Nigeria News Digest: Aug 29, 2025

Ahmadiyya Muslim leaders, invoking Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s teachings, issued a communique after lectures and prayers urging world leaders to prioritize dialogue, justice and human dignity, warning that neglect could lead to heightened tensions and a potential World War III.

The Mawlid discussion emphasizes modest, sincere remembrance focused on the Prophet’s character rather than lavish ceremonies, urging believers to avoid bid‘ah by ensuring intentions and content align with tradition and prevent practices that stray from established Islamic teachings.

Christian youths from Benue, Southern Bauchi, Southern Kaduna and Plateau called for a review of the security framework to strengthen community policing, urging politicians to stop politicising the ongoing crisis that has caused casualties and displacement, said spokesman Jethro Doyum Moor at a press briefing in Jos.