By Rasaq Adebayo The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola has congratulated Muslim Faithfuls in the State, especially the Lagos State Public Servants for witnessing another blissful month of Ramadan. In a press statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Head of Service, Muri-Okunola said that this period of […]
By Rasaq Adebayo The erstwhile Kosofe Local Government Chairman, Barr. Ademuyiwa Adedeji, has called on Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to beseech Almighty Allah to continue blessing the country. In a statement released on Thursday in Lagos, Adedeji urged Muslims faithfuls to use the Ramadan period to unite its people, bring relative […]
By Saheed Afolabi Despite the high cost of rams and other food items, Muslim faithful still managed to celebrate this year’s Islamic grand festival – Eid-el-Kabir. Though the celebration was relatively in a key low for some average Muslims, it was celebrated at maximum level by some others. The first factor that affected the Sallah […]
The Grand Chief Imam of Isolo, Alhaji Qasim Abayomi Hassan Ajiyan, has revealed how he was not usually happy whenever he was called Alfa. In this interview with Damilola Kushimo, the cleric (a LASU graduate of Islamic Studies) narrated his journey from being a motor boy and car wash attendant to his present status. EXCERPTS: […]
By Motolani AbdulGafar A female Muslim organisation, Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women), Isolo/Ejigbo chapter has embarked on a quarterly mosque sanitation within its branches. The organisation, with thirteen branches in Isolo/Ejigbo, said it will be sanitising mosques of its choice within the council areas. The head of the organisation (Amirah), Hajia Fatimah AbdulRahman, told ECHONEWS that […]
By Abolaji Adebayo As Islamic holy month of Ramadan rolls to an end, Muslims all over the world have been making frantic efforts to catch up with the last ten days of the month, seeking earnest closeness with Allah. Knowing the sumptuous and enormous benefits inherent in the month especially the last ten days, the […]
By Damilola Kushimo As Muslims commence 2021 Ramadan fasting on Tuesday, the chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Shamsudeen A. Olaleye has urged them to pray for the nation in the Holt month. While greeting the Muslims faithful on the start of this year’s Ramadan 1442 A.H, Shammeh enjoined them to use […]
By Damilola Kushimo The Ameer of Ishagatedo Muslim Community (IMC), Al-hajj Sherifdin Salahudin has explained how the association is using the daily voluntary N50 donations made by Muslims in the community to cater for the needy, especially the widows and widowers. He made this known during an endowment programme for widows in Ishagatedo Central Mosque […]
By Olushola Okewole It was different strokes for different folks as Muslims and Christians differed in their reactions to the decision of the Lagos State Governor and COVID-19 incident commander Babajide Sanwo-Olu to postpone indefinitely the re-opening of worship centres. Based on the daily increase of the Covid-19 positive cases in the state, the […]
By Olushola Okewole Religious leaders in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) said they are not ready to re-open worship centres until the government lessens the conditions. ECHONEWS gathered that the June 19 and 21 announced by the Lagos State Government for the commencement of worship in various religious centres across the state may […]
