Month: May 2022

Nasarawa 2023: APC screening committee clears Gov Sule for second term

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship screening committee has screened and cleared Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, to re-contest the gubernatorial election come 2023.   Engineer Abdullahi Sule was screened and cleared after he appeared before the screening committee sitting at the Frazer Suite, Central Business District, in Abuja, on Saturday.   The Governor arrived the venue of the screening past 8pm and was shortly screened and cleared.   Speaking to journalists shortly after being screened, Engineer Sule, described the exercise as cordial and friendly.   He appreciated the…

Blasphemy: Positions of Justice System and the Holy Quran By Yushau Shuaib

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“Take the law into your hands… You need not report to any authority to kill any blasphemer!”   I was shocked to the marrow when an Imam, during a Juma’at service in one of the mosques in Abuja, ordered his followers to engage in extra-judicial killing.   As a Muslim, not only by birth but also by training and practice, I would be terribly disturbed if anyone disparages my religion or the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) whom we the faithful hold in very high esteem. Yet, in that aggrieved state…

Blasphemy, Miss Deborah and Unpopular Opinion of Islamic Scholar By Haruna Sanusi Lafiagi

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“My name is Sanusi Lafiagi and I’m a Muslim. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. I affirm the absolute dignity and honour of our leader, Muhammad ﷺ and condemn in totality any disrespect or insult to his person.   Having said that, I’ve listened a dozen times to the viral audio of late Miss Deborah Samuel, a 200L student of Sheu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was murdered in cold blood and set alight…

7 Liver-Damaging Mistakes To Watch Out For

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Your struggle to get rid of those extra pounds or feel tired and low on energy could be a sign that you have an overworked liver. Here are 7 liver-damaging mistakes to watch out for:   1. Not drinking enough water — The golden rule is to drink at least 8 full glasses of water every day. According to Dr Michele Neil-Sherwood from the Functional Medical Institute, “Dehydration can have a direct effect on our liver’s ability to properly detoxify our body.” When your liver can’t clear those toxins, the…

BLASPHEMY AND KILLING IN ISLAM: (Killing of Deborah in Sokoto as a case study). By: Imam Nurudeen Mukhtar Isalekoto

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The news and even the gory video of a Female Student called DEBORAH YAKUBU, was beaten to death, her corpse set ablaze for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) at Shagari College of Education in Sokoto has now gone viral. She was alleged to have shared the offensive material insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) on a school WhatsApp group.   The brazen killing of Deborah has left many people the world over shocked, saddened, and even infuriated.   As the smoke cleared and as the Sokoto State Government and the Nigeria Police…

SOKOTO UNREST: MURIC condemns looting,attacks on churches

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned attacks on churches and the looting of shops which occurred in Sokoto on Saturday, 14th May, 2022.   In a statement signed by the director of the human rights organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, late in the evening of Saturday, 14th May, 2022. MURIC said the attacks were the handiwork of hoodlums and unscrupulous elements. He therefore appealed to Nigerians to desist from reprisal attacks on non-indigenes in other parts of the country.   The full statement read:   “The Sokoto imbroglio boiled over…

DEBORAH : Kaduna Govt bans Religious protests,rallies …. Says Violators will be prosecuted

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The Kaduna State Government has placed a ban on protests related to religious activity throughout the State with immediate effect.   The KDGS said the prohibition became imperative in view of moves by some unpatriotic elements to organize series of for-and-against protests related to ongoing demonstrations in Sokoto today, Saturday, 14th May, 2022 over positions taken on the killing on Thursday of Deborah at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto.     Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai who has been briefed of the development, has charged security agencies to ensure strict…

SOKOTO PROTEST: MURIC appeals for calm

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC has called on residents of Sokoto, especially protesters who were demanding release of those arrested over the killing of a female student,Deborah Yakubu on alleged blasphemy.     There are reports of ongoing demonstrations in Sokoto today, Saturday, 14th May, 2022 over positions taken on the killing on Thursday of Deborah at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto.     The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a terse, three-paragraph statement issued by the director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Saturday, 14th May, 2022, appealed…

Gov Sule promises Transparent, Fair primaries, as Nasarawa APC adopts delegates from previous congresses

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Ahead of the scheduled primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), preparatory to the 2023 general elections, Nasarawa State Governor, has assured of a transparent and fair exercise.   This wass just as the APC in Nasarawa State, adopted the list of delegates previously elected at the ward, local government, state and national congresses of the party.   Engineer Sule gave the assurance during the meeting of the state APC caucus, which held at the Government House, on Friday.   According to the Governor, he will not support any…

Between visible records with desperate aspirant By Yusuf Ahmad Albasu

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The drum beats of politics have sway across the country’s political atmosphere ahead of 2023 General Election. Where hidden and quieter aspirants have creep out from their abodes. As a keen observers of the political trends in Albasu, Gaya & Ajingi federal constituency of Kano state. We have seen this quieter aspirant creeping out from his Abuja abodes.   In this regards the choice before the people is between going forward, with records of visible achievements across the constituency as against the empty promises of a Desperate Position Seeker. Very…