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Clerics urged to preach hope to reduce COVID-19 burden
A former co-chairman of the Nigeria Inter-Relgious Council (NIREC) in Lagos State, Dr Abdullahi Shuaib, has urged religious leaders to prioritise messages of hope in their preaching to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the people.He…
We can’t let COVID-19 become permanent threat to our lives — Islamic scholars, experts
GOVERNMENTS, religious and social organisations and the citizenry should all see COVID-19 as a common enemy and work individually and collectively to tackle its menace with a view to ensuring that it does not constitute a permanent threat…
Oyo assures intending pilgrims on hajj deposits
THE Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim wing) has asked all intending pilgrims who made deposits with it for this year’s disrupted hajj to rest assured that their deposits are safe for activation for the pilgrimage in 2021.The…
Al-Mu’minaat calls for better training of male children
AL-MU’MINAAT (the Believing Women) Organisation has asked all women to take the upbringing of their male children seriously.The organisation expressed concern about increasing rape cases, arguing that improperly trained male children…
Saudi gets global commendation for decision on hajj
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been praised for its decision to hold this year’s hajj with only a limited number of pilgrims from various nations who already reside in the Kingdom due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said…
World Blood Donor Day: UCH honours Ahmadiyyah youths, others
THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation, Majlis Khuddam, Oyo State, has again been given an award by the University College Hospital Blood Bank for its efforts on voluntary blood donation.The award was presented to Majlis Khuddam…
Hajj 2020: Group appeals to NAHCON, wants refunds for intending pilgrims
A civil society organisation, Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to convene a stakeholders meeting to discuss the way forward following the decision of Saudi Arabia to limit…
What you need to know about 2020 hajj
Islamic week-long ritual has been scaled back to a limited number of pilgrims because of the coronavirus pandemic.Saudi Arabia says it will allow only about 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the Hajj this year, one day…
We want justice for all victims of rape, murder in Nigeria —MSSN
THE Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has said that the rate at which criminal activities are perpetrated in the country calls for urgent and decisive action.According to the organisation, within a span of two weeks, Nigerians…
Muslim groups kick against worsening sexual violence against women in Nigeria
THE Network for Democracy and Development (NDD) has expressed concern over the growing cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence around the country and called on the authorities to take decisive steps towards ensuring the security…