Presidential Election: Gambians react as President Barrow calls for voter registration
The Gambians have reacted to President Adama Barrow's call for voter registration in preparation for the next elections. As the...
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President Barrow reiterates commitment to national security
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has reiterated commitment to the country's security. President Barrow disclosed this while addressing the Gambians...
President Barrow declares 14th edition of TFGI open
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared the 14th Edition of the Trade Fair Gambia International open. This was reported...
9 people die in Italy cable car accident
Not less than nine people have lost their lives in the cable car accident which happened in Italy on Sunday...
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru dies in air crash
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an air crash while on an official trip...
The Message: Year 1979 in Contemporary History
By Femi Abbas “No sensible human being ever restricts his itinerary to a particular habitat; to keep moving, by migrating...
Nigeria: ISWAP members invade Sambisa forest, kill Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have killed the leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. It...
Nigeria: NSCIA appeals for calm, urgent peaceful resolution of industrial actions in Kaduna State
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni,...
Nigerian lawmakers to legalize marijuana farming
The Nigerian lawmakers have concluded plans to legalise the planting of Cannabis sativa in the country. This was disclosed on...
President Barrow meets with Banjul Muslim elders, calls for unity
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has met with Banjul Muslim elders at the State House in Banjul. Barrow stated that...
The Message: Letter to Ramadan
By Femi Abbas Preamble Dear Ramadan, In the name of the Almighty Allah and with His mercy and blessings, which...
Nigeria: House of Rep Member Alli Adeyemi wishes Muslims Eid Mubarak, calls for national unity
Hon. Alli Adeyemi Taofeek, representing Mushin Federal Constituency 1, in Lagos State, has felicitated with Muslim Ummah in his constituency...
Idul-Fitri: Nigerian lawmaker, Hon Olalekan Afolabi, felicitates with Muslims, advises moderation
Hon. Olalekan AbdulRasheed Afolabi, who represents Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency in State of Osun, has felicitated with Muslim...
President Barrow pardons prisoners amidst Eid ul Fitri celebration
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has pardoned 57 prisoners, including non-Gambians amnesty. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday...
Ramadan Guide: Make Hay
By Femi Abbas Email:femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) Preamble The similitude of Ramadan, among the five pillars of Islam, is...
Ramadan Guide: Eidul Fitr
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 Preamble For everything that has a beginning in the life of man, there...
Nigeria: LG chairman hosts over 1500 children, distributes iftar, gifts
The Chairman, Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA, Hon Rasaq Olusola Ajala, on Saturday May 8, 2021, hosted children at his residence at 1...
NSCIA fixes date for 2021 Idul-Fitri celebration
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President General and Sultan of Sokoto, His...
Ramadan Guide: Self Assessment
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) Like any aspect of human life, Ramadan is a test which...
Ramadan Guide: Zakatul Fitr
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 Linguistically, the Arabic word Zakah simply means purity. But semantically, it means the...
Redouble efforts to protect lives, properties of citizens — NSCIA implores Nigerian government
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence,...
Ramadan Guide: Laylatul Qadr
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122897498 Nights are naturally pregnant. They give birth to wonders in the days. In...
Ramadan Guide: Origin of I’tikaf
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122897498 As from today, the 21st day of Ramadan in 1442 AH, many Muslims,...
Ramadan Guide: Mating in Ramadan
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122897498 This article ought to have been published at the beginning of this year’s...
Ramadan Guide: Indebtedness 2
By Femi Abbas E-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) As stated in this column yesterday, the intention of rectifying material...
Ramadan Guide: Indebtedness 1
By Femi Abbas E-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) Indebtedness, in Islam, is not just about monetary or any other...
Ramadan Guide: Today’s Muslim Youth
By Femi Abbas E-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) PREAMBLE While it is heartening that Nigerian Mosques are still full...
Ramadan Guide: Functions of Mosque
By Femi AbbasE-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only)Whether in Ramadan or outside it, Mosque in Islam has both temporal and...
Ramadan Guide: Travelling in Ramadan
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) Islam and Muslims are like Siamese twins or even like the...
Ramadan Guide: Neighbour’s Rights
By Femi Abbas e-mail: femabbas756@gmail.com Tel: 08122697498 (Text only) Generally, neighbours are neighbours, Ramadan or no Ramadan. They are the...
I’tikaf 2021: NSCIA calls for adherence to Covid-19 protocols
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called for strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols during this year’s...
