Pope Francis Condemns Burning Of Qur’an In Sweden

Pope Francis has condemned in totality the desecration of the holy Qur’an(Muslim holy book) recently in Stockholm when two men dares the Muslim world through burning of the holy book. Pope in his statement through a local media today said, “I feel angry and disgusted by these actions”. “Any book considered holy must be respected out of respect for those who believe in it, and freedom of expression should never be used as an excuse to despise others,” he added. “Allowing this is rejected and condemned,” the pope said. 

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares June 28, 29 Public Holidays

The Federal Government (FG) has declared June 28, Wednesday and June 29, 2023, Thursday as public holidays in celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration which was disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade.

Hajj 2023: Saudi Authority Apologizes to Nigerian Government Over Accommodation, Food

The Saudi Arabian government has apologised to Nigerian pilgrims over its inability to meet up with required number of tents to accommodate the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims at Mina. It was learned that some Nigerians could not be accommodated under the tents that were provided by the agency for the pilgrims yesterday when they visited Mina for a holy ritual. The agency, Muttawwif of Africa and non-Arabs, later made an adhoc arrangement that 10,000 Nigerian pilgrims were relocated to a tent that were mend for Turkish pilgrims to ease their hardship under the scotching sun.

Eid-al-Fitr : FG Declares Friday, Monday As Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting. The announcement was contained in a statement by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary in the Ministry of the Interior. Belgore said Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, made the announcement on Wednesday.