A suicide bombing targeting a major Shiite event in northeast Nigeria on Monday killed 15 people and injured some 50 others in a city repeatedly attack by the extremist group Boko Haram, a local cleric said.
News ID: 1470138 Publish Date : 2014/11/05
Nigeria’s Jigawa State government has released the sum of N29 million for organizing the 29th edition of the state’s Quran recitation competition.
News ID: 1465848 Publish Date : 2014/10/31
A Nigerian court on Friday said the Lagos local government had acted correctly in banning Muslim headscarves (hijab) at public schools, a ruling that drew the ire of the city's Muslim community, which has vowed to appeal the decision.
News ID: 1461068 Publish Date : 2014/10/18
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has set aside three days for the commemoration of this year’s Eid Al-Qadir.
News ID: 1459116 Publish Date : 2014/10/11
A new Quranic school named Noor (Arabic word for light) was inaugurated in the country's Saumil region.
News ID: 1437728 Publish Date : 2014/08/10
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) condemned the Nigerian military's deadly use of force against pro-Palestinian protesters as they staged a march in Zaria, Kaduna State, one of the states in the Northern Nigeria where they held their annual Al-Quds Day Rally.
News ID: 1434173 Publish Date : 2014/07/28
When Ramadan moon appears in the Nigerian sky, thousands of less privileged Muslims in the West African county are certain that quality feeding is guaranteed as the rich, politicians and governments try to outdo one another giving out foods, money and other welfare packages.
News ID: 1422868 Publish Date : 2014/06/27
Human rights group Amnesty International said in a statement, citing multiple interviews with sources, that the security forces had been warned more than four hours in advance about the school attack but did not do enough to stop it.
News ID: 1404970 Publish Date : 2014/05/10
The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) in a statement slammed the the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an extremist groups in Nigeria.
News ID: 1404803 Publish Date : 2014/05/09
Barely two months after finding their dream job at a Lagos governmental hospital, two Muslim nurses were dismissed from work for refusing to take off hijab after the hospital authorities told them to choose between job and their Islamic headscarf.
News ID: 1400958 Publish Date : 2014/04/29
Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have walked through major streets of Zaria in a procession to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh, the daughter of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him.
News ID: 1397981 Publish Date : 2014/04/21
Muslims and Christians are calling for deeper understanding among members of the two communities attending Nigeria's stormy national conference, warning of the dangers of polarizing the nation along ethno-religious lines and expressing hopes that the country would emerge more united and stronger.
News ID: 1394363 Publish Date : 2014/04/13
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday chaired the closing ceremony of the 28th National Quranic Recitation program in Jigawa State, reiterating that the Holy Quran is about a message of peace and development.
News ID: 1379081 Publish Date : 2014/02/24
Vice- President Namadi Sambo flagged off the 28th edition of the National Quranic Recitation Competition on Friday in Dutse with a call on Islamic scholars to preach peace and unity in the country.
News ID: 1376607 Publish Date : 2014/02/19
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Nigeria, on Friday, urged Muslims in the country to read the Holy Quran to enable them to understand the religion better.
News ID: 1376112 Publish Date : 2014/02/17
Seeing their hijab as a sign of modesty, honor and respect, Nigeria Muslim students will join thousands of Muslims worldwide to celebrate World Hijab Day second anniversary, to support Muslim women religious freedoms worldwide.
News ID: 1369069 Publish Date : 2014/02/01
Festive mood has spread across Nigeria as Muslims prepared special celebrations to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), highlighting the Prophet’s teachings and praying for their country’s peace.
News ID: 1353605 Publish Date : 2014/01/12
Nigeria’s Kaduna State government has rewarded winners of last weekend's Quranic recitation competition with hajj seats.
News ID: 1351888 Publish Date : 2014/01/07
Shia Muslims trekked hundreds of kilometers from many parts of Nigeria to the headquarters of the Islamic movement of Nigeria in the northern city of Zaria to commemorate the Arba’een.
News ID: 1346558 Publish Date : 2013/12/25
