This article was published on July 26, 2021, after the Eid-ul-Adha or Eid-ul-Kabir of that year. It remains relevant and vital, with a few adjustments, to be re-published. Muslims the world over have celebrated the Eid-ul-Adha or the “big Eid” or “big Sallah”. We are, however, more interested in its meaning, implications and bearing on us as a nation. We need to look at spiritual milestones, hoping to find the seemingly elusive panacea for our ills. Eid means feast, festival or celebration, while adha loosely means “sacrifice” (animal sacrifice), “offering” or “oblation”. It got its name because it commemorates Prophet…
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The Director of Budget in the Sokoto State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Buhari Umar, has been named the 2024 Most Outstanding Public Administrator of the Year by Champion Newspapers. ASHENEWS reports that the award, announced this week, recognizes Umar’s exceptional leadership in public finance management, transparency, and policy execution, marking him as one of Nigeria’s standout figures in modern governance. In a statement by the Commissioner at the Ministry, Dr. Abubakar Muhammad Zayana on Sunday, described the honour as a “well-earned tribute to a man who has made excellence his standard and service his calling.” “Under Umar’s stewardship,…
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With an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease in the country, experts have urged the government to invest in local manufacturing of gene therapy treatment.