The Lagos State Government on Wednesday suspended all religious gatherings above 50 persons in the state for the next four weeks with immediate effect.
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Pastor Yohanna Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Ministry, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, on Wednesday expressed delight at the large turnout of Muslims to celebrate Christmas with Christians in Kaduna.
He disclosed this during the Fourth General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South-West Nigeria held at the Conference Hall of the University of Ibadan central mosque.
Muslims on Friday converged on Abuja National Mosque and offered special prayers for peace and sustainable development as Nigeria prepares to mark her 59th independence anniversary.
The police have said that the ban on ‘Ashura’ procession only applies to members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and no other Muslims observing the day.
The president gave the advice in his Eid-El Kabir message to Muslims.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has advised Muslim faithful across the country to place the national interest above personal gains.
The Ogun House of Assembly has urged Muslim faithful in the state to use the Eid-el-fitr celebration to reflect on their spiritual wellbeing.
The Emir of Keffi, Nasarawa State, Dr Shehu Chindo-Yamusa 111, has urged Muslims to sustain the lessons learnt during the Ramadan and shun all negative acts in the interest of national peace and development.
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has urged Muslims to intensify prayers during the Holy Month of Ramadan for the return of permanent peace in Nigeria.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Saturday called on Muslims to look for the new moon of Ramadan 1440A.H.
The Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Abuja, David Young, has called on Christians and Muslims in Nigeria to work for peace and love of all Nigerians.
A total of over 1,000 patients are expected to be given free medical treatment in the maiden medical mission of the National Council of Nigeria Muslim Organisations, USA in collaboration with Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association in Ile-Ife and its environs in Osun State from April 13 to 16.
Pope Francis heads to Morocco on Saturday for his second visit in less than two months to a mostly Muslim country amid warming ties with the Islamic world.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday urged Muslims to start looking for the new moon of Rajab 1440AH.
Governorship election, Ebonyi Widows have declared fasting and prayer to seek God’s blessing towards the re-election Governor David Umahi.
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam has called on all Muslims in the country to pray against those plotting evil during the forthcoming general elections.
More than 500 Muslims stormed Pastor Yohanna Buru’s residence in Kaduna State to join Christians during the Christmas celebrations as a way of fostering harmony in the state.
MURIC in a statement by its Founder and Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said the land, on which Fayose allegedly built a mosque for his son after seizing it from the Ahmadiyyah sect, should be returned immediately.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday urged lecturers of Islamic Studies to devise strategies on how to ensure peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the country.