Friday Sermon] : The Virtues Of Eating Halal And The Evils Of Eating Haram By Imam Murtadha Gusau

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! In some of my previous Friday sermons (Khutbah) I discussed Luqman Al-Hakim’s first advice to his son with regards to the quality of Prayer (Salat). The second advice he gave was about food. He said that you should guard…

Tinubu restates commitment to job creation, credit for business owners in Osun

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took his message of Renewed Hope to Osun State on Thursday where he assured the people and party supporters of his commitment to create jobs for the unemployed and make credit available for business owners. Speaking in Yoruba to a mammoth crowd of people who thronged the venue of the campaign rally at Freedom Park Osogbo, Tinubu said his administration would empower the people with the skill that will make them employable while ensuring that the youth will no longer spend…

Mr. President, You owe Tinubu more than this… By Abdullahi O.Haruna Haruspice

At the venue of the All Progressives Congress party convention in Lagos in 2014, all was set by the duo of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to define your end politically. They came prepared to pull the rug off your feet but one man -only one man saved you. The man is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu! Sensing the clandestine onslaught against you, he rolled out his political canopy and got you enveloped, thereby shielding you from the dangerous arrows of defeat. You came victorious because this man used…

Osun Labour Movement applauds Gov Adeleke over Payment of Salary Arrears

The Joint Labour Movement of Osun State has commended the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke for his kind gesture in approving welfare packages in a circular letter dated 31st January, 2022, Ref No.SMD.408/7 for active workers and retirees in response to our various interphase with the government.   In a statement jointly signed by Com. Jacob Adekomi (State Chairman NLC), Com. Adekola Adebowale (State Chairman TUC) and Com. Lasun Akindele ( State Chairman JNC) , the labour leaders described the Governor’s gesture as unprecedented.  …

NIDCOM mulls partnership with NIDO Europe to boost FDI

Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), has pledged to collaborate more strategically with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe, (NIDOE) to upscale Foreign Direct Investment particularly with the Russian Federation.   Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she received the Continental Chairman of NIDO, Europe, Dr Bashir Obasekola and the Chairman NIDO, Russia Chapter Mr Uwem-Edimo Sampson in Abuja. The delighted NiDCOM Boss was impressed with the steps taken by the NiDO Russia so far to drive investment back home and propel the growth of the economy.   She…

CBN CASHLESS POLICY: Gov Sani Bello says govt working tirelessly to mitigate hardship

Following the continued difficulties being faced by the people of Niger State in the effort to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy and redesigned Naira note, the State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has sympathized with the citizens over the prevailing hardship as a result of the policy of the apex Bank.   A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed that Governor Sani Bello was deeply moved by the attendant consequences of the policy which has been affecting…

Collapsed Building not FHA Property – Management.

The management of Federal Housing Authority FHA has said the collapsed building at the sixth avenue of Gwarimpa estate in Abuja was owned by a private developer,not FHA.   A brief clarification gathered from Head Public Relations, Mr Kenneth Chigelu ,stated that efforts were on to ascertain the real cause of the collapsed building, within the premises of Federal Housing Authority FHA estate in Gwarimpa area of the city of the nation.   As at press time, the number of casualties and the extent of damages could not be ascertained…

CAC partners NAICOM to fight against money laundering

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will partner to give the fight against money laundering a further boost.   The resolution was reached during a courtesy call to the CAC by NAICOM.   A statement released by the Head, Media of the commission, Rasheed Mahe,stated that the Commissioner for Insurance and CEO of the National Insurance Commission Thomas Olorundare Sunday, said access to the CAC’s database, particularly its Beneficial Ownership Register, would be fundamental to enriching its operations.   The NAICOM scribe therefore applauded the…

NYSC, NSCDC to strengthen existing relationship

The National Youth Service Corps and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps are poised to deepen the existing relationship between the two agencies.   The NYSC Director General Brigadier, General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed disclosed this today when he led some management staff of the Scheme on a courtesy call to the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi in his office in Abuja.   General Ahmed while appreciating the Corps for its services to the Scheme over the years, said the relevance of the NSCDC to NYSC…

IGP launches ‘Smartforce’ Database Management System for digitalization of personnel records

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has launched the ‘IGP-SmartForce Database Management Centre’ Wednesday 1st February, 2023, for Personnel Records Digitalization and Biometric Capturing of all officers of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that all officers have their details captured and stored for record purposes and to ease administrative bottlenecks, create ease in tracking postings/transfers, and issue Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Cards for personnel identification. The SmartForce with Storage Servers domiciled in the Nigeria Police Force National Command and Control Centre (NPF-C4i) facilities and SmartForce office, Office…