Month: June 2025

Makkah, Saudi Arabia — The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that return flights for Nigerian pilgrims will officially begin on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah, marking the conclusion of the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, confirmed that the initial departures will involve pilgrims from Imo […]

Uyo, Akwa Ibom State — In a significant political development, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing national interest and ideological alignment with the ruling party. The announcement came during a press briefing in Uyo on Friday, […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of distinguished academic and elder statesman, Professor Jubril Aminu, offering condolences to his family, the people and government of Adamawa State. Professor Aminu, who served as Nigeria’s Minister of Education between 1985 and 1989, died in Abuja following a prolonged […]

Ibadan, Oyo State — Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has proposed a sweeping constitutional amendment that would introduce a single-term limit of five or six years for all elected public officials across Nigeria’s three tiers of government. Makinde made the proposal on Friday during a courtesy visit at his Ikolaba residence in Ibadan, shortly after […]

Kano, Nigeria — The long-running contest for the Emirship of Kano reached a fresh turning point on Sunday, as both Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi II led parallel Eid-el-Kabir prayers at different locations across the state capital. Alhaji Ado Bayero, who was removed in May but later reinstated by court order, presided over […]

NIGERIA – Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the Federal Government and the Nigerian Railway Corporation for excluding Muslims from the free train ride. The group alleged that the same is only given during Christian celebrations. In a press release made on Thursday, which is a day before the Eid al-Kabir celebrations, MURIC’s Executive Director, Prof […]

NIGERIA – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Nigerians to embrace selflessness, compassion and generosity in the collective pursuit of a better Nigeria. The party made this call in a post on its official X handle as it congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and across the world on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. The opposition […]

UNITED STATES – A timeline in quotes of the public meltdown of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship over several astonishing hours on Thursday. “Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore. I was surprised,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. The US president was responding to comments […]

NIGERIA – Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has enjoined Muslim faithful and Nigerians to uphold the virtues of faith, obedience, selflessness, and empathy, which he described as the essences of Eid-el-Kabir. He stressed the need for every Nigerian to be the brother’s keeper, assuring that his administration would continue to build a state […]

NIGERIA – Pastor David Ibiyeomie, founder of Salvation Ministries, has told his congregation that believers should give offerings that are bigger than their tithes. According to him, tithing, which is 10 percent of ones income, is a key aspect to achieving prosperity. He said, “Tithe is the foundation of your covenant to prosperity. Don’t wait untill […]