ISRAEL CANCELS PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION IN JERUSALEM AMID IRAN WAR
By 'Sefiu Ajape The annual Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem was cancelled on Sunday following tighter security measures imposed by Israeli authorities amid the escalating...
PHOTOS: ATIKU, OBI, RIBADU ATTEND EL-RUFAI’S MOTHER’S FUNERAL PRAYERS
By: Balogun Ibrahim Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were among dignitaries who were at the National Mosque in Abuja...
PROMOTING ISLAMIC AFFAIRS REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY – SOKOTO GOVERNOR
By: Balogun Ibrahim Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has reaffirmed that the promotion of Islamic affairs remains a key priority of his administration. He made...
BENUE BISHOP URGES AUTHORITIES TO RETURN IDPS TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMES
By: Muftau Fatimo The Bishop of the Makurdi Diocese, Most Rev. Wilfred Anagbe, has cautioned authorities at all levels of government against treating resettlement as...
KANO EMIR URGES COLLECTIVE PRAYERS TO TACKLE INSECURITY
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged Nigerians to unite in prayer as part of efforts to address insecurity and...
EID-EL-FITR: TINUBU CALLS FOR UNITY, PEACE LASTING RAMADAN VALUES
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to uphold unity, peace, and the enduring values of Ramadan as Muslim faithful across the country celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr...
SANUSI, BAYERO, KWANKWASO HOLD SEPARATE EID PRAYERS IN KANO
HOTJIST NEWS For the first time in recent years, Kano State saw three separate Eid-el-Fitr prayers, showing growing differences among the state's traditional and political...
SOKOTO CLERIC DEFIES SULTAN, LEADS EARLY EID PRAYERS OVER MOON SIGHTING DISPUTE
Agency Report A Sokoto-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, on Thursday led his followers in observing Eid al-Fitr prayers in defiance of the official directive...
SULTAN ANNOUNCES FRIDAY AS EID-EL-FITR CELEBRATION
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has announced Friday, March 20, 2026, as the first day of Shawwal 1447AH, marking the nationwide celebration...
SANUSI TO LEAD SALLAH DURBAN AS KANO WARNS AGAINST DISRUPTION
HOTJIST NEWS The Kano government has announced that Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, will be the one to lead the Eid-el-Fitr (Sallah) durbar...