By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Chief Imam of the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Yakub Alhassan, has advised pilgrims to visit Quba Mosque in Madinah to earn the reward equivalent to Umrah before Hajj. Alhassan, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Chief Imam, Area 10 Jumaat Mosque, Abuja, Yahya Alyolawi, has urged Muslims to take useful lessons of obedience and steadfastness from the “battle of Uhud” Alyolawi gave the advice in Madinah, when took some pilgrims on visitation to the Mountain of Uhud, where the battle tookContinue Reading
By Glory Akpan The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has raised concerns over the planned concession of lands belonging to some unity schools by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the members of the association, drawn from over 60 unity schoolsContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider the proposed acquisition of part of the land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC), Kano. The appeal was made during an awareness walk and rallies held simultaneously in Abuja, LagosContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The 6th edition of the Accolade Yellow Ball Awards 2026 has honoured outstanding entrepreneurs, women leaders and public officials for excellence and developmental impacts across various sectors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the awards recognised remarkable contributions to governance, public service, entrepreneurship, humanitarian serviceContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Lagos State Pilgrims Welfare Board says no fewer than 343 intending pilgrims have landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 Hajj exercise. According to a statement by the board’s Director of Public Affairs, Taofeek Lawal, the intending pilgrims comprised 169 malesContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Presiding Bishop of Conquerors Global Assembly, Bishop David Abioye, has called on political leaders to take responsibility for the welfare of citizens. Speaking during the Church’s 1st Anniversary held in Abuja on Friday with the theme centred on grace, Abioye said true leadership was sacrifice andContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo A civil rights group, Tap Initiative for Citizens’ Development, has urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to ratify the Malabo Protocol to strengthen the country’s fight against terrorism and drug trafficking. The group said Nigeria’s leadership should view the protocol not as an abstract legalContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dismissed reports suggesting that the newly inaugurated Gateway International Airport, Iperu, Ogun, was rejected by Saudi airlines carrier, Flynas for Hajj operations. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the NAHCON Chairman, Amb. Ismail Yusuf, described theContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has corrected the official appellation of President Bola Tinubu following recurring errors by some organisations and media outlets. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to theContinue Reading
