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Iranpress: Ashura mourning kicks off in Nigeria

Ashura mourning kicks off in Nigeria

Monday, 01 August 2022 09:57

Nigeria (IP) - Muslim ummah in Nigeria has started the ten days of daily mourning to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Shia leader, Imam Hussein, son of Lady Fatima (as).

Iranpress: Iran, Nigeria ink MoUs on different fields, including culture, trade

Iran, Nigeria ink MoUs on different fields, including culture, trade

Thursday, 09 June 2022 12:03

Tehran (IP)- Iran and Nigeria have inked nine cooperation Memoranda of Understanding in culture, tourism, oil, agriculture, sports, and trade fields.

Iranpress: Muslims observe Eid-al Fitr Prayer in Nigeria

Muslims observe Eid-al Fitr Prayer in Nigeria

Tuesday, 03 May 2022 08:41

Africa (IP) - Muslims in Nigeria on Monday have joined their counterparts in Muslim countries across the world to embark on Eid Fitr prayer which marks the end of the 30-day holy month of Ramadan fasting.

Iranpress: Protest shakes Bauchi after police officer killed 3 people

Protest shakes Bauchi after police officer killed 3 people

Sunday, 27 March 2022 08:37

Nigeria (IP) - Angry youth in Nigeria's Bauchi State besieged Yalwa Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force and blocked the Dass-Tafawa Balewa highway on Friday to protest the killing of three people by a member of the Nigeria Police Force.

Iranpress: Buhari

Buhari's denial of Shaikh Zakzaky’s Int'l passport; a cause for alarm

Saturday, 26 February 2022 07:38

Nigeria (IP) - In a statement signed by the Secretary of the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and sent to Iran Press News Agency on Friday, Engineer Abdullahi Musa has lamented on the denying Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Malamah Zeenah, their International Passports to travel abroad for a medical reason.

Iranpress: Nigeria Universities in shutdown due to warning strike

Nigeria Universities in shutdown due to warning strike

Sunday, 20 February 2022 08:23

Nigeria (IP) – The Union of Nigeria Universities' Academic Staff embarked on a one-month warning strike, a decision that led to the shutdown of whole Universities in the West African country.

Iranpress: Nigeran Army Commander killed in Boko Haram attack at Borno

Nigeran Army Commander killed in Boko Haram attack at Borno

Sunday, 14 November 2021 08:25

Borno (IP) - Heavy clashes erupted on Saturday between Boko Haram and Nigeria military in Askira-Uba in Borno state when a senior commander of the Army was killed in a terrorist ambush attack.

Iranpress: 85 killed in gold mine collapse in Nigeria

85 killed in gold mine collapse in Nigeria

Tuesday, 09 November 2021 09:59

Nigeria (IP) – Dozens of people have been killed in a gold mine collapse in a village near the Nigerian-Niger border.

Iranpress: Nigeria building collapse; death toll rises to 21

Nigeria building collapse; death toll rises to 21

Wednesday, 03 November 2021 20:36

Nigeria (IP) - As of Wednesday, almost 48 hours after the collapse of the 21 story building in Lagos State of South Western Nigeria, the death toll rose to 21 while ten people were rescued by National Emergency Management Agency.

Iranpress: IMN urges Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara

IMN urges Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara's release

Tuesday, 20 July 2021 10:03

Abuja (IP): The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has called on the governor of Kano State to drop the baseless allegations against Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara, a prominent cleric, and release him from prison.

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