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Buhari sends message to Muslim faithfuls, observes Eid prayer with family inside Aso Villa [PHOTOS]
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his family on Sunday observed the Eid-El-Fitr prayer at the presidential quarters in line with the protocol against mass gathering issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “Even as we mark the successful end of the Ramadan, and the commemoration of Eid-el-Fitr, we are doing so mindful of…
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Muslim/Muslim ticket: Buhari helped me in choosing my running mate — El Rufai
Governor Nasir E’rufai of Kaduna has explained how he chose his running mate for the 2019 election. In his first public response to criticisms over the decision, Mr El Rufai said he benefitted from President Muhammad Buhari’s counsel in deciding the candidate. Mr El-Rufai last week named Hadiza Balarabe, the current Executive Secretary of the…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Okowa congratulates Muslims, urges prayers for leaders
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Nigerians to put aside their religious and political differences and push for a united country as Muslims mark the celebration of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. He urged the Muslims to emulate the Holy Prophet Mohammed by imbibing the ideals of sacrifice exemplified by the prophet. Okowa, in a Sallah message…
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Use Eid el-Kabir period to strengthen unity, IBB tells Muslims
The former military President General Ibrahim Babangida has urged Muslims to use the period of Eid el-Kabir and beyond to further unite and strengthen the nation. In a statement he issued in Minna on Monday, he said “it is a unique and important festivity in the last lap of Islamic calendar year for all Muslims…
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Eid-El Kabir: Emulate Prophet Ibrahim, Ayade urges Muslims
Cross River state Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has felicitated with Muslims in the country on the festival of Eid-El Kabir. The Governor harped on peace and sacrifice as Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts round the world to mark the occasion. He enjoined them to imbibe the spirit of love, obedience, sacrifice and sharing that…
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2018 Hajj: Gov. Obaseki charges intending Muslim pilgrims of good behaviour
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday charged the 130 Edo State’s intending pilgrims, comprising 77 females and 53 males, to be good ambassadors of the state and country in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Obaseki, who gave the charge in his farewell message to the pilgrims at the Hajj Camp Ground in Benin City, the…
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German Muslim council designates anti-Semitism as a ‘sin’
The Central Council of Muslims in Germany on Tue day designated anti-Semitism a “sin.’’ “Anti-Semitism, racism and hatred are great sins in Islam, therefore, we will also never tolerate that,” the Council President, Aiman Mazyek, was quoted as saying by the Tuesday edition of local Dusseldorf newspaper Rheinische Post. Mazyek was responding to comments at…
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island’s central district of Kandy. Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past…
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Board fixes April 30 deadline for payment of 2018 hajj fare
The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has fixed April 30 as deadline for payment of the 2018 hajj fare for all intending pilgrims in the state. The Chairman of the board, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold, said this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Akewugbagold said that the…
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Christian, Muslim youths organise prayers for Nigeria, Buhari in Abuja
Some youths in Abuja held a prayer session on Friday in a bid to seek a divine intervention in the perfect restoration of President Buhari’s health and the nation’s unity. TheNewsGuru.com reports that various clerics took part in the prayers which commenced on Thursday evening and ended on Friday afternoon at the Eagle Square, Abuja.…