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Sultan Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III of Sokoto and members of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs(NSCIA) have waded into the  impasse in Kano over the appointment of the Emir, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The NSCIA, including top Emirs in the North, have rea...

Culled from Daily Trust: http://www.weeklytrust.com.ng/index.php/top-stories/16703-story-of-osun-pastor-who-impersonated-boko-haram Ikonifin, an agrarian town in Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of Osun State is a quiet and peaceful place where Muslims and Christians lived...

June 1st, 2014 CHRISTIANS under the aegis of TEKAN/ECWA, a branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have denied claims of marginalization by Muslims. In a statement released yesterday, the National Head of TEKAN/ECWA bloc of CAN, Rev. (Dr.) Emmanuel Dziggau a...

TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 28TH MAY, 2014 ON THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO IMPLICATE MUSLIMS IN A BOKO HARAM ‘ATTACK’ ON A CHURCH IN OSUN STATE Distinguished Muslim Leaders, Brothers and Sisters in Islam,Gentlemen of the Press, As-Salaam Alaykum, I welc...

16th April, 2014 PRESS RELEASE: ABDUCTION OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN CHIBOK The abduction of about 200 final year secondary school female students in Chibok as reported by the media is another shocking story regarding the unfortunate happenings in Nigeria, especially the Nort...

Date: 14th Jumada Thany, 1435  (14-04-2014) Preamble: Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) held its Annual meeting of the Central Council, which is the highest decision making body of the Organization, on Monday, 14th Jumada Thany, 1435 (14th April, 2014) at its Headquarters in...

Date: 8th April, 2014 The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nig. Commends the National Human Rights Commission on its investigation, report and order that the federal Government should pay N10 Million compensation to each of the dependants of 8 youths killed by joint forces of...

The Muslim Solidarity Forum, a coalition of all Islamic groups in Sokoto yesterday criticised the composition of delegates to the national conference, saying only 190 of the delegates are Muslims. It described it as a “great injustice and aggressive agenda” against ad...

ZAUREN HADIN KAN MALAMAI DA KUNGIYOYI NA JIHAR KANO  (COALITION OF ULAMA AND CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS, KANO STATE)  Email: KanoCoalition@gmail.com c/o Kano State Council of Ulama    CALL FOR ALL MUSLIMS (INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS) TO SHUN THE UP COMING NATIONAL CHARADE ...

Professor Ishaq Oloyode has called for religious maturity by all delegates so that the purpose of the National Conference will not be defeated. Oloyode who refused to join issues with Pastor Tunde Bakare on comments about religious matters, implied there was no competitio...

9™ March, 2014 MUSLIMS, BECALM! PRESS STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSLIM YOUTH ORGNISATIONS (NACOMYO) ON THE COMPOSITION OF DELEGATES TO THE 2014 NATIONAL CONFERENCE The National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) wishes to thank all concerned Is...

President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, approved the appointments of three assistant secretaries and 492 delegates to the National Conference, NC, which will now be inaugurated on March 17. According to a statement by Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federati...

President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, approved the appointments of three assistant secretaries and 492 delegates to the National Conference, NC, which will now be inaugurated on March 17. According to a statement by Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federati...

5th Jumada’Ula, 1435 AH (6th March, 2014) His Grace, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, OFR, President, Christian Association of Nigeria, National Ecumenical Centre, FCT, Abuja Your Grace, GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE LENTEN SEASON The Nige...

Leading Islamic scholars from all over the world led by the imam of the Grand Mosque on Thursday adopted a "Jeddah Declaration" and a focused six-month plan of action to address challenges facing polio eradication efforts in the few remaining polio-endemic parts of the Isl...