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Faith

June 9, 2023

Hajj 2023: Last batch of 474 pilgrims depart Yola for Saudi Arabia

According to him, the total number of the passengers on board comprised 301 males and 173 females.

Hajj pilgrims
June 9, 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law

Under the law, gay sex is punishable by life in prison while “aggravated homosexuality”, including transmitting HIV, attracts the death penalty.

Justin Welby, Gays in Uganda
June 7, 2023

Kano man docked for allegedly stealing speaker from mosque

The 20-year-old man is accused of stealing a speaker and cable from the Usman Ibn-Affan mosque worth N70,000.

Sharia Court
June 7, 2023

Pope returns to Vatican after brief hospital visit

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican before noon on Tuesday after being briefly taken to hospital for some “clinical examinations.”

Pope Francis
June 6, 2023

2023 Hajj: NAHCON transports 30,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2023 Hajj entered its 12th day on Tuesday, representing first phase of the exercise.

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)
June 6, 2023

2023 Hajj: 474 pilgrims depart Yola for Saudi Arabia

The pilgrims were said to have passed through the rigours of medical examination before their eventual departure.

Hajj pilgrims
June 5, 2023

2023 Hajj: Emir of Ilorin urges Muslim pilgrims to pray for Nigeria

He stressed that the pilgrims were expected to pray for global peace and harmony while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Emir of Ilorin Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari
June 5, 2023

CAN leaders supporting Tinubu’s presidency because he’s not radical Muslim: Cleric

“Our president is a liberal Muslim and will never discriminate. This is why some of us supported him wholeheartedly.”

Bola Tinubu and Christian clerics
June 5, 2023

Kidnapped Anambra Catholic reverend father regains freedom

The kidnapped reverend father, Stanislaus Mbamara of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra, has regained freedom.

Rev. Stanislaus Mbamara of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra
June 4, 2023

Followers celebrate two-year anniversary of TB Joshua’s demise

The faithfuls who spoke at separate interviews said that the late clergyman exhibited the love of the early apostles in the scripture.

Prophet T.B. Joshua