Author: Aminu Imam

Eid-el-Kabir: CAN president felicitates Muslims

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CAN president felicitates

The President of the Christian Association, (CAN) of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir, urging Nigerians to use the moment to show peace and respect for one another, no matter their faith. In a message to Muslims yesterday, Okoh said the Sallah celebrations, otherwise known as the Festival of Sacrifice, “teaches us about sacrifice, love, and kindness”, values shared both by Christians and Muslims. He said the occasion offered a chance at growth, and an opportunity for Christians to be closer to…

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NAHCON commences 2025 Hajj return flights June 9

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NAHCON commences

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), has scheduled June 9 for the commencement of return flights for Nigerian pilgrims who participated in the 2025 Hajj. Its Chairman/CEO, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, announced this in a statement issued in Minna yesterday, while congratulating the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice. Saleh said, :The return journey for Nigerian pilgrims will begin on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah, corresponding to June 9”. He noted that the first return flights would include pilgrims from Imo State with Air Peace,…

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Free train rides: MURIC accuses FG of religious bias 

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MURIC accuses FG

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has criticised the Federal Government and the Nigerian Railway Corporation over what it describes as religious bias in the provision of free train rides during festive seasons. Its Executive Director, Prof Is’haq Akintola, expressed disappointment in a statement issued on Thursday, a day before Sallah, over the government’s decision to offer free train rides only during the Christian holiday of Christmas, without extending similar benefits during Islamic festivals such as Eid-el-Kabir. The statement said, “A strange scenario is currently playing out in the Nigerian socio-cultural…

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Kano: Emir Sanusi treks to prayer ground, cancels Sallah Durbar

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Emir Sanusi treks

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, yesterday walked more than one kilometre from his palace to the Eid prayer ground, foregoing the traditional horseback procession associated with the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.  This came after the Emir suspended the 2025 Sallah Durbar on Thursday, citing credible threats to his life. The Emir, dressed in traditional regalia, walked from his palace to the Eid ground at Ƙofar Mata, where he led the two-rakat Eid prayer. In a special broadcast from the Ƙofar Kudu Palace on the eve of the celebration, Sanusi announced…

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Eid-el-Kabir: Ramalan felicitates with Nigerians 

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Ramalan felicitates

Chairman of Liberty TV & FM Stations Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan extends warm greetings to all Muslim faithful and the good people of Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir. Ramalan described the essence of the celebration as an act of obedience and total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah. He noted that the unwavering trust exhibited by Prophet Ibrahim by his willingness to sacrifice his son as a show of total respect to God is an assurance to all Nigerians that whosoever put his trust in God…

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Ex-Petroleum Minister, Jibrin Aminu, dies @85

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Prof. Jibrin Aminu

Former Nigeria”s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Professor Jibril Aminu is dead. Professor Aminu, who died in the early hours of yesterday in Abuja, was 85 years old haven been born in August 1939, at Song, Adamawa State. He was also a Senator representing Adamawa-Central from 2003 to 2007. An issued statement informing the Muslim Ummah of his death said Salatul Janazah (Funeral Prayer) will be held for him at National Mosque, Abuja, while his burial will later be held at Song, Adamawa State. He is survived by two wives: Fatima…

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Borno residents fear new floods, as Alau Dam remains unfixed

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Borno residents on floods2

With the rainy season making its presence, residents of Borno State fear a repeat of the devastating 2024 floods.  Despite the Federal Government’s ₦80 billion pledge to rehabilitate the Alau Dam, observers say no visible repair work has begun, and key infrastructure like the collapsed Fori Bridge remains in ruins. In Fori, 38-year-old Fatima Musa and her son still rely on a fragile, makeshift bridge made of wooden planks to cross the Ngadda River—a river that claimed lives and property during last year’s floods. The original bridge, a critical link…

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Fresh crisis rocks Zazzau emirate, as State Assembly receives petition on Emir’s removal

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Zazzau emirate crisis

Deposed Wazirin Zazzau, Ibrahim Muhammad–Aminu, has petitioned the Kaduna State House of Assembly, seeking reversal of the appointment of the 19th Emir of Zazzau, Ahmad Nuhu-Bamalli. In the petition sent to the assembly speaker, Yusuf Ɗahiru–Liman, the former Waziri accused the immediate-past governor of the State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, of unlawfully installing Bamalli as Emir in November 2020 in violation of established traditions and State laws. Ibrahim stated that the selection process conducted by the kingmakers was ignored, despite being carried out in accordance with the traditions and native laws of…

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Court to deliver judgment in scavengers, beggars’ 500m suit against Wike July 10

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Court to deliver judgment

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the ₦500 million suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, until July 10 for judgment. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after counsel to the plaintiff, Adamu Mahmud, and the defence lawyers, including B.E. Dakos, who appeared for the Minister, adopted their processes and argued their case for and against the suit. E.G. Orubo, appeared for the Department of State Services (DSS), while Laureata Nnabuchi represented the Nigeria Security and…

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“More PDP defections coming; but hope not lost” – Saraki reveals

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Saraki reveals

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has disclosed that more defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are likely, but maintained that hope is not lost for Nigeria’s leading opposition party. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, Saraki acknowledged the internal divisions rocking the PDP but expressed confidence in ongoing reconciliation efforts. He reaffirmed his commitment to repositioning the party and restoring unity among its members. He said: “Some members of the PDP might still defect to the APC. But I’m also confident that…

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