President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Muslims in Nigeria and worldwide on the Islamic New Year, 1st Muharram 1448AH, urging patriotism and responsible citizenship. This is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja. As Muslims mark the beginning of a new Hijri year on Tuesday, Tinubu reflected…
The Afemai Islamic Movement (AIM) has unveiled a Ramadan initiative aimed at curbing organised crime through moral and ethical methods rooted in Islamic teachings. The President of AIM, Dr Ismael Danesi, said at the movement’s 2026 annual Ramadan lecture in Abuja on Sunday that the initiative was designed to promote moral reform as a tool…
Muslim faithful have been urged to embrace new media technologies as tools for promoting Islamic teachings, while exercising caution to avoid misuse that could fuel division or misinformation. The call was made by Professor Umar Pate, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Kashere, during the inauguration of newly elected executives of the Adamawa Muslim Council held…
Prominent Nigerian Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on Islamic clerics and judges to uphold women’s rights in abusive marriages by granting them divorce without demanding any form of compensation. During his weekly Qur’anic Tafsir at the Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna, Gumi addressed the topic “How Wives in Islam Can Also Divorce Their…
Kano State has officially designated Thursday, 26 June 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic calendar year 1447 AH. The declaration was contained in a statement issued by Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf extended his warm greetings to Muslims throughout the…
China has expressed support for a joint statement issued by 21 Arab and Islamic countries addressing the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, the statement emphasizes respect for state sovereignty, territorial integrity, good-neighborly relations, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Guo…
Nigeria’s fastest growing non-interest banking services provider, TAJBank Limited, has consolidated its frontline position by winning an award at the just concluded Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards in Dubai. According to a statement by its Managing Director, Hamid Joda, the bank won the “Best Islamic Bank in Nigeria” award through a global survey conducted by…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Modibbo Daware, a renowned Islamic scholar from Adamawa. Daware was a respected leader of the Tijjaniyya sect who spent his lifetime imparting knowledge, guiding, and shaping the minds of many individuals, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. Tinubu…
