Tag: muslims
-
One dead, 10 injured in London mosque terror attack
I want to kill all Muslims, says London mosque attacker One man has died and 10 others were injured when a van was rammed into worshippers in a terror attack near a London mosque, before the driver is said to have screamed: “I’m going to kill all Muslims”. The van driver – described by witnesses…
-
Ramadan: Church shares food to 500 fasting Muslims in Kaduna
The Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna has doled out over 500 food packages to Muslims, since the beginning of the Ramadan. Pastor Yohanna Buru,the Church General Overseer, told the News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] in Kaduna on Monday that the food packages and drinks were shared out to destitutes and the poor.…
-
Ramadan: Watch out for new moon tomorrow, Sultan urges Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has urged Muslim community in the country to be in the lookout for the new moon for the month of Ramadan on May 26. Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, made the call in a statement in Sokoto on Thursday.…
-
Muslim groups call for shift of NYSC orientation till after Ramadan
Da’Wah Co-Ordination Coordination council of Nigeria, a coalition of Muslim groups, has asked that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to shift the date for the planned National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the screening exercise for the Nigerian Army. The group made made this call saying it would be unfavourable to Muslims who will be…
-
Easter: Christians, Muslims celebrate, preach peace, unity
Muslims and Christians on Saturday met in Kaduna to mark the Easter, as part of efforts to promote unity, tolerance and understanding among members of different faiths in the state. The event, organised by Pastor Yohanna Buru attracted a huge crowd including clerics, traditional and community leaders. Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory…
-
Religious relations with Muslims
By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua The Church is very passionate about peace in the world and healthy relationship with people of other religions. To this reason, the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) has a special Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims (CRRM). The President is Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran, Vice president, Bishop Miguel Àngel Ayuso Guizot,…
-
Just in: Muslim clerics in Borno begin 10-day prayer, fasting for Buhari’s health
Some Muslims clerics in Maiduguri,Borno, on Friday said on Friday they had commenced 10-day prayer and fasting for the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Uma Bolori who spoke on behalf of the clerics said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri on Friday. He said, ‘’Our prayer is what…
-
Christians-Muslims forum preaches tolerance, says patriotism key to Nigeria’s survival
Youths from the two dominant religion in the country, Christianity and Islam have called for religious tolerance among the various religious groups in Nigeria, while also urging Nigerians to pray for the country and her leaders. This was the resolution reached by participants at the end of a joint session of Christian/Muslim Intellectual Forum (CMIF)…
-
Ethiopia jails 20 Muslims on terrorism-related charges
An Ethiopian Court on Tuesday sentenced 20 alleged Islamists to five and a half years in prison on terrorism-related charges, the state-affiliated agency reports. “The defendants were found guilty of harbouring an extremist religious view, thereby opposing any other religious teachings, and also trying to establish an Islamic state in the country that will be…
-
Buhari, Dangote, Shekau, others make list of 500 most powerful Muslims
The Muslim500, an annual report of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims has named President Muhammadu and several other Nigerian Muslim faithfuls in its 2017 edition. However, only three Nigerians, beginning from the president made the top 50 influential muslim leaders in the world. President Buhari who was pegged at number 20 last year,…