Religion

Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the Chief Missioner, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih (NASFAT), has urged law enforcement agents to thoroughly investigate and arrest all culprits involved in the killing of a female student in Sokoto. Onike made the plea in a…

The world's richest man, Elon Musk says he would rather go to hell than profess belief in God. He stated this in a Monday tweet while responding to a follower's appeal to believe in a creator before it's too late. The 50-year-old…

The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Wednesday threatened legal action over a report of a fire incident at the tomb of its late founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua, known as TB Joshua. SCOAN, in a document signed by its Head of…

President Muhammadu Buhari observes Eld-Fitr prayer at the Mambila Barrack, Abuja today. See photos:

Sheikh Musa Lukwa, an Islamic preacher who led his followers to observe Eid Prayers on Sunday, has explained the reason for doing so. Recall that the leader of Nigerian Muslims and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar II,…

Nigerian Muslims have been advised to get their voters’ cards in readiness for the 2023 general elections. The advice was given by an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in a Salah message issued on…

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Monday (May 2, 2022) as the first day of Shawwal 1443AH in Nigeria. Abubakar announced this in a…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Nigerian Army to stop the alleged encroachment into a piece of land being used as Muslim praying ground at Obalende area of Lagos. In a Wednesday statement signed by its Director, Prof.…

In 2005, a US National Intelligence Council paper “Mapping Sub-Saharan Africa’s Future” floated the idea there could be a military coup in Nigeria. At the time this was hardly an earth-shattering prediction: 2005 was only six years after…

No fewer than six members of the Deeper Life Bible Church located at Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos state, were injured on Sunday, sustaining serious degrees of injuries, when the church building collapsed during a heavy storm as the…

As they are praying for a better nation, Christians must also ensure to register to vote for credible leaders in the 2023 general election, an Anglican priest, Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, has said. He said this at the 6th Diocesan Synod…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu to ensure that Nigerian Muslims are not disallowed from the registration exercise for the 2023 General…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, says pervasive insecurity under the Muhammadu Buhari administration has turned the country into "one big emergency national hospital with full occupancy". He stated this in…

The conscientious, straight-talking Imam of the Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja by the name of Sheikh Nuru Khalid was suspended from his position yesterday for saying, during a Friday sermon, that Buhari’s decision to not visit Kaduna in the…

The Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, has been suspended after a Friday sermon criticising President Muhammadu Buhari's handling of insecurity in the country. It was learnt that the…

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says despite being gifted by Allah with bountiful resources and a good and decent people, Nigeria is currently facing "serious and dangerous challenges because of a…

The General Assembly of the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo on Friday urged Christians in the country to participate actively in politics and help in changing the fortunes of the nation. This is contained in a communique at the end of its…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III has called on traders to avoid increasing prices of foodstuffs as Muslims’ month of fasting approaches. Muslims across the world will observe a 30-day fasting period (Ramadan) beginning…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said it was not surprised by The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)’s decision to create a Directorate For Politics and Governance ahead of the 2023 general election. In a Monday statement…

The Jos Resident Pastor of Shepherd House Assembly International, Rev. Tajan Moltok, has expressed concern over the increasing menace of lust among the nation’s youths. Speaking in a sermon, entitled “Revival” on Sunday in Jos, Moltok…

The Founder of One Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji, has advocated 60 years imprisonment without an option of fine, for anyone found guilty of spreading fake news in Nigeria. Maharaj Ji said at a news conference on Sunday in Ibadan that…

Some Catholic Church leaders have called on the faithful to pray for God’s guidance for the clergies in order not to derail in their obligations to the public. The Catholic leaders spoke in separate interviews in Lagos against the…

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Tuesday asked victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for forgiveness but rejected allegations that he was involved in any cover-up. The retired pontiff was responding to an independent report,…

The former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has advised religious leaders to be wary of politicians who go about shopping for prayers ahead of elections. He gave the advice in Abeokuta on Monday during his visit to the Babanla…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Northern Region has denied endorsing Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello for the 2023 presidential race. The is contained in a communique released at the end of an extraordinary meeting of the…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has on Tuesday in Ibadan assured people of the state that his government would not trample on their religious rights. Makinde said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Islamic Affairs, Mr…