The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced a series of deadlines for the successful coordination of the 2026 Hajj exercise. This is as the agency urged intending pilgrims, state boards, and private tour operators to strictly adhere to the schedule. All these were detailed in a statement showing the critical timelines on its social…
The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has rejected the election of an openly confessed lesbian cleric, Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann as new Archbishop of Wales. The Church stated that the development is a “serious departure from the biblical teaching” and a threat to the unity of the global Anglican Communion. While condemning Vann’s election in…
By Adebayo Yusuf Some clerics have described the Presiding Pastor of Livingspring Chapel International, Pastor Femi Emmanuel as an embodiment of humility, spirituality and ambassador of peace. The religious leaders made this known at the 70th birthday celebration of Pastor Emmanuel, held at the church premises, Ibadan. According to them, Pastor Emmanuel has used the…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Northern States, has urged African leaders to aim at driving sustainable development across the continent by prioritizing youth-focused investment and adopt deliberate messaging strategies. Rev. Joseph John Hayab, chairman of Northern CAN, made the call at the Wilton Park Roundtable on, “Towards Demographic Dividends in Africa: Action and…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, is set to lead a national prayer session for the restoration of Nigeria’s economy. This comes amid worsening economic hardship in the country. The prayer session will be held during the RCCG’s July 2025 thanksgiving service, themed “Divine Intervention,” at the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and two-time gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Barrister Akeem Agbaje, has extended warm congratulations to the Muslim Ummah in Oyo State, Nigeria, and across the world on the commencement of the Islamic New Year, 1447 AH. In a statement released to the media, Barrister Agbaje described the…
The Memorial Park built by the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to honour and immortalise worshippers of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, killed three years ago, has been demolished. The cenotaph, situated at the heart of the ancient town, was demolished by the state government on the order of Governor Lucky…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Director and Chief Executive Officer, Inaayatullahi Travels and Tours Limited, Dr. Sirajudeen Bilaal – Al- Asraw, has admonished the newly-returned Muslim Pilgrims from this year’s Hajj exercise to desist from associating any other thing with God, in order not nullify the rewards that should accrue to them from their acts of…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced the successful airlift of hundreds of pilgrims from Sokoto and the Federal Capital Territory from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, marking progress in the ongoing 2025 Hajj operations.This is according to a report from the NAHCON Command and Control Centre in Makkah, which was posted on the Commission’s official…
Catholic faithful across Benue State on Thursday embarked on a solemn prayer walk, calling for divine intervention to restore lasting peace in the region. They also offered prayers for the souls of those killed in the wave of violence plaguing the state, especailly the recent attack on Yelwata in Guma LGA where many persons were…