The Senator representing Kano North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Barau Jibrin has admonished Muslims to sustain the virtues learnt during the Ramadan fast beyond the Holy month. Barau, in a Sallah Message issued on Sunday, said that Muslims must maintain God-fearing acts which were exhibited in the fasting period. “Muslims should strive to maintain good deeds during the fasting period, and shun all the evils and devilish acts they have abstained from in the Holy month of Ramadan,” he said. He said patience, piety, philanthropy, and love for one another were veritable and should not be compromised. The…
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A Kano