Day: January 13, 2021

Gov Sule meets with district heads over security,COVID-19

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has met with districts heads from across the state, with a view to seek for their views and assistance on how best to address the security challenges confronting the state, especially banditry and kidnapping. Engineer Sule met with all the district heads from across the state, at the late Aliyu Akwe Doma Banquet Hall, on Wednesday. According to the Governor, the meeting which was at the instance of the state government, will also accord his administration the opportunity to rob minds with the district…

Gov Yahaya Bello congratulates new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

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Kogi State Governor,Yahaya Bello has praised the republican nature of Ndigbo which he said was again on display in the election of a renowned diplomat, Professor George Obiozor, to lead the prestigious apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The Governor noted that with the election of the professor of international relations to pilot the affairs of their people,Ndigbo were sending a strong message to the rest of the country, and indeed the world, that they remained willing to find common grounds with any other group ready to reciprocate their gesture.…

OPERATIONALISING THE QURAN WITHOUT ISLAMIC STATE by Barr. Mutiu Olaleke Agboke

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Introduction Q33:36 General Definitions & Illustrations Operationalising the Quran without Islamic state is a conscious effort by Muslims to live by the Quran in its essence and application covering both the mundane and spiritual aspects of their lives without the existence of any government established based of sharia law. In other words, it is a deliberate determination to live by, with and for the holy Quran and the practical aspect of the life of Prophet Mohammad. By so doing, a Muslim forsakes or disregards all other forms of instructions from…

Effiong Akwa And The NDDC By Reuben Abati

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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the news for all the wrong reasons in the year 2020. The agency that was established 20 years ago to bring development to the nine oil-bearing communities of the Niger Delta became an embarrassment to the Nigerian government. In 2019, President Buhari had ordered a forensic audit of the agency’s accounts, a move that was hailed as long overdue by many Nigerians. This was also said to be consistent with the administration’s anti-corruption campaign. What should be a smooth administrative process however,…

Gov Sule flags off special public work scheme, commends FG on initiative

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the expanded special public work programme, initiated by the Federal Government, aimed at empowering 774,000 vulnerable and unskilled from across the country. Flagging off the programme at a ceremony in Lafia, on Tuesday, Engineer Sule, while commending the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for initiating the scheme, urged the beneficiaries to take full advantage of the programme to derive optimum benefits. According to the Governor, his administration has mapped out various programmes to facilitate the success of the 13000 beneficiaries during the…