On Friday, terrorists on motorbikes stormed a Jum’at Mosque in the Zugu hamlet of the Bukkuyum district of Zamfara State, and they kidnapped a number of worshippers. Several local sources confirmed over the phone to PREMIUM TIMES that no residents Read more…
More than 47 million amphetamine pills were recovered by Saudi security forces, who also detained eight foreigners suspected of being engaged in the drug smuggling, in the greatest drug haul in history. The General Directorate of Narcotics Control spokesperson, Maj. Read more…
It was an honour and privilege to be asked to represent His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III at the 2nd Annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington DC on June 28-30, 2022. His Eminence did Read more…
Insecurity and terrorism have posed a significant threat to Nigeria’s government in recent years. The issue of insecurity in Nigeria has become a major source of concern for all well-intentioned citizens, who are left wondering how the country ended up Read more…
On Wednesday, the Zamfara State government sent 97 Islamic clerics to Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj to pray for a stop to banditry. It’s part of the state’s decision to broaden its measures for restoring peace and security. The Read more…
The attack on a cemetery on Tuesday was described by the Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara, the region where Gondar is located, as a “massacre” by heavily armed “extreme Christians.” The religious body said, the attackers “fired a barrage of Read more…
Afghanistan has been rocked by a series of explosions that have killed dozens of people in the northern cities of Kunduz and Mazar-e-Sharif. According to a hospital official, a huge bomb in a Shia mosque killed at least ten worshippers Read more…
The Nigerian Police Force has approved the use of head scarf for willing female officers. The new dress code was unveiled at the Inspector-General of Police’s meeting with Strategic Police Managers on March 3, 2022. The approval, under the leadership Read more…
Today, violent riots erupted in Sokoto, with protestors throwing stones and attempting to torch the Sultan of Sokoto’s palace. On the streets, groups of young people were spotted chanting songs and pleading with security personnel to free the detainees. Protesters Read more…
