Salwan Momika, a 38-year-old man who identified as a Iraqi refugee, on Thursday (Jan 30) was shot dead in Stockholm, Sweden. Meanwhile, Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city. The man, who would Read more…
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Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State on Saturday crowned the 39th winner of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, Malam Buhari Sanusi-Idris from Kano State. The governor’s wife, Zainab, also crowned the female winner of the competition, Malama Rumaisa’u Dahiru-Ibrahim from Read more…
Estate planning is an essential aspect of financial management and succession planning. For Muslim families, this process must align with Sharia (Islamic) law, which provides specific guidelines on the distribution of assets upon passing. In Nigeria, where a significant portion Read more…
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Competition for Memorizing the Holy Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah in West Africa concluded its first edition in Mauritania on Friday. The closing ceremony, held in the Mauritanian capital, was attended Read more…
In a bid to further rehabilitate inmates and reintegrate them into society, no fewer than 19 inmates of the Old Abeokuta Correctional Centre have graduated from a Quranic school. The inmates, who had been undergoing religious education as part of Read more…
Senegalese are celebrating their daughter’s victory in the international Qur’an recitation competition in Dubai. Aindati Sisi from Senegal claimed the first rank while Ayeshah Abubakr Hasan from Nigeria and Shima Anfal Tabani from Algeria stood next. The contest concluded on Read more…
At the sixth edition of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Holy Qur’an Competition for women in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Aisha Abubakar Hussain, a young woman from Kano’s Dorayi Quarters in Nigeria, took second place. Aisha recited with a calm Read more…
In the Kagara village, Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, a 13-year-old girl named Zuwaira Ahmed has memorized and written down all sixty chapters of the Holy Qur’an from memory. Alhaji Bello Abdulkadir, the District Head of Mahuta, spoke Read more…
An 18-year-old, Zainab Abubakar from Demsa local government area of Adamawa State has emerged the overall winner at the recent Nana Asma’u Recitation Competition for Female Students of Nigeria, Adamawa state chapter held at the Women Development Centre Yola. The Read more…
