Beneath Mask of Normal Nigerian Life, Young Lives Scarred by Boko Haram
Source: The New York Times By DIONNE SEARCEY and ASHLEY GILBERTSON MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — She hears the awful sounds in her dreams. They are the moans of a dying girl. […]
Massive Oil Theft By Pirates Costs Nigeria $1.5 Billion Every Month
By Irina Slav – Apr 27, 2016 Depressed oil prices, rampant corruption, and pipeline vandalism are only parts of Nigeria’s oil problem. It’s now losing a massive 400,000 barrels of crude daily to pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, an amount equal to the entire daily export capacity of its […]
Restrict polygamy to control terrorism?
Source: BBC Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country’s most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban the practice – in some cases.Men who cannot afford more than one wife are the catalyst for these reforms.The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, suggested that polygamy among […]
‘Don’t come to Switzerland’ – the anti-tourism campaign
MIGRANT INFORMATION By Stefania Summermatter, SRF FEB 21, 2017 – Welcome to Switzerland: a border guard and migrant in Chiasso (Keystone) Debunking the myth of “Paradise Switzerland” and informing African migrants about the risks of travelling to Europe is the goal of a Swiss-funded television series set in Nigeria. The […]
South Sudan declares famine in Unity State
Source: BBC A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya commences work on university project
The University Consultant, Prof. Ayo Omotayo of the Lagos State University said that MIU will be one of the best Universities in a short time. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk Source/Credit: Vanguard Nigeria By Haroon Balogun | February 10, 2017 The groundbreaking of Minaret International University, […]
Nigeria: Minaret International University of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Kick Start Ground breaking landmark Agriculture Project at Ikirun
Source: http://www.thegazellenews.com/2017/02/03/ahmadiyya-nigeria-kick-starts-university-project-ikirun/ Ahmadiyya Nigeria Kick Starts University Project At Ikirun February 3, 2017 | Education0 | 268 By Jumu’ah Abiodun, Nigeria Minaret International University (MIU), established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria has commenced with an agriculture project on the acres of land for the institution at Ikirun, State of Osun, South-west, Nigeria. The ground breaking […]
Nigeria: Buhari Death Rumour – Who Has Bewitched Nigerians?
Photo: The Guardian President Muhammadu Buhari. OPINIONBy Israel Ebije The extent to which Nigerians have fragmented along ethno-religious components can only be measured in the direction of wish list drafted along unfortunate cleavage based perspectives. The nation is balkanised, serially polarised and dangerously fired up with hate agenda […]
Nigerian secessionists greet Trump as help against Muslim north
Source: Reuters By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu | ONITSHA, NIGERIA Over 1,000 southern Nigerian secessionists took to the streets on Friday to express the hope that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Nigeria’s Sultan of Sokoto rejects gender equality bill
Source: BBC Nigeria’s most senior Muslim cleric has rejected a new gender equality bill, which proposes that women and men inherit an equal share. The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohamed Sa’ad […]
Jama’at’s ‘Love for all, hatred for none’ principle will save society — Obasanjo
Source: Vanguard •To say Muslims are terrorists is balderdash’ •Why I risked my life to talk sense into Boko Haram leaders •Praises Ahmadiyya for laudable achievements Former President Olusegun Obasanjo […]
Nigeria Maiduguri: Two ‘young girls’ used as human bombs
Source: BBC Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one other person and wounding 18. […]
Nigerian church collapse kills at least 160 worshippers – reports
Source: The Guardian The roof of a church collapsed on to worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, according to a hospital […]
100 years of Ahmadiyya in Nigeria: A brief appraisal
Source: http://www.championnews.com.ng/100-years-of-ahmadiyya-in-nigeria-a-brief-appraisal/ TAOHEED OLA SHOBOYEDE “…….and if He(Allah) intends good for thee, there is none who can repel His grace…….”(Q. 10 : 108) The history of the establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Nigeria in 1916 (formally), for there are some evidences of its having been heard of in the […]
Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary
By Tommy Kallon President Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary Event Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates On Sunday the 20th of November 2016 the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK held a function to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the inception of Ahmadiyyat in Nigeria. The function which took place […]
Future of Ahmadiyya in Nigeria: Beyond the first century
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/future-ahmadiyya-nigeria-beyond-first-century/ By Ibrahim Oguntayo The root of Ahmadiyya Nigeria Muslim Jamaat was planted in 1916 when the spread of the message of the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Ghulam Ahmad was brought to the newly amalgamated Northern and Southern protectorates in Nigeria. Ahmadiyya took its root in 1889 in Qadian, now Pakistan […]
Nigeria: Mahmud Ahmadiyya College, Ijede, Lagos organizes 2nd Tahfizul Quran Graduation ceremony
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/quran-fills-heads-fills-hearts-dr-basirat-dikko-principal-mahmud-college/ Dr Basirat Dikko, Principal, Mahmud College Urges new Huffaz to be good ambassadors of Islam It was a sunny afternoon, though hazy. The gathering was hallow, the recitation was wholesome, capable of moving mountains, hairs on the bodies rose, a wave flew from head down to the feet, hearts […]
UK: PAMA to celebrate 100 years of Nigerian Jamaat in London
The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, PAAMA, UK, is celebrating the 100 years of the AHMADIYYA Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria at the Baitul Futuh Mosque Morden, UK on November 20th as part of their contributions to the grand finale of the 100 years celebration in Nigeria coming up on the 16th […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya congratulates Sultan on 10th anniversary on throne; Graduates another set of Quran memorisers
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/barka-jumah-3/ By Haroon Balogun – Dialogue with Allah Sustain reverent dialogue with Allah through prayers. Prayer is the real power point of faith. All your troubles ain’t grounds for regret. They are mere challenges to be conquered. Triumph ain’t cheap nor easy. Waste not your time in doubt nor fear. […]
Is Africa going downhill?
Oct 20,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER Africa up or down? After 10 years of quite remarkable growth across the continent, most countries are experiencing a downturn, with average growth nearer to 3.75 per cent than 5 per cent as before. Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country and largest […]