Day: April 2, 2024

Akpabio breaks fast with Muslim colleagues …. Says religion cannot divide Nigeria

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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Monday evening had Iftar(breaking of fast) with his Muslim colleagues, in Abuja.   In his remarks at the occasion which was also attended by some Senators who are of the Christian faith, Akpabio declared that “religion cannot divide us,” stressed that it was not a mere coincidence that the Christian Lenten and Muslim Ramadan periods came up again same time.   He said it was to show that even though Muslims and Christians have different religions, they both have only one God, the…

Tinubu committed to reviving Nigeria’s economic woes – Senator Karimi

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The Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Sen. Sunday Karimi has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited one of the worst economic problems in the Fourth Republic but he is committed to turn around the despicable situation. Karimi, who is representing Kogi West Senatorial District disclosed this at the maiden edition of Igbaruku Day organised by Igbaruku-Okeri Community Development Association (ICDA) in Igbaruku-Okeri, Yagba West Local Council, Kogi State during the Easter. According to the lawmaker, the administration has exuded commitment towards rebuilding and transforming the economy to a virile, strong, self-sufficient…

Oba Adetona: Blessed by God, honoured by men, by Seun Oloketuyi

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Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State, is the kind of king monarchs aspire to be. And after 64 years on the throne, that prestige has not waned. Installed as king on April 2, 1960, just a few months shy of Nigeria’s Independence, Awujale’s reign is currently older than the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As it stands, he is the longest-reigning first-class monarch in Nigeria.   These are not mere statistics. They are hard facts that prove Adetona is a king blessed by God and honoured…

Tragedy as DCP Gbolahan Olugbemi commits suicide in Ogbomoso

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Tragedy struck as a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Gbolahan Olugbemi reportedly committed suicide in Oyo state.   DCP Olugbemi, who was serving at the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Lagos, reportedly died in his country home at Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́, Oyo State, where he had gone for the Easter break.   He was the Aide de Camp to the late former Governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, during his 11-month tenure as defacto governor in 2006.   According to a source, the DCP, who normally visited his hometown during…

BREAKING: Senegal’s Bassirou Faye takes oath of office as youngest elected President in Africa

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye has ben sworn as the youngest president in Senegal and Africa after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison.   The 44-year-old leader took the oath of office on Tuesday at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar.   “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfil the office of President of the Republic of Senegal,” he said.   The ceremony was held in the presence…

Umar Bin Al-Khattab’s Leadership, A Lesson To The Today’s Leaders By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation, may Allah extol the mention of our noble Prophet Muhammad in the highest company of Angels, bless him and give him peace and security―and his family, his Companions and all those who follow him correctly and sincerely until the establishment of the Hour. Dear brothers and sisters! Umar Bin Al-Khattab, the second Khalifah of Muslims following the death of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), is highly revered…