Akeem Alao

The Muslim Rights Concern has commended the Kano State government for banning a controversial Islamic scholar, Shaykh Abdul Jabbar Kabara, over his erratic and provocative sermons. This was disclosed in a statement signed by MURIC…

Akeem Alao The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned Bishop Kukah's attack on President Buhari administration, describing him as a first-class blackmailer. This was expressed in a…

Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has officially announced the death of Sheikh Ahmed Lemu. This was expressed in a statement signed by signed the Chairman of its Media Committee, Femi Abbas, "The Nigerian…

Akeem Alao Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has promised its support for the efforts of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in promoting moderation and countering…

Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has announced the appointment of Alh. Rasaki…

Akeem Alao The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has commended the patriotic reportage of the Premium Times, titled: “New Deals Underscore the Prospects of Peace in Southern Kaduna”. The Council's commendation was expressed in…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned, in totality, the evil machinations of some French officials to sever French-Islamic relations. While voicing its displease in a statement on Friday October 23, 2020, OIC expressed…

Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the #EndSARS protesters' attacks unleashed on the Muslims living in the Southeast and South-South. While condemning this in a statement signed by the Council's Chairman, Media…

Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has commended the attitude of the Nigerian Muslims towards the ongoing demonstrations across the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed Femi Abbas, Chairman, NSCIA Media…

Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as President of the Africa Development Bank by its Board of Governors. Presidential spokesperson, Lauretta Onochie, confirmed the news in a congratulatory tweet on Thursday. He stated that "The AfDB is…

The Muslim Media Corporation, New York City, has condemned the recent report by a TVC senior reporter, Ivy Kanu, on the Nigerian Muslim-Christian population figure. Recently, while reporting on the Company and Allied Matters Act, a senior…

The government of The Gambia has begun processes to secure the evacuation of about 36 Gambian migrant workers currently in Lebanon. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday August 24, 2020, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko. The demand on Sunday August 23, 2020, is a reaction against the president's disputed re-election earlier this month. Lukashenko dispatched riot…

Houthi militias have displaced thousands of Yemenis over the past years. According to a report, the militias have also targeted those displaced in the camps on the outskirts of Marib governorate with missiles. While disclosing this in a…

The European Union and International Rescue Committee have donated assorted protective equipment worth millions of naria to fight Covid-19 in Borno State. While presenting the items on Friday in Maiduguri to the state’s Commissioner for…

Israeli warplanes have bombed the Gaza Strip for the eighth consecutive night. The bombing on Wednesday August 19, 2020, followed the allegation that Palestinians had fired a rocket into southern Israel. The latest attacks came as Israel…

The Governor of Osun State in the southwestern Nigeria, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, has declared August 20 as a public holiday for Hijrah, the Muslims’ new year celebration. This was disclosed in a press statement on Wednesday August 19, 2020, by…

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou…

Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been detained by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako. This military action on Tuesday August 18, 2020, was as a result of the escalation of a months-long…

Oman's Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has appointed a new top diplomat to replace the long-serving Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in a government reshuffle. While disclosing this on Tuesday August 18, 2020, Sultan Haitham said the…

Not less than 17 people have died and more than a dozen wounded in a gun and bomb attack by the al-Shabab armed group on a hotel in Somalia's capital. According to the government spokesman, Ismael Mukhtar Omar, the hotel's siege on Sunday…

Saudi Arabia has announced 1,227 new coronavirus cases. While disclosing this on Sunday August 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health stated that the new cases have increased the Kingdom’s tally to 298,542. Of the new cases, 62 were recorded in…

The value of Morocco’s dirham has strengthened by 0.84 percent against the euro and 0.30 against the US dollar. While disclosing this in its weekly indicators for the period between August 6 and 12, Bank Al-Maghrib stated that no bidding…

Saudi Arabia's minister of education has disclosed plan to educate students via distance learning in the Kingdom for the first seven weeks of the new school year. While disclosing this on Saturday August 15, 2020, the Minister said the plan…

Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway,…

Saudi Ministry of Health has disclosed that it had conducted more than four million laboratory tests for COVID-19 using advanced testing technologies and polymerase chain reaction testing method. While disclosing this on Friday August 14,…

The announcement of an agreement on the full normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been endorsed by the international community as an opportunity to consolidate the peace process in the Middle East…

Not less than three people have died in southern India's Bengaluru city following the clash between protesters and police. The clash on Tuesday August 12, 2020, was as a result of the demonstration over the provocative social media post…

A pro-democracy and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has condemned the death sentence of a Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The group in a statement by its spokesperson,…

Traders in Sudan have lamented the suspension of export ban on raw peanuts by the government. The country has been a top producer of peanuts for so long. But traders of the product has been left reeling, following the export ban by their…