Tag: Imam

Imam, Fulani leader, others abducted, as bandits launch fresh attack in Kaduna

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Imam, Fulani leader abducted

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have reportedly abducted the Chief Imam of the Janjala Central Mosque, Bello Abdullahi, and the Fulani leader of the area, Shehu Bello, alongside a woman, during coordinated attacks on several communities in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna state. According to reports, the armed attackers invaded multiple villages in the local government area, including Iddo, Gidan-Makeri, Kohoto and Janjala, where they abducted residents and rustled cattle, forcing many villagers to flee their homes in fear. The latest abductions were disclosed yesterday morning by a security…

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CAN pays tribute to Imam who saved 262 Christians from massacre

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CANs tribute to Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has described late Imam Abubakar Abdullahi as an extraordinary religious leader whose life and actions remain a profound testimony to courage, compassion, and our shared humanity. The Late Abdullahi saved 262 Christians in Plateau state during a violent massacre in 2018. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh noted that the Late Imam will forever be remembered for his rare moral bravery and selflessness, choosing to protect innocent lives at great personal risk and standing firmly on the side of…

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“You can’t satisfy everyone” – Imam tells Tinubu at Jumat prayers

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Tinubu at Juma'at prayers

President Bola Tinubu yesterday joined Muslim worshippers at the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos for Jumat prayers. The president was accompanied by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, and his chief of staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. Tinubu was received at the mosque by Engr. Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, alongside members of the mosque management. The visiting Imam, Dr. Salahudeen Arriyadhi, commended the president for what he described as the developmental projects being executed by his administration. “You cannot satisfy everyone at the same time. Allah…

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National Mosque, Abuja appoints Sheikh Prof. Tochukwu Usman first Igbo Imam

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Abuja National mosque appoints

The Abuja National Mosque has appointed Prof. Ilyas Usman as Imam. Usman, who is the first Professor of Arabic in Igbo-land, has joined the ranks of the three existing Imams of the National Mosque. He will now support the two active Imams, Prof. Ibrahim Makari and Prof. Muhammad Kabir, in the rotational conduct of the Jumaah and daily congregational prayers, while the fourth Imam, Sheikh Ahmad Onilewura from the South-West, who has not been leading prayers for a long time because he is indisposed. With the newly appointed Imam from…

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