Month: July 2022

The Month Of Muharram And The Fasting Of Ashurah By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Sunday, Muharram 2nd, 1444 AH (July 31, 2022)   In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy   All praise is due to Allah Who selects by His Mercy whom He wills and chooses from His creation what He wishes. There is no adjusting of His judgment and no turning away His decree. He is not asked about what He does and people will be asked. Glory be to Him, He has made in the alteration of the days and nights a lesson for the believers…

Olarinoye, Nigerian weightlifter wins gold at Commonwealth games

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Nigeria, on Saturday, won its first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. Adijat Adenike Olarinoye recorded a total of 203kg in the women’s 55kg weightlifting event to win Nigeria’s first gold medal in the games. Before winning the medal, Olarinoye had set two records in 10 minutes, lifting 90kg and 92kg in the Snatch category of women’s 55kg Weightlifting event. The Nigerian anthem was sang while the country’s flag was displayed shortly after the gold medalist was decorated. India’s Bindrayani Sorokhaibam came second while England’s Fraer Morrow…

NAHCON’s Media team collaborates with Saudi Ministry of Hajj’s media team

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NAHCON Media Team paid a working visit to the Ministry of Hajj Media office to explore collaboration on Pilgrims information dissemination.   The head of National Media Team Hajiya Fatima Muhammad Mustapha led a delegation of the NAHCON Media staff to meet with the Ministry of Hajj’s counterparts in the Awareness and Media department, the meeting which was held in the ministry’s head office in Makkah saw the cementing of relationship between the two government agencies media teams   Matters of interest in relation to pilgrims information dissemination, enlightenment and…

Nigerian government, Kadaria Ahmed, Trust TV and the BBC By Emmanuel Ogbeche

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The Nigerian government is miffed, Ms. Kadaria Ahmed is no less angry. In keeping with her history of excoriating her industry, it was little of a surprise that Ms. Ahmed will give a passing rebuke to the affliction which the Buhari Presidency represents in terms of national security and cohesion. Ms. Ahmed’s riposte which came before Alhaji Lai Mohammed’s fatwa against the BBC and Trust TV, owned by the Trust Group, for giving “celebrity coverage” to terrorists’ aka bandits terrorising Nigerians in the North West, fits into a tradition of…

2023: APC Chieftain asks Nigerians in Diaspora to support Tinubu’s emergence …. urges INEC to begin process for Diaspora voting

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A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Yakubu Murtala has asked Nigerians living outside the country to throw their weight behind the party’s presidential flag bearer, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the forth general election.   He explained that Bola Tinubu has robust and fruitful relationship with Nigerians across the geo-political zones and indeed every state pointing out that his investment in making relationships confers on him as the best bridge builder that Nigeria needed.   Hon. Murtala who was speaking on Saturday at…

HIJRAH 1444 AH : Gov Sani Bello urges Muslim Ummah to pray for peace

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has admonished Muslims to pray for continued peace of the state and the country as a whole .   In a statement, Governor Sani Bello congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the new Islamic Year (Muharram 1, 1444 AH) and urged them to remain peace makers and also continue to pray fervently for God to intervene in the challenges facing the World , Nigeria inclusive .   The Governor stressed the importance of the New Islamic Calender emphasising the need for Muslims to put God…

Unauthorized Journey attracts sanctions, DG warns corps members

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The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has warned Corps Members not to embark on any unauthorized journey during their service year.   He said they must get approval from the NYSC if it became necessary to travel.   Fadah stated this today while addressing Corps Members at NYSC Jigawa State Orientation Camp in Fanisau Dutse.   He stated further that if they are traveling a long distance, they should break their journey when it is 6:00pm and pass the night in safe places like military barracks,…

2023 CENSUS: EMAN National Amir tasks Muslims on effective participation

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The National Amir,Elbirru Muslim Association of Nigeria(EMAN)Arc. AbdulYekeen Mamman, has reminded muslims of their roles in all National Civic activities,amongst which include the National general Elections and National Headcount (Census)scheduled for the first/ second quarters of 2023. Speaking at a public lecture organized by the El-birru Muslim Association of Nigeria EMAN to commemorate the Islamic New Year 1444ah At Ogaminana Central Jumaat Masjid,Adavi L.G.A of Kogi State on Muharram 1,1444 AH(Saturday, 30th July, 2022),Arc.Mamman informed muslim faithfuls on the needs for their effective participation in both exercises particularly the National…

The Imperative of Credible Leadership in the Nigeria Political Dispensation, Being Hijrah Lecture delivered by Ustaz Aminu Jato & Ustaz Muhammad Isah organized by EMAN on Muharram 1,1444 A.H. 30th July, 2022 at Ogaminana,Kogi State

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Introduction In our era when majority have abdicated the purpose of creation, their mission and goal on earth, when human beings have become negligent of their salvation, jettisoned and abandoned the divine guidance, when majority have rather adopted godlessness, wrong parenting, political mediocrity, indiscipline, corruption, wickedness and all forms of wrong doings as ways of life, there is no matter of concern more imperative to be addressed than leadership in the human society. Given the indicators of the troubling failures of our society and the daunting challenges faced by the…

HAJJ 2022: FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board completes operation.

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The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced completion the 2022 hajj exercise with the return of its last set of worshippers from Saudi Arabia.   The Director of the Board, Mallam Muhammad Nasiru Danmallam made the declaration at the Nnamdi Azikwe International airport on arrival from the King AbdulAziz International airport Jiddah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   Mallam Danmallam stated that with the return flights recorded so far from Saudi Arabia, the Board has returned all the FCT contingent that participated in the religious exercise this year.…