2024

By: Ajape Sefiu A. In a shocking twist of events, the Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) have threatened to pull out of NAHCON’s 2025 preparations for hajj operations. AHUON vowed to pull out of the 2025 hajj…

Saudi Arabia have retained the 95,000 slots granted to Nigeria in the last two years as the country’s quota for the coming 2025 Hajj and urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to be committed to the timeline for next…

By: Ajape Sefiu A. The Ogbomoso Muslim Community has declared that the lingering feud between the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Olaoye and the Chief Imam of the town, Sheik Teliat Yunus Ayilara, is threatening the peace and stability in…

By: Ajape Sefiu A. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, to build a befitting mosque in the palace since there appears to be none presently. According to the group, the palace…

The Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III, has appointed Sheikh Habeeb Ayilara as the new imam of the palace. Oba Ghandi, a former lead pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, announced the appointment…

By Ajape Sefiu A. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the move by Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye over appointment of ‘Chief Imam’ for his palace. MURIC in a statement by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq…

Following Nigeria's impressive second-place finish in the Al-Fourqane International Qur'an Competition Grand Finale held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) Lagos State Area Unit has made a bold…

An Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called out the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS) over the treatment of a Muslim lady known as Khadijah Al-Hassan. According to MURIC, Khadijah's…

The newly appointed Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has paid a visit to the APC National Chairman and former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President (Media &…