Religion
Christians in Maiduguri can at long last prepare for a peaceful and holy religious festive period
For the first time in many years, Christians in Maiduguri have openly started preparing for the festive Christmas period, one of the holiest times for believers.
No level playing field for women athletes in northeastern Nigeria
Globally, sport is one of the most powerful and recognised tools to promote peace, unity, tolerance and understanding, bringing diverse people together across boundaries, cultures and religions. Sporting activities also […]
Eid al-Adha Mubarak: RNI wishes readers prosperity, good health and peace
Since the Nigerian federal government declared that the Eid-el -Kabir festive season will start tomorrow, Saturday, July 9, Muslims around the country have spent most of Friday preparing for the […]
Seminar held to examine the role of fatwa in sustaining peace and stability
At the start of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) insurgency in Borno State in 2009, peace-loving Islamic clerics would give fatwas and preachings, urging people not to accept […]
Harmonious and conflict-free Eid for Muslims in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states
This year’s Eid-al-Fitr was a joyous and colourful occasion – and, most importantly, it was peaceful and harmonious in the northeast of Nigeria even though there were rumours and vague […]
Outspoken imam first suspended and then expelled for criticising president
Forthright cleric Shiekh Nuru Khalid, who criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to keep his promise to put a stop to banditry and insecurity in the country, was first suspended […]
The president of the Ulemas of the Sahel, Sheikh Dr Abakar Walar Modou, honoured
Sheikh Dr Abakar Walar Modou, president of the League of Ulema of the Sahel was honoured last Saturday at a ceremony organized under the high patronage of CMT president Mahamat […]
Eid: Some feast while others face famine
Eid el-Kabir, regarded as one of the most important feasts in the Islamic calendar, provides temporary jobs for the youth in the north, who set up places to skin, sear […]
Soaring prices mean many will not be able to buy sacrificial ram for Eid
On the eve of Eid–el–Kabir, the cost of rams has soared to such a degree that many Muslims in northeast Nigeria will not be celebrating the feast of sacrifice – […]
