The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has been advised to regulate propagation of Islam in the country. Prof Lateef Oladimeji gave the counsel while delivering the maiden inaugural lecture of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, at the weekend. The lecture was titled: “Roving Preachers of the Message: Deconstructing Da’wah Cross Borders”. According to him, those…
Muslim faithful in their thousands Saturday gathered in Kano to pray for divine intervention to end insecurity and other challenges confronting Nigeria. The prayer sessions, which was led by the leader of the Tijjaniyya sect from Algeria, Maulana Sheikh Ali Bil-Arabi, a grandson of the late founder of the sect, Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani, was held…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, governors, ministers and top government functionaries Saturday stormed Bauchi State to attend the wedding Fatiha of Barr Fatima Zahrah Adamu, daughter of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. The vice president and his entourage arrived Azare town around noon for the wedding which took place at…
Addis Ababa January 8/2022/ENA/ President Sahle-Work Zewde has given promotion today to a total of 100 high-ranking military officers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) based on the nomination of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as per the Constitution. Accordingly, the first ever military rank introduced to Ethiopia — the title of Field Marshal General,…
The decision of the government to release some prisoners was made by taking into consideration the inclusiveness of the national dialogue as well as humanity and compassion, according to Ministry of Justice. In an exclusive interview with ENA today, Justice Minister Gedion Timothewos said humanity and the need for ensuring the inclusiveness of the national…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has visit wounded troops at the federal Medical Centre, Gusau Troops working to keep peace around Tsafe Local Government Area repelled Bandits attack on Futua-Gusau Highway Friday night During the gun duel that lasted for hours, Some of the Bandits were killed and in the process some Soldiers sustained…
Leader of Tijjaniyya Sect in Algeria, Sheikh Aliyu Bil Arabi and other top clerics of sect are currently in Kano for an annual prayer. Sheikh Aliyu Bil Arabi and his entourage were first received by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at Government House, Kano, before they moved to Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano. They were…
The competition gets underway with hosts Cameroon taking on Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. The final match of the 24-team competition will hold at the same venue on February 6. The organisers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), had previously used VAR from the quarter-finals stage of the 2019 edition in Egypt….
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, psc, being mindful of his statutory duties and relentless efforts to guarantee tranquility, is using this medium to remind members of the public that the ban on Annual Carnival is still in force. Members of the public are therefore warned to desist from organizing/holding any form…
Any moment from now, you may have to pay an extra cost of N10 for every 1 litre of non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages you consume. This is as the President Muhammadu Buhari administration introduced a ‘Sugar Tax’, which will take effect this year. Ahmed Zainab, the Minister of Finance, disclosed this on Wednesday in…
