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The Companion advises FG on poverty reduction
THE National Amir of The Companion, an association of Muslims in business and the professions, Alhaji Wale Sonaike, has called on the Federal Government to tap into the resources of Muslims to tackle poverty.Sonaike, during a zakat…
Avert impending labour strike, MMWG urges FG
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has urged the Federal Government to address the lingering controversy over the issue of N30,000 minimum wage for workers.It said this was necessary to prevent the labour unions from going…
We’ll support military on spiritual warfare against Boko Haram —TMC
THE Muslim Congress (TMC) has offered to support the agenda of the military to adopt a ‘spiritual’ approach to combating the terrorist organisation, Boko Haram.The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, had said at a…
Olaniyan, Oladosu, Shafi’i evaluate Nigeria at 59
THE deputy governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan; the Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Professor Afis Oladosu and the Grand Mufti, Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Sheikh Dhikrullah Shafi’i, last weekend, in…
Muslim stakeholders want religious freedom in Kwara schools
THE Kwara State Muslim Stakeholders Forum has asked the state government to enforce the rights of all students in the state to religious freedom, irrespective of the original ownership of their schools.The forum is made up of Muslim…
Islamic group honours Oyetola’s aide, 11 others
AWARD-WINNING photojournalist and a media aide to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Alhaji Sikiru Adeoye-Yusuf, has been conferred with the title of the ‘Aminul Mashhad Worldwide’, an award reserved only for men found to be of…
Let’s keep hope alive, NACOMYO urges Nigerians Begins da’wah retreat in Edo today
THE National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) has urged Nigerians to keep hope alive as the country moves into its 60th year of independence.The council made the appeal in a statement in Abuja signed by its national…
NASFAT mourns MUSWEN president, Babalola
THE leadership of Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has expressed sadness over the death of the president of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Alhaji Sakariyau Babalola, on Wednesday.NASFAT president, Alhaji Kamil…
Never stop seeking Allah’s favour, cleric urges Muslims
THE national president of the Islamic Progressives Association of Nigeria (IPAN), Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Adegboyega-Lawal, has urged Muslims to seek ceaselessly, the favour of their Lord and be conscious of Allah at every point in their lives.…
‘Muslims are subjected to hate speech the most’
MUSLIMS are subjected to hate speech the most, Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said.“Hate speech should never be confused with freedom of opinion,” Erdogan said on Wednesday at a high-level event on combating hate speech,…