Tag: Ramadan
Ramadan: Kano Govt. feeds 930,000 Muslims
The Kano State Government has fed over 930,000 fasting Muslims, from first day of the month of Ramadan to date.
Ramadan: Lagos Prostitutes Lament Low Patronage
As a result of the ongoing Ramadan, Lagos prostitutes have lamented that the ongoing ongoing Muslims’ fasting month, Ramadan, have…
Ramadan: Obaseki, Muslim Leaders Pray For Buhari
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday night joined the Otaru of Auchi, Alhaji Haliru Momoh, Ikelebe III and other…
Director-General unhappy over high cost of goods during Ramadan
The Director General, Kaduna State Interfaith Council, Mr Namadi Musa, says arbitrary increase in the price of goods and services…
Ramadan: Zamfara governor tells Muslims to pray for Buhari
Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to pray for quick recovery of…
Senate President Bukola Saraki’s Ramadan Message To Nigerians
Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Muslim faithful and all Nigerians to dedicate the Ramadan period to…
Ramadan: Time for Muslims to display what Islam stands for — Cleric
Malam Bashir Yankuzu, Chief Imam of Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has called on Muslims to strive hard and…
Ramadan: Osinbajo urges Muslims to reflect on national challenges
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has appealed to Nigerians especially Muslims to use the period of Ramadan for reflection on national…
Fasting: Sultan declares Saturday 1st Ramadan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, May 27, as 1st Ramadan, 1438 AH, signifying the…
Ramadan: Muslims urged to pray for Buhari
The Modibbo Haruna Buhari Charity Organisation (BCO), Abuja, an NGO, has appealed to Muslims to offer special prayers during the…
Ramadan: Sultan tells Muslims to look for moon on Friday
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar…
Ramadan: Governor’s wife distributes foodstuff
Wife of Katsina State governor, Hajiya Hadiza Aminu-Masari, on Wednesday distributed foodstuff to various women groups in 11 local government…
First Lady donates foodstuff to women in Daura
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated assorted foodstuffs and other essential consumables to 2,000 women politicians…
Why Ramadan is important for Muslims – Chief Imam
The Chief Imam of Islamic Centre, Uwani in Enugu State, Alhaji Abdul Isola, has urged Nigerians particularly Muslims to use…
IDPs return to Bama before Ramadan not feasible – Shettima
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has said that returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to Bama Local Government Area before Ramadan…
Cleric tasks Muslims to lead life of righteousness this Ramadan
As believers prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, an Islamic cleric has charged Muslims to lead a life of…
Eid el-Fitr: FG extends public holiday to Thursday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, July 5, and Thursday, July 7, as public holidays to mark the Eid el-Fitr…
Kano residents unhappy over water scarcity
Residents of some parts of Kano metropolis have expressed concern over the persistent water scarcity they have been experiencing since…
Ramadan Football Competition kicks off in Kuje
‘Ramadan Football Competition’, organised by the Local Football Coaches Association (LFCA) in Kuje, FCT, aimed at entertaining residents during the…
No music, dance during Ramadan, Police boss warns
Gambian Police on Thursday issued a stern warning against music and dance during the month of Ramadan, which began on…
Ramadan: Sachet water, ice block vendors make brisk businesses in Borno
As the Ramadan began and couple with rising temperature, sachet water and ice block vendors are making brisk business in…
Ramadan: China bans civil servants, students from fasting
Chinese officials have restricted civil servants, students and children in a mainly Muslim region from fasting during Ramadan, government websites…
Ramadan: Civil Defence deployed to mosques in Sokoto
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it had deployed sufficient personnel to secure 95…
Ramadan: Group seeks pardon for 54 convicted soldiers
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant presidential pardon this Ramadan…
Ramadan: Promote tolerance, peaceful co-existence, Ambode enjoins Muslims
As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts across the world to commence the annual Ramadan, the Lagos State Governor, Mr.…
Ramadan: Christian clerics felicitate with Muslims
Nigerian Christian clerics felicitate with Muslims and stressed the need for prayers for peace and stability in the country, as…
Ramadan: Cleric counsels Muslims to exhibit good moral virtues
The Chief Imam of Area 10 Juma’ah Mosque, Sheik Yahya Al-Yolawi, has urged Muslim faithful across the globe to exhibit…
Ramadan: Gov distributes N350m grains to residents
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Friday commenced distribution of 827 tonnes of grains worth N350 million to residents of…
Ramadan: NASFAT warns traders against exploitation during fast
The Deputy National Missioner of NASFAT, Alhaji Abdulazeez Onike, has advised traders against unnecessary and unjust inflation of prices of…
Guard your tongue during Ramadan, Cleric counsels Muslims
The Imam of the Area 10, Garki Juma’at Mosque, Abuja, Sheik Yahya Al-Yolawi, has admonished Muslims to shun gossiping and…