hate crime
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank allegedly carried out an arson attack on a mosque near the city of…
At least nine die in Pakistan mosque collapse
At least nine worshippers were killed when the roof of a mosque collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore…
The Abuja Environment During And After El-Rufai’s Era
By Akinsola Alonge The residents of Abuja were enjoying the sanity, air and perfection being experienced in the city. The…
Suicide bomber kills five outside Borno mosque
A suicide bomber targeting worshippers at a mosque in Konduga village, Borno state killed five people and injured scores, a…
Man, 28, jailed for stealing 7 pairs of shoes from mosque
A lower court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja has sentenced a 28 year old man to four months in…
Fire Razes 300 Shops At Ketu
At least 300 shops were razed to the ground on Thursday night and millions of naira went up in flames…
4 die in gun battle near Nigerian mosque
A gun battle near a mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano and two other shootings left at least eight…