Month: April 2020

Niger Governor condoles HoS over mother’s death

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Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has commiserated with the state Head of Service (HoS), Hajiya Salamatu T. Abubakar over the death of her mother. A Statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, the Governor expressed sadness over the death of Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim Madaki who passed on at the age of 78. “We are greatly touched by the loss of our dear mother who, we can confirm was an epitome of great virtues having gave birth to a woman of impeccable character in the person…

MSSN @ 66: A RETROSPECT

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One of the most remarkable events that characterised the 20th century was the birth of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), the coming of which (by Allah’s mercy) has brought nothing but good. The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) was birthed on 18th April 1954, exactly 66 years ago, through the efforts of vibrant Muslim students from Methodist Boys High School, Kings College and Queens College in Lagos State. Alhamdulillah, the effort has been preserved, nurtured and blossomed into a big society with numerous branches spread across the…

BREAKING: Top Presidency Aides Denied Access To Aso Villa After Violating NCDC Guideline During Abba Kyari’s Burial

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According to findings by SaharaReporters, some of the Presidency aides refused access into Aso Villa after returning from the burial include State House Chief Protocol Officer, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure, Special Assistant to the President, Yusuf Sabiu, a nephew to the President, Musa Haro Daura, and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the, Garba Shehu. Some top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have been denied access into the Presidential Villa in Abuja after returning from the burial of late Chief of Staff to Buhari, Abba Kyari, on Saturday. The…

Abba Kyari’s Death, End of a Surrogate Presidency, and the Coming Chaos By Farooq Kperogi

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To say I was shocked by Abba Kyari’s death would be to tell a lie. Being an asthmatic patient who routinely had “breathing problems” that necessitated periodic trips to London hospitals—in addition to being a diabetic who was older than 65—it would have been nothing short of miraculous if he survived COVID-19. In spite of who he was, especially the last five years of his life on earth, as a Muslim, I won’t speak ill of him in death. But I won’t write undeserving and deodorizing posthumous extolments of him,…

Kyari: lessons on Treachery and unbridled ambition By Agwu Kenneth Ogonna

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Some fail to bear in mind that everyone is sentenced to death. Death is a treacherous virus that strikes randomly. The only truth is that nobody is going to make it out alive. We are all living on probation and our expiry date is indefinite – Erik Pevernagie Africans in their wisdom say; the falling of dry leaves on top of a tree, a warning to other leaves on the tree. So be careful, and never celebrate other people’s downfall. No man should rejoice at the death of another because…

COVID-19: Why we are making 1 million face masks –Makinde …says state working with IITA, IART to ensure food security post COVID-19

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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has said that the state government has resolved to produce one million face masks for use of the people of the state as a measure of fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus in the State. Governor Makinde, who made this known while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that some countries have found the use of masks helpful in pushing back the virus. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa,stated that the state…

COVID-19: LG information officers partner Oyo on grassroots sensitization …as Alaafin hails state govt, FG over response to disease

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Members of the Association of Local Government Information Officers (ALGIO) chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State chapter, on Saturday, kick-started a sensitization campaign to the grassroots on how to prevent the novel Coronavirus. The campaign under the aegis of the Coalition for Grassroots Volunteers Against COVID-19 (COGVAC-19), held in partnership with the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, was kicked off in Ijawaya Village, Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who…

Gov Sani-Bello mourns Buhari’s CoS,Abba Kyari

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The Chairman, North-Central Governor’s Forum and Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello received, with shock, the death of Malam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mallam Abba Kyari died Friday night, after failing to recover from Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in a Lagos Hospital where he was receiving treatment, he turned positive to the virus last month. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, the Governor mourns and commiserates with the presidency, family, friends and the people of Nigeria…

How To Organise The Islamic Funeral (Janazah) For Those Killed By Covid-19 By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Saturday, 18/04/2020 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. Dear brothers and sisters, here are some brief explanations on the regulations of Janazah due to COVID-19 Restrictions: 1. If you cannot perform ghusl (washing) of the deceased person due to the COVID-19 restrictions, then make tayammum (dry ablution or purification with earth)…

JUST IN: Ganduje Fires Commissioner Over Comment on Abba Kyari

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Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has relieved the appointment of the commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji with immediate effect. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the commissioner was removed following his unguarded utterances against the person of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. He said as a public servant, the commissioner ought to have respected the office by refraining from any act capable of rendering it to disrepute. “The action of a public servant, personal…