Month: July 2020

AH, NWOHA RETURNS TO ALLAH! By Mahfouz Adedimeji

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I have been distraught and devastated since yesterday when a digger was driven right into my heart. That was on account of the sad news of Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha’s death. There is still a lump in my throat and I shiver as I manage to write this. Until his death, Alhaji Nwoha was the Director of Administration, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). Innaa liLlaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’uun! This death is turn by turn; from Allah we come and to Him we shall all return. Though death is…

Osun announces passage of Afenifere Leader, Ayo Fasanmi ….. says he was a humble, selfless leader

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The State Government of Osun has announced the death of Elder Statesman, respected politician and national leader of the Afenifere Group, Pa. Ayorinde Fasanmi, who passed on at the ripe old age of 94. His passage was confirmed by his first son, Hon. Justice Obafemi Fasanmi, on behalf of the family. Pa. Fasanmi was an epitome of humility, selflessness and integrity. He made enviable and remarkable contributions to his profession, to the socio-political development of Yorubaland, and to the nation at large. In the old Western Nigeria, Pa Fasanmi served…

Lawan mourns Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Fasanmi

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family, friends and political associates of Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, the leader of Yoruba socio-cultural and political association who died on Wednesday at the age of 94 years. Lawan also commiserated with the government and people of Ekiti State and the Yoruba people in general over the demise of a leader who throughout his life was committed to the cause of his people and Nigeria. The Senate President said the late elder statesman made immense contributions to nation-building as…

EID-EL-ADHA: Islamic Welfare Foundation felicitates with Muslims

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An Islamic charity organization, Islamic Welfare Foundation has congratulated Muslim ummah especially in Nigeria.The group in its Eid-el-kabir message signed by Engr. Abu Salami ,National Coordinator,praised Almighty Allah for his bless over the Muslim ummah across the globe. Read the statement in full : “To Allah be the glory, praises and adorations. Allah is he whom we shall continue to bow and succumb as individuals and as a group. We thank Allah for keeping us intact as a group since the last Eid. May his name be praise.” “May Allah’s…

Eid-El-Kabir: Wase felicitates muslims,urges unity, peace among Nigerians

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of this years’s Eid el-Kabir Sallah celebration. In his Sallah message to all Muslims issued on Thursday, Wase called on the Muslim faithful to use the festive period for sober reflection and to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice for peace, unity and progress of the country. He also called for prayers during the Sallah celebration for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been ravaging the world. He said…

Eid-el-Kabir : Our Lives Matter As We Celebrate – Senate spokesman

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Muslims have been enjoined to be cautious of the fact that the ravaging Covid-19 is still much around as they celebrate Eid-el-Adh’a. In a congratulatory message he signed, Senate Spokesperson, Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru,has felicitated with the Muslim in the World and particularly his constituents on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. Reminding the people that the big Islamic celebration teaches piety, patience and endurance, Senator Basiru called on muslims to let the lessons reflect in their daily activities. “With patience and endurance, whatever we besiege Allaah for will be done,and with the…

Wolekanle rejoices with Muslims on Eid El Kabir

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Hon Akinwale Akinwole has felicitated with all Muslim faithfuls on the occasion of this year Eid-el-Kabir celebration,he prayed for Allah’s Rahmah and Shekina with lots of joy. Speaking with his loyalists at his AA Luxury Hotel, the Chief Convener of Ajilete Carnival, Wolekanle, as the philanthropist is being called charged all Muslims to pray for total cleansing of the land from the Coronavirus pandemic and be modest and moderate in celebration with strict compliance to the laid down rules as mandated by the State government and other agencies. ” We…

Eid-el-Kabir: Atiku tasks Nigerians To Promote Love, Mutual Respect, Peace,Tolerance

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has charged Nigerians to work to promote love, mutual respect, peace and tolerance in Nigeria. Atiku made the charge in a post on his verified Facebook page to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir with the Muslim faithful in Nigeria. “Since February when the incident case of the novel coronavirus emerged in Nigeria, life has not been the same for us all. Our economic and social lives have been seriously disrupted. “For the first time in living memory, Muslims in our country fasted this year without spiritual acts of…

NDD mourns NSCIA Director,Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha

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The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD) in condolence message jointly signed by Tajudeen Alabede ,National Coordinator and Dr. Abdul-Wasi Babatunde Moshood,Director of Public Affairs,has commiserated with the leadership of the Muslim Community in Nigeria over the death of Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha, Director of Administration at the Headquarters of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Abuja. Alhaji Nwoha died yesterday, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 as a result of motor accident on his way to join his family in the Eastern part of the country for the Eid…

EID-EL-KABIR: Gov Bello congratulates Muslims,calls for peaceful co-existence,unity

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated with the Muslim ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, he urged citizens to imbibe virtues of peace, love and unity. Bello admonished the people to continue to promote peaceful co-existence, religious tolerance and national unity, among other virtues that will ensure accelerated progress and socio-economic development of the state and nation at large. He said Eid-el Kabir as an occasion for the Muslim Ummah to remember the sacrifices Prophet Ibrahim made in obedience to the will of God should, thus,…