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[Friday Sermon] Returning To Allah To Lift Our Tribulations, Calamities And Trials! 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, and may His peace and blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger, his Companions and whosoever follows his guidance.   Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, the trials and tribulations and various calamities that befall and afflict the Muslims Ummah, are caused by the disobedience of Allah Almighty.   O Allah, Your forgiveness is broader than our sins, so forgive us. Your mercy is more hopeful to us than our deeds, so have mercy…

The rumblings in Rivers, by Kazeem Akintunde

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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for now, cannot afford to sleep with his two eyes closed. Although President Bola Tinubu, Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and the court have given him a temporary reprieve, he cannot be complacent or he would kiss his job goodbye.   He has stepped on the tail of a cobra and it is either he fights and kill the snake or he will himself become food.     Fubara, an indigene of Opobo Town in Opobo Local Government…

Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Alhusaini calls for Peace,Justice in Palestine and Gaza

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The distinguished scholar of international repute, Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Saleh Alhusaini, who serves as the Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, has passionately addressed the dire situation in Palestine and Gaza. The Scholar in statement underscored the deep concern regarding the ongoing conflict and violence in the region while making heartfelt appeals to various international entities, nations, and religious leaders to take immediate action.   Central to Sheikh’s statement was an expression of profound sorrow and sympathy for the Palestinian people, especially those…

Court reinstates Abia LP Rep member, Amobi Ogah

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday, nullified the ruling of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, which removed the lawmaker representing Isikwuato Umunneochi Federal Constituency in Abia State, Honourable Amobi Ogah.   Recall that the tribunal had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ogah and re-issue same to Onyejeocha who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC at the election.   But the Appellate court on Friday, said that the appeal of…

Sen Ned Nwoko seeks adequate funding for Judiciary

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Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District has made a case for the Judicial arm of government.   According to him, the judiciary needed to be well equipped so that they can function very effectively.   In an interview with online journalists in his office at the National Assembly Complex, on Wednesday, Sen Nwoko decried the inadequate situation that the judiciary operated in, in Nigeria.   He said, “Judiciary generally is neglected in Nigeria, they are ignored, they are more like a junior partner in this whole arrangement, and…

The passable view of roads in Southwest Nigeria By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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From time immemorial, the masses have relied on constituted governments to implement road projects for the socio-political economy of the society. Whichever government got the construction right would be praised while those who focused on the maintenance would also be eulogised by the masses. However, those who neither got the construction nor the maintenance right would be recorded in the psyche of the people. Hence the adage: ‘The king who sits on the throne in halcyon times, his name shall not be forgotten. Same for that whose reign is turbulent.’…

Between Wike and Gumi, who really owns Abuja? By Lasisi Olagunju

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Before Abuja, there was Lagos as our Federal Capital. And this is where I would want to believe that there is something about our North and Federal Capital Territories. Before independence and immediately after independence, Lagos had a succession of two ministers of Lagos Affairs, both were northerners. One was Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. There was also Muhammadu Ribadu, grandfather of our immediate past First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari. Years later, Nigeria moved to Abuja and a long line of FCT ministers was…

FG procures 6 attack helicopters from Turkey

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Minister of Defence,Mohammed Badaru and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar are currently in Turkey to expedite the delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).   The federal government procured six units of T-129 ATAK helicopters from the Turkish Aerospace Industry, out of which two are to be delivered to NAF in the coming weeks.   The remaining four helicopters are expected to be delivered before the end of the second quarter of 2024.   Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF, Air…

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO MADE IT TO 2023 NUPE LITERATURE PRIZE NLP LONG LIST OUT OF 20 PARTICINTS

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(Since 5 years ago, Bida always have more participants. Note; that is not part of winning criterial. We observe the quality of the book and the in-depth).   *PARTICIPANTS 1. Alhassan Adam Alhaji (Edu Kwara) 2. Aliyu Mohammed (Lavun Niger) 3. Amina Nnaja Salihu (Agaye Niger). 4. Fatima Suleiman Musa (Bida Niger) 5. Grace Yisa (Gbako) 6. Hadiza Usman (Lavun Niger) 7. Hajara Yusuf (Bida Niger) 8. Hassana Hassan (Mokwa), 9. Hussaini Mohammed (Wushishi Niger) 10. Rahmatu Muhammad (Lavun Niger) 11 Rahmat Mahmud Salihu (Bida Niger) 12. Ndatsu Baasagi (Bida…

A Yoruba king’s Sodom and Gomorrah By Lasisi Olagunju

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Susanne Wenger was famous as Adunni Oloriṣa. The BBC in 2008 described her as “white priestess of ‘black magic.’” A Nigerian said she was “white priestess of an African goddess.” Until her death in 2009, she was the custodian of Osun Osogbo grove and everything connected to its sacredness. But that task was not what Wenger came to do when she planted her nimble toes in the soil of Yoruba land around 1950. She came as an artist and wife of a linguist. She, however, did more than visual arts;…