Category: Religion
NAHCON slashes Hajj fares, payment deadline December 5, 2026
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced a downward review of the 2026 Hajj fares for intending pilgrims nationwide, reflecting significant reductions from the ... Read More
Renowned evangelist Uma Ukpai takes a bow at 80
Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, a renowned Nigerian evangelist and spiritual leader of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement on ... Read More
Reduce 2026 Hajj fares, Tinubu orders NAHCON
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to immediately reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently ... Read More
Nigeria declares September 5 public holiday for Eid-el-Maulud
Nigeria’s federal government has declared Friday, September 5, 2025, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, the celebration of the birth of the ... Read More
Sultan declares Monday first day of Rabi’ul Awwal 1447AH
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced Monday, August 25, 2025, as ... Read More
S’Arabia, Sultan confirm new Islamic calendar year 1447 AH begins Thursday
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the Islamic ... Read More
CAN slams Prophet Fufeyin over claims on first fruit offering
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has taken a swipe at the General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, over his claim ... Read More
Nigerian pilgrims safe as hotel catches fire in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that all 484 Nigerian pilgrims involved in a hotel fire incident in Makkah are safe and ... Read More
2025 Hajj: Plateau pilgrim dies in Makkah
Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau, has died in Makkah. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, made ... Read More
Sallah: FG declares Friday, Monday as public holidays
Nigeria’s federal government has declared Friday, 6th and Monday, 9th June 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid al-Adha celebration. In a statement ... Read More