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The Islamic clerics of Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a have explained more on big explosions targeted to the centre of Galmudug administration in central Somalia, just as some of key clerics meeting there in north, officials told shabelle Radio on Tuesday. (AllAfrica)

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda was yesterday among several mourners that attended the requiem mass for former Zambia Army commander, Georjago Musengule's son, Joe, who died last week. (AllAfrica)

Since achieving independence in 1963, Kenya has existed as a classic, patronage state, ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt political elite. Kenya has also become nearly 80 percent Christian, and in this book, Paul Gifford explores the country's diverse churches and their role in shaping public and political life. (AllAfrica)

To mark Idd ul Adha, and for the fourth year running, Matatu Owners Association (MOA) Mombasa branch will be providing free transport to Muslims from three districts to attend the prayers at Mombasa Municipal Stadium on Friday. (AllAfrica)

The Nasarawa State Government has condemned the standard of accommodation secured for its pilgrims in Mecca by the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), saying the area lacks proper sanitation. (AllAfrica)

Church of Uganda yesterday said Vatican's open invite to disgruntled Anglicans to embrace the Catholic Church for spiritual relief will have no effect on its following. Ms Alison Barfoot, the Churches external relations officer, said there are no Anglican-Catholic members in their fold to heed the Pope's call. (AllAfrica)

First, a glimpse to my bio-data; I am a first-born son to my parents. I have four brothers. Incidentally, my father came from a Muslim family whereas my mom from an Orthodox Christian family. Though, their union was initially frowned upon, they managed to overcome that and raised us in an environment that helped us to appreciate the real meaning of diversity. Thus, coming from such a background, it wasn't difficult for me to woo a girl from a Seventh Day Adventist Church with whom I have been married for the last 14 years. (AllAfrica)

With four days to the Eid-el Kabir celebration, prices of rams have reportedly gone up by about 50 per cent in Sokoto metropolis.A market survey conducted at Yabo and Shagari Local Government Areas showed that a ram which used to go for N26,000 was now being sold for between N38,000 and N40,000. (AllAfrica)

Each pilgrim to this year's hajj from Jigawa State will be fed free by the state government throughout the 40-day stay in the holy land and the meals per pilgrim throughout the period will cost government N32,000, state Pilgrims' Welfare Board's Executive Secretary Alhaji Suleiman Usman said at a press conference in Mecca yesterday. (AllAfrica)

The price of rams in major animal markets in the Federal Capital Territory has increased by over 20 per cent compared to the cost last year. (AllAfrica)

Kano people may not likely sacrifice animals during the forthcoming Eid-El Kabir sallah celebration due to the skyrocketing prices of rams and even foodstuffs because of double increase of price. (AllAfrica)

Muslims will mark Eid al-Adha on Friday, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has announced. (AllAfrica)

Kiyinda-Mityana diocese has started a project to ensure food security among Christians. (AllAfrica)

The Catholic Bishops of Ghana have condemned certain social crimes such as pedophilia, incest, homosexuality, greed, bribery, corruption, violence, killing of others for the power and wealth infamously referred to as " sakawa" which have been on the increase in recent times. (AllAfrica)

Hundreds of pilgrims for this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia were at the weekend stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as their agents could not be found. (AllAfrica)

Just how digital literate your future church pastor will be? (AllAfrica)

Former First Lady of Ebonyi State and wife of the Minister for Education, Mrs. Eunice Egwu, has advised Christians to be serious in service and worship of God who she said gives everything in life and comes close to only those who truly believe and abide by his words. (AllAfrica)

An Islamic group, the Muslim Rights Watch has advised the Federal Government to stop playing politics with hajj rites, blaming previous disappointments on hajj operations on politics. (AllAfrica)

The Nasarawa State government has commenced investigations into the accommodation lapses of the state's pilgrims for this year's hajj to Saudi Arabia . (AllAfrica)

Title: Woman in the Eyes of God: (AllAfrica)

National Amirul Hajj, Senator Kanti Bello, yesterday night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said Nigerian pilgrims would begin their to return on December 1. (AllAfrica)

Already, 2,045 Christian pilgrims from Lagos and Rivers States are in Jerusalem for this year's Holy Pilgrimage, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Mr John Kennedy Okpara has said. (AllAfrica)

Fierce armed clashes between Islamist rivals in southern Somalia were reported on Saturday near Kismayo, a strategic port city about 310 miles (500 kilometers) south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. (AllAfrica)

OVER 4,000 Anglican priests all over the world, including married ones, are expected to join the Catholic Church, Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya announced on Friday. (AllAfrica)

Over 200 medical doctors, nurses and pharmacists have been deployed to Saudi Arabia by the Federal Government to cater for the immediate health needs of the intending Pilgrims to the holy land. (AllAfrica)

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has called on Christian leaders to embrace unity and harmony in order to effectively spread the word of God through out the world. (AllAfrica)

It was a graduation of Men and women who have been called as pastors and evangelists and by the ceremony, they were being sent out to transform lives of men and women through the power of God so that they can be useful and good citizens of the nation. It was therefore an occasion of great joy as friends and family members from around Lagos State and beyond came together to witness the 51st graduation ceremony of the Life Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos as they fecilitated with the graduands. (AllAfrica)

"You have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shall not kill; and whosever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I (Jesus) say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." (Mathew 5:21-22). (AllAfrica)

Barely five days to the Eid-el-Kabir festival, some Muslims in Lagos are saying the prices of rams have gone beyond their reach. Some of the Muslims, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos, said the situation had forced them to buy goats and chicken. (AllAfrica)

A large number of people, mostly woman, Saturday attended a skills acquisition workshop organized by Hands and Skills Initiative at Redeem Christian Church of God at Nyanya, Abuja. (AllAfrica)

The Abuja Muslim Forum (AMF) Friday began a three-day economic empowerment workshop for Muslims at Kado Estate Jumu'at Mosque in Abuja. (AllAfrica)

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