Tag: Muslim
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Don’t take loans to perform Hajj – Cleric
A Muslim cleric, Sheik Ibrahim Yusuf, has urged Muslim faithful not to take loan to visit the holy land, saying it is against the injunctions of the religion. Yusuf said this at a Ramadan Lecture organised by Professional Muslim Women Network on Sunday in Lagos.
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Police probe attack on Ife residents by Oro worshippers, Imam and others injured
The Osun State Police Command has begun an investigation into the alleged attack on some residents of Ile-Ife by Oro worshippers. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that members of the Muslim community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Friday, staged a protest following the alleged invasion of a mosque in the Ilare area by some Oro adherents. The…
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Muslim community condemns usage of Quranic verse in Seyi Vibez music video
A Muslim community, identified as @nigerianmuslim on Instagram, has condemned the usage of Quranic verse in a music video by a fast-rising Nigerian singer and songwriter, Balogun Afolabi Oluwaloseyi, aka Seyi Vibez. In their words: “We condemn the use of the Quran in a music video!” Seyi Vibez suffered a severe backlash from the Muslim…
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Muslim group attends Christmas service, presents gift in Kaduna
A Muslim group, popularly called the Shiites, on Sunday attended a Christmas church service at one of the largest denominations in Zaria, Kaduna State, as a sign of love and efforts to strengthen religious tolerance.
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Breaking: Northern Christian, Muslim leaders dump Tinubu, endorse Atiku as consensus candidate
…moblise heavily against APC’s same faith ticket Forum of Christian and Muslim Political Leaders from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have dumped the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and endorsed the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as the consensus candidate for the…
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Osinbajo charges religious leaders to use faith to promote peace, unity
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has charged religious leaders to use faith to promote peace, ensure prosperity for the people as well as development of societies. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated on Sunday in Abuja that Osinbajo gave the charge when he received visiting Senegal-based Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniya Islamic Movement Worldwide, Sheikh Muhammadu Niass.
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Christmas: Hundreds of Muslims attend church service in Kaduna
As the world celebrates Christmas, which marked the birth of Jesus Christ, some Muslims joined their Christian counterparts for church service in Kaduna. The aim is to promote peace, love and religion tolerance. The General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and life Intervention Ministry, Sabon Tasha Kaduna, Pastor Yohanna Buru, expressed satisfaction over the large turn…
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1 killed as masquerade group clashes with Muslim worshipers
The Osun Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of one person during a clash between a masquerade and his followers and Muslim worshipers in Osogbo on Sunday. According to Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, many were also injured when Muslim worshipers , that were having their prayer in their mosque, got into a…
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Muslim man arrested for trying to convert woman to Islam
Police in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a Muslim man for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu woman to Islam, officials said on Thursday. The 20-year-old college student is the first to be held under a new anti-conversion law aimed at curbing `love jihad’, a term radical Hindu groups use in accusing…
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WASSCE: WAEC examination timetable is anti-Muslim – MURIC
An Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern, has rejected the examination timetable recently released by the West African Examinations Council for the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations scheduled to begin on August 11, 2020. The organisation based its rejection on the clash between WAEC’s timetable and the period of Friday Jumu’ah prayers.…