The Message: History of Ramadan Lecture
By Femi Abbas Preamble For every activity of man that yields successful or unsuccessful result, there must be a history...
Dbeibeh seeks withdrawal of Wagner Forces from Libya
The Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called on Moscow to pressure the Russian...
Nigeria: Desist from harassing Muslim women, MURIC warns Ogun State TSC chairman
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned the Chairman of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TSC), Evangelist Joshua Olalekan...
Ramadan: Gambia reduces official working hours for female staff
The Gambia government has ordered a reduction in the official working hours for all the famale staff in the country's...
Nigeria: NASFAT Youth Wing Lagos Zone 1 inaugurates executive council
By Akeem Alao Nasrul-lahi-l-Fati Society Youth Wing Lagos Zone 1 has inaugurated a new zonal executive council. The inauguration, which...
Ramadan 2021: NSCIA felicitates with Muslim Ummah, commences search for Moon
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence,...
Saudi CP not a model for Islam; ignore his reckless opinion — Morufu Smith
A Nigerian public commentator, Morufu Smith, has condemned the personal opinion of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia that a...
NSCIA warns CAN against campaign of calumny
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the campaign of calumny launched by the Christian Association of Nigeria....
EMA predicts warm weather in Cairo, Lower Egypt
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has predicted that warm weather will prevail in Cairo and Lower Egypt, during daylight hours...
Libyan embassy, Egypt facilitate entry procedures of workers
The Libyan embassy in Cairo announced that it had agreed with the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower to facilitate the entry...
Nigeria: NSCIA SG condemns Gumi’s negotiations with bandits
The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has condemned Sheikh Abubakar Gunmi's negotiations with...
ALERT: Islam in Yorubaland
Femi Abbas Monologue Promise is a debt. Its fulfilment or non-fulfilment is a silhouette through which the true identity of...
Nigeria: MURIC commends Kano State Govt for banning Islamic scholar
The Muslim Rights Concern has commended the Kano State government for banning a controversial Islamic scholar, Shaykh Abdul Jabbar Kabara,...
Nigeria: MURIC condemns Bishop Kukah’s attack on Buhari administration, call for coup
Akeem Alao The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned Bishop Kukah's attack on President...
Nigeria: NSCIA announces death of Lemu, condoles with family
Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has officially announced the death of Sheikh Ahmed Lemu. This was...
Nigeria: NSCIA appoints Oladejo new Deputy President-General
Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto,...
Sheikh Ahmed Lemu dies at 91
A foremost cleric and jurist, Ahmed Lemu, has died. His death was announced by his daughter, Maryam Lemu, via her...
Nigeria: 9-year-old girl defeats 31 others to win overall prize in Qur’an, Hadith competition
A 9-year-old girl, Nuroh Nasir, has won the overall prize of the 2020 edition of the Faith Unites Muslims Charity...
Nigeria: NSCIA commends Premium Times patriotic reportage on peace building in southern Kaduna
Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has commended the patriotic reportage of the Premium Times, titled: “New...
Borno Massacre: Nigerian President Buhari vows to end terrorism
A team of high level officials representing the executive and legislative arms of government was in Maiduguri on Monday to...
NSCIA accuses Rev. Onah of inciting violence against Muslims in Southeast, South-south Nigeria
By Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, has accused Rev. Father Godfrey Onah of hateful and incendiary...
NASFAT to raise N10m relief fund for victims of EndSARS Protests
By Akeem Alao Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society, a Nigerian Muslim Society, has disclosed plan to raise N10 million relief fund to provide...
Egypt to execute four people over nightclub arson attack
Prison authorities in Egypt have sentenced four people over the burning of a nightclub in the Agouza neighbourhood located in...
Nigerian army kills 38 bandits during rescues
The Nigerian military have announced that its forces had killed 38 bandits and rescued 108 people kidnapped in the northwestern...
Nigeria launches investigation into killing of peaceful protesters
Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation into the killing of several peaceful protesters in the city of Lagos. This was...
Malaysia’s king rejects PM’s proposed state of emergency
Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah, has rejected a request by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for him to declare a state of...
UNHCR: 215 civilians die within 3 months in Yemen
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Yemen has reported that 215 civilians have died in three months...
Ghana church collapse kills 22, injures many
At least 22 people have been killed with several injured in a church collapse in Eastern Ghana. The collapse which...
NSCIA condemns #EndSARS protesters’ attacks on Muslims in Southeast, South-South Nigeria
Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the #EndSARS protesters' attacks unleashed on the Muslims living in the Southeast...
