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Ramadan: NOA DG urges Nigerians to pray for peace, National Development

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has urged Nigerians, particularly Muslim faithful, to use the sacred month of Ramadan to pray for peace, unity, and the overall development of the country.   Issa-Onilu made this call in his 2025 Ramadan message to the nation, emphasizing the importance of collective prayers and spiritual devotion in fostering national cohesion.   He encouraged Muslims to maximize the spiritual opportunities of Ramadan through self-reflection, acts of charity, and increased devotion, in line with Islamic teachings.   “For the development…

Ramadan: NUJ FCT urges spiritual reflection, unity among Journalists

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has extended heartfelt Ramadan greetings to Muslim journalists in the FCT, urging them to embrace compassion, unity, and self-discipline during the sacred month.   In a statement signed by the Secretary of the Council, Jide Oyekunle, the Council Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, described Ramadan as a period of deep spiritual reflection and an opportunity to renew commitment to service, truth, and fairness in journalism.   “During this month of fasting and prayer, may our hearts be filled with gratitude…

Ramadan Series (01): Giving Charity Is A Sign Of Perfect Faith (Iman)! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Saturday, Ramadan 01, 1446 AH (01/03/2025)   In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and grant him peace; and likewise, his family, his Companions and all those who truly and sincerely follow him until the Day of Resurrection.   Dear brothers and sisters! Allah the Most High says:   “For those who believe in the existence of the unseen, and perform the prayers, and spend…

NDLEA Intercepts 46kg of Canadian Loud at Lagos Airport, Arrests 24-Year-Old Thai Woman

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 24-year-old Thai national, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, for attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria. The illicit drugs, weighing 46.60 kilograms, were discovered in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.   NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, noted that the suspect was intercepted during the inward clearance of passengers from a Qatar Airways flight from Thailand via Doha…

Dabiri-Erewa hails DOWA AI policy challenge in Nigeria

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has applauded the founders of a US-Based Non-governmental Organization known as Doing Good Work in Africa (DOWA) for Pioneering Nigeria’s AI Future With Youth Innovation in Lagos, Nigeria.   Dabiri-Erewa stated that targeting the youth with AI initiative is the best form of Diaspora Engagement which aligns with NiDCOM’s “HomeStrings Programme” in which the 2nd and 3rd Generation Diaspora Nigerians are made to think of home with enthusiasm and excitement.   The NiDCOM Boss further commended the duo of Ola Erogbogbo…

Monday Lines ‘We collected money, and we voted’ By Lasisi Olagunju

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Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several years, I covered the activities of several military governors and administrators in Oyo State. Each of those well-trained minds came with their peculiarities. Colonel Ahmed Usman (God bless his soul) was particularly voluble. Whenever he spoke, it was as he felt; he had no euphemism for whatever came to his mind. Anytime he did that, his media handlers were left horrified, scrambling and begging reporters for a soft landing. At a point, whispers of…

Shouldn’t We Sell The Power Grid For A Penny? By Kazeem Akintunde

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Electricity generation, transmission and distribution has now become rocket science for us in Nigeria. This is because in spite of billions of Naira spent on the power sector in the last two decades, we are still generating darkness and distributing misery to households and businesses. Just last week, the National Power grid collapsed thrice.   The first collapse was recorded at exactly 6.58 pm, when power generation dropped to zero megawatts, throwing homes and businesses into complete darkness. Few hours later, the grid came up and some parts of the…

The Place Called Zaria… By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice

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Her uniqueness isn’t because she is an institution, her uniqueness lies in the values inherent in her students. The very moment you step at the main gate of the school, every other orientation inherent in you is dropped. You assume a new entity, coated in the philosophy of the founder, the great Sir Ahmadu Bello,the Sardauna of Sokoto.   Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is the gateway to other universities, situated as an embracing womb that births other universities. You can’t get to Bayero University Kano without passing through Zaria, The…

Oyo Muslim Community urges protesters to abort plan, employ dialogue

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Muslim Community of Oyo state has called on conveners of planned Nationwide protests to employ dialogue rather than embarking on protest.They urged conveners to employ dialogue to table their demands from government. The Muslim community in a statement signed by Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni and Alhaji Murisiku Abidemi Siyanbade ,Chairman and Secretary-General respectively said; “It is never too late to have a rethink and abort the protest. There is palpable fear in the land that the protest will be hijacked and turn violent. This is all-wind that will blow no…

Tinubu signs N70,000 new minimum wage into law

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the new N70,000 national minimum wage into law.   The President signed the bill during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa on Monday, July 29, 2024, in Abuja.   Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and other members of the National Assembly leadership joined the FEC for the ceremony.   This marks the first time since the start of the current democratic dispensation that the Council, presided over by…