The Kano State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old Usman Sagiru from Sharifai quarters for allegedly fatally stabbing a vigilante member in Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s entourage after the Eid prayers on Sunday, March 30. The incident occurred around 12:40 pm as worshippers were dispersing from the Eid praying ground. According to the police, Sagiru and…
Commander Aduku Coast Guard of the Federation (Riverine Security), Warri, Delta, has sent best wishes to Muslims in the country on the occasion of Ramadan celebrations. The outfit, in a good will message to all Muslims, prayed that the Ramadan celebration will usher more blessings and good tidings to the nation as they mark this…
Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has cancelled the Sallah Durbar procession he planned to mark the end of Ramadan fasting. Ado-Bayero, in a broadcast late Wednesday, said he made the decision after consultation with elders and clerics who prevailed on him to cancel the procession in the…
The federal government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Ftr festival, the celebration marking the end of the Ramadan Fast. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who extended heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that the state government plans to challenge in court the legality of the recently established Sharia panel in the state. Makinde, through his Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said this on Monday in response to inquiries regarding the commencement of the Sharia panel’s sittings in Oyo town….
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the Social Democratic Party, SDP, which opposition leaders are currently embracing, will become stronger than the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party and other political parties but will fail against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Primate Ayodele said the party will…
Seyi Ramadan palliatives reportedly meant to be distributed in Gombe State by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have been looted. A video shows some angry youths taking away cartons of food items from a truck parked by the roadside and throwing the items to those on the ground who eagerly collected and…
The Kano Emirship tussle has taken another dimension as the embattled 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has formally notified the State Police Command of his intention to conduct this year’s Sallah Durbar to mark the Eid-el-Ftr festival. Emir Bayero’s notification letter to the police surfaced online just days after the Kano State governor,…
Apostle Festus Alilu, the senior pastor of Word of Power Gospel Church International in Ughelli, Delta State, was arrested by the police late Thursday following controversial statements he made against Pastor Korede Komaiya of The Master’s Place International Church, a well-known prosperity preacher. The arrest comes after Apostle Alilu posted a video on his official…
Pastor Devlin An American pastor is offering his life in exchange for a Nigerian Christian sentenced to death by hanging for killing a Fulani herdsman in self-defence during an attack on his farm. Pastor William Devlin, the missions pastor of Infinity Bible Church in the South Bronx, New York, is speaking out in support of…
