Suspected terrorists have abducted 14 students in a Niger State Islamic school. The incident reportedly happened on Saturday in Pandogari in Rafi Local Government Area. The PUNCH learnt that the students were abducted while harvesting maize in their teacher’s farm when the terrorists invaded the farm. The teacher was a…

Suspected bandits have abducted 14 students of an Islamic school in Pandogari, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The students were reportedly abducted on Saturday while helping their teacher, also known as a Mallam, harvest maize on his farm in Tungan-Bako village. PUNCH learnt that the gunmen invaded the farm…

…Bidi'a Wa'ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Zamfara State Chapter, alongside pupils from two Islamic schools in Maradun Local Government Area. Identified as Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, the suspect was reportedly apprehended by JIBWIS before being handed over to the police for investigation. A video of him leading a drill while…

…in Abuja, which brought together Christian leaders, Muslim scholars from different Islamic schools of thought and other participants to promote interfaith dialogue, mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence. The chairman said the organisation had remained committed to Islamic teachings, education, humanitarian serv…

…the classroom. Between 2004 and 2010, he worked at As-Siraat Comprehensive College, an Islamic school in the Amukoko area of Lagos, where he taught physics and mathematics before rising to the position of vice-principal.Ustadh Ahmad, the school's proprietor, told TheCable that Adeshina's dedication set him apart from t…

…fell inside the pit and d!ed instantly. "Saida Haruna woke up this morning and went to Islamic School (Karate). After returning home, she went behind their house where there was pit dug by her own brother and another boy," he wrote. "She bent down to look inside the pit, lost her balance fell inside and d!ed immediatel…

…“So, therefore, you are vulnerable. You are putting your life at risk.” A Cape Town Islamic school and mosque was visited in June by men demanding a “registration fee” of 3,000 rand (around $180), to be followed by monthly R500 instalments, a representative told AFP. “There were no physical threats made but I have been…

…in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Maryam, a student of Abubakar Siddiq Community Islamic School for Qur’anic Memorisation, Herwagana Quarters, Gombe, represented Nigeria at the prestigious competition held in Makkah, where she competed in the category for memorisation of the entire Holy Qur’an, recitation, Tajweed and in…

Furera Muhammad, 63, enrolled in an Islamic school in Rigafada, Kano State, sitting in class with some of her own grandchildrenShe said girls of her generation were rarely encouraged to attend school, and she regrets missing the chance to become a teacherFurera spoke at a community programme organised by dRPC and the F…