The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared Thursday as the 2021 Eid-Al-Fitr day in Nigeria. This was announced through their official handle after being unable to sight the new moon of Shawwal 1442 AH. The announcement reads: “There was no positive sighting of Shawwal…
Authority of the Haramain Sharifaen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that the crescent of the month of Shawwal could not be seen from the Tamir observatory. The moon sighting committee reports that with the latest development, Ramadan 2021 will be 30 days and Eid Al-Fitr will be on Thursday, May 13.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sworn in the commissioner nominees screened and cleared by the Kwara State House of Assembly. Official source said that the swearing in ceremony for the 10 commissioners designates was conducted by the governor at the executive chambers of the Kwara state Government house. The commissioners and their assigned portfolios…
The Sultan of Sokoto and the President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims to look out for the crescent (moon) of Shawwal, 1442 AH on Tuesday. Sultan gave the directive in a statement issued by NSCIA Deputy Secretary-General, Prof. Salisu Shehu. It said the sighting of the…
The West African Civil Society Congress in synergy with Transparency Advocacy For Development Initiative (TADI) have honored Professor Rasaq Ojo Bakare, the Honourable Commissioner for Arts,Culture and Tourism Ekiti State with a Certificate of Credence in recognition of his exemplary leadership and dexterity as an Academia in Politics vis–a-vis his futuristic aspirations to build capacity…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has alerted Lagosians of an impending plot of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to attack soft targets in the state. Odumosu, who delivered a paper on ‘Appraisal of Security Situation in Lagos State’, at an ongoing security meeting, said the threat by IPOB has been put…
