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October 13, 2023

Hajj 2024: Plateau gets 1,345 slots, announces N4.5 million as minimum deposit

NAHCON allocated 1,345 slots to the states and assured of prioritising those who missed the 2023 hajj.

Hajj pilgrims
October 10, 2023

Kano governor rewards casual worker with N1 million, Hajj trip for returning missing $16,000

Governor Abba Yusuf has offered a permanent and pensionable appointment to a casual worker at the Kano Pilgrims Welfare Board, Dayyabu Haladu.

Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (Credit: Facebook)
October 6, 2023

Atiku condemns Muslim-Muslim ticket; says it’s ‘absolutely wrong’ for Nigeria

“Till today, I will not do Muslim-Muslim ticket. I don’t have to be president because I don’t believe it is right for this country.”

Atiku Abubakar, Kashim Shettima, and Bola Tinubu
October 6, 2023

Kidnappers release abducted Ondo church choristers

There are reports that huge ransom was paid by the church and families of the victims to secure their freedom.

Christ Apostolic Church
October 6, 2023

Sexual Content: MURIC lauds Kano govt for banning some textbooks in schools

The religious group said that it was one of the front line advocates for the removal of all obscene teaching aids from the nation’s educational system.

MURIC, Governor Abba Yusuf
October 5, 2023

No to security deal with “terrorist state” Israel, MURIC warns Wike

MURIC said a “collaboration with the state of Israel will exacerbate Nigeria’s security problem by escalating it from a local crisis to an international fracas”.

Ishiaq Akintola and Nyesom Wike
October 4, 2023

Kaduna pilgrims agency sets N2.5 million deposit for Hajj 2024

He said that intending pilgrims would be expected to pay up to N4.5 million by Dec. 31, for the trip to Saudi Arabia.

HAJJ
October 4, 2023

Pope Francis suggests Catholic Church could bless same-sex couples

The pope warned against a rigid church and hoped the gathering would avoid “human strategies, political calculations or ideological battles”.

Pope Francis and same-sex couple
October 4, 2023

Climate Change: Pope Francis blasts sceptics, demands urgent action

In a new Apostolic Exhortation, the head of the Catholic Church said that warming the planet is one of the global community’s greatest challenges.

Pope Francis
October 4, 2023

Police arrest five for spitting on Christian pilgrims

Several Jews spat in the direction of the pilgrims as a sign of disgust.

Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem