Month: June 2023

Lawless kids and fears of terrorism in Kano, by Yushau A. Shuaib

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“And fear the fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong.” – Quran 8 verse 25   The above is a verse from the Holy Quran, which my late father, Imam Abdulhameed Shuaib Agaka usually cited when trouble brewed and the community kept silent, without seeking to address it.   The Qur’anic verse cautions society against failure to act when atrocities are being committed because the repercussions of silence and inaction could be severe (painful), not only for the perpetrators but the…

EID-EL- KABIR: FCT Police deploys massive personnel …as CP assures residents of safe and peaceful celebration.

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The FCT Police Command in preparation for a hitch free Eid-El-Kabir celebration, has re-appraised the security dispositions and deployed adequate human and material resources across the nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory. The deployment which comprises all tactical and intelligence machineries of the Command anchored by interagency cooperation is distinguished by strengthened visibility policing at all praying grounds( Eid Grounds) and places of social gatherings, stop and search duty, raids on black spots and uncompleted buildings, highway and border patrol, aggressive vehicle and foot patrol, surveillance and diversion…

Eid-el-Kabir: Makinde celebrates with Muslims, calls for more prayers for state, Nigeria

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Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah in Oyo State and across the country on the occasion of the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir.   The Governor congratulated all residents of the state on witnessing the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 A.H., marking the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir, praying to Allah (SWT) to accept the worship and sacrifices of the Muslim Ummah across the country.   Governor Makinde, who appreciated the Muslims for their support and prayers during the four years of Omituntun 1.0, called on them to continue to pray…

You Betrayed And Abandoned Tinubu At The Time Of Need – Hapijo to Abe

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A Chieftain of APC in Rivers State and the Coordinator of BATS VANGUARD in Ikwerre LGA , who also doubled as the PCC/ICC Coordinator in Ikwerre LGA, Amb. Jacobs Chimezie Happiness has been condemning the way Sen. Magnus Abe and his supporters abandoned Tinubu to his fate during the Presidential election in Rivers State. In a recent article he published and made available to an online platform, his statement read in part: “The intricacies of the effects of over-brainwashing and its psychological conditioning, makes it very difficult for man to…

Why we suspended Ileya Free Train Ride – Osun Govt

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The Osun State Government has blamed a damaged train track as the reason behind its decision to suspend the free train ride for indigenes coming for the Ileya festival from Lagos and its environs. The state government had put in place proper machinery to offer the Imole Train services but was forced to suspend the service after the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) informed it of a train accident around Abeokuta – Lagos old gauge line. Announcing the suspension of the free train ride, the Osun State Ministry of Commerce expressed…

A service chief for the Igbo By Lasisi Olagunju

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There was a time in Nigeria’s media history when a certain Ebenezer Williams was arguably one of the country’s best newspaper columnists. But that popular name was a pseudonym, a fictitious identity. The masquerade donning that beautiful costume was Abiodun Aloba, colonial and post-colonial Nigeria media genius. He died in 2001. In the Daily Express of April 18, 1970, three months after the Nigerian civil war ended, and thirty-one years before the man died, he did a post-mortem of the Nigerian civil war and a character portrait of the Ibo…

Nigeria Considers Involving Navy in Fishing and Aquatic Animals Operations to Boost the Blue Economic Revenue

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By Abdullahi O. Haruna (Haruspice)     In a bid to unlock its revenue potential, the Federal Government of Nigeria is exploring the possibility of engaging the Navy in fish harvesting activities along the country’s coastal waters. Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, revealed this during a visit by Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen Christopher Musa, and the newly appointed service chiefs and Chief of Defence Intelligence at Defence House. Highlighting the untapped resources in Nigeria’s high seas, Dr. Kana emphasized that the Navy’s…

Eidil-Kabir:Akinlade Distributes Welfare Package to Muslims faithful across Ogun West Federal Constituency

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In preparation for the Eidil-Kabir celebration,Member, representing Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives,Rt.Hon Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq distributed welfare packages such as ram, rice and cash to muslims faithful, some of his loyalists, All Progressives Congress stakeholders, party members and religious leaders across Ogun State and his constituency. This gesture was part of Akinlade’s socio-economic intervention to enable the beneficiaries celebrate Sallah with ease due to the economic hardship currently hitting the country. Some of the beneficiaries disclosed that Akinlade,a 4th term member of the House of Representatives,personally…

Niger Govt secures release of 80 inmates, pays N20m fines

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Niger state Government has secured the release of 80 inmates by paying N20 million fines for them to reunite and celebrate Sallah with their families.   The State Governor, Rt. Hon.Mohammed Umar Bago who disclosed this at a ceremony at Medium Correctional Custodial Centre, Minna further stated that the release of the inmates was in the interest of fairness.   Speaking through his Deputy Comrade Yakubu Garba, Rt. Hon. Bago explained that the inmates were released from eight Correctional centres in the state.   He advised the inmates to integrate…

FG Declares Wednesday,Thursday Public Holidays for Eid-El-Kabir celebration

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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday June 28th and Thursday June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora,” the statement read. Akinlade enjoined Muslims and all Nigerians “to make sacrifices for the growth and development of our communities and our…