Month: April 2020

Experiencing The Ramadan Fasting Under Lockdown By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Monday, Sha’aban 26, 1441 AH (20/04/2020) In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy 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, with Ramadan fast approaching and Covid-19 not showing any sign of moving out of the way, this blessed month of Ramadan dawns upon us shrouded in many uncertainties; uncertainties we had never imagined. No…

Kyari’s Burial : Stay away from COVID-19 briefing, NUJ tells PTF members

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, FCT Council, has urged members of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 that were at the burial rites of Mallam Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to excuse themselves from the daily briefing. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Chairman of the council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, called on the members of the PTF which included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and PTF National Coordinator, Mr. Boss Mustapha, to demonstrate dignified responsibility by not putting journalists and others who…

ABBA KYARI: A bridge-builder in government makes his exit A Special Tribute by Ahmad Lawan

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Mallam Abba Kyari died on Friday 17th of April, 2020 at the age of 67 years. The patriot died the way he would have preferred, at the very front line of service, sadly seized by a plague against which he was defending his beloved fatherland, Nigeria. Much has been written and much more will appear about a man who was blessed with so much talent, and used it to distinguish himself in his many service stations in the public and private sectors and at different levels of government. This tribute…

RAMADAN: Wait for the crescent , MUSWEN urges muslims

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The Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) has admonished all Muslims in the country’s Southwest region to guard against any speculation about the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast. The admonition was issued by MUSWEN’s Executive Secretary, Professor Muslih Tayo Yahya on Sunday, April 19, 2020 in view alleged speculations making the rounds about the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast. While enjoining the Muslim Ummah in the region to be grateful to Allah for sparing their lives, despite the global lockdown situation imposed on them by an expediency of…

Kingibe, Adamu, Ali, Mustapha, 5 others in frame to succeed Kyari

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The next Chief of Staff to the President is likely to emerge from a field of nine notable public figures, as the seat of power tries to get over the shocking demise of the former occupant of the office, Mallam Abba Kyari. Kyari died on Friday night and was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. The Nation gathered on Saturday that the search for Kyari’s replacement has to get underway as early as possible in view of the importance of the office to the smooth functioning of the…

COVID-19: Together, we shall overcome – Ekweremadu Assures …….distributes palliatives to constituents ……. lauds S/E Governors on Low COVID-19 cases

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Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed strong optimism that Nigeria and the world would ultimately overcome the existential threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was even as he commended all levels of government as well as the international community, corporate Nigeria, and kindhearted individuals for their efforts to end the pandemic and mitigate the challenges occasioned by it. Ekweremadu made these known at the weekend during the distribution of palliatives to his constituents. Represented on the occasion by a political associate and Secretary of…

Now That Abba Kyari is Dead By Simon Kolawole

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On January 18, 2020, when I first read of the new coronavirus on the BBC website, my heart missed a beat because of what China means to the world. The headline was: “New virus in China ‘will have infected hundreds’.” And these were the opening paragraphs: “The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. There have been more than 60 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, but UK experts estimate a figure nearer…

MALAM ABBA KYARI: BROTHER, FRIEND, PATRIOT BY IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU

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I have been in shock, since news broke, of the passing of Malam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, late on Friday night, the 17th of April, that it has been difficult for me, to concentrate on literally any other thought, except the incredible life that Mal Abba lived, and the gravity of loss, that Nigeria has suffered. Mal Abba was the quintessential patriot, who loved Nigeria with sincere passion, and he gave himself totally to any, and every assignment. It was also one of his virtues, that…

Abba Kyari’s death and Koronu people in COVID-19 Nigeria By Festus Adedayo

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The death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, last Friday, like the death of any mortal, calls for sober reflection. May God grant the repose of his soul. However, for all of us – politicians, those controlling the levers of political power, lowly-placed people and humanity in entirety – the major lesson therein, aside the ephemerality of life, is that this passage is another wake-up call on us not to assume our immortality. If the high and mighty can fall when death stings them, no man is…

As the gatekeeper exits the palace… By Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice .

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The most hated and despised in the palace is usually the one who protects the king the most. Kyari got the venom because he protected Buhari from the pawn of interest. And who the man was in the last five years of his existence is principally the creation of those whose interests were affected- they sold the alibi to the media and the media amplified the script sold to them. Everything we know and knew about Mallam Abba Kyari was the dummy sold to us by third parties and fifth…