Day: November 7, 2021

Lagos collapsed building: That this house may not fall By Festus Adedayo

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Many atimes, Providence speaks to human beings in anecdotes. Unfortunately, man is too blind to even behold the foot of his nose; too lost in pursuit of earthly existential scrambles that the lessons of these stories are most times lost on him. Traditional Africa located the power in relating life experiences, as well as the experiences of living and non-living beings, especially those of animals, to the life of existing man. For centuries, not only did humanity learn to live by minding the landmines that consumed its recent and ancient…

Adeduntan mourns late Igbeti Monarch,says he lived for his People

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The Osi Basorun of Ibadanland and a leading Oyo State 2023 Governorship Aspirant, Chief Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has commiserated with the people of Igbeti in Olorunshogo local government area of the State over the passing of the Onigbeti of Igbeti, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi, Afasegbejo III The foremost monarch who became king in 2004 , died on Saturday at the age of 77. In a statement through his media office in Ibadan, and made available to journalists Sunday morning, Osi Basorun Adeduntan ,expressed his sadness over the passing of…

Dabiri-erewa hails Kamaru Usman for retaining UFC Title

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Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM),Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has applauded Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman, for retaining his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title in a unanimous decision. In the congratulatory message through NIDCOM Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NIDCOM boss commended the Nigerian spirit and zeal in Kamaru Usman who defeated his challenger and thus retained his title. Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York on Saturday night. With the win, Usman improved to 20-1-0,…

Imam Fuad charges Nigerian youths on anti-corruption crusade ….. as Eat-Halal project trains youth on digital skills

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The Executive Director of The Just Foundation, an NGO of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society,Imam Fuad Adeyemi has asked Nigerian youths to prepare to take over anti-corruption crusade by taking advantage of the numerous opportunities which abound today made possible by the digital revolution, to empower themselves. Imam Fuad made this charge while flagging off the first phase of the training of youths in Abuja, a project of the Eat-Halal project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation. He said the youth project will empower two thousand youths, across eighth states –FCT, Lagos, Osun,…

Re: Ikoyi Tragedy and Casual Bigotry Against Yoruba Muslims: My Views, My Experiences – By Alhaja Adeola Agoro

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I read Kperogi’s article with a smile playing around my lips. It brought back the contents of the second chapter of the first part of my (yet to be published) book, ‘Journey to Islam: The Journey So Far’.   While I wouldn’t say Kperogi was totally right in his submissions, I’ll say that I agree with a lot of what he said. I was born a Christian. I converted to Islam in 2009. I have spent enough time in the Islamic religion to form an opinion about it. I can…

Support group endorses Sule for second term

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Ahead of 2023 elections, a support group, Governor A. A. Sule Continuity Volunteers Group, has commenced strategies for the re-election bid of Nasarawa State governor for second term in office. The group, held a meeting preparatory to hosting an endorsement rally to prevail on Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule, to seek re-election, in Lafia, on Saturday. State Coordinator of the group, Comrade Abubakar Idris Adamu, said he was motivated to organize the endorsement rally because of the sterling leadership being provided by the governor. Comrade Idris emphasized that, so far, Engineer…

Manager gets Passmark as DG visits NYSC Garment Factory

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The Director-General Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has paid an unscheduled visit to the NYSC Garment Factory at Mgbaku, Anambra State. Conducting the Director-General round, the Factory Manager Mr Joshua Onifade briefed him about the measures taken by the Management towards optimising its operations, including the provision of thirty-six new industrial sewing machines. He said that the factory had refurbished ten old industrial sewing machines, thereby increasing the number of functional ones to forty-six. He thanked the Director-General for the provision of a 20KVA sound proof generator to power the equipment,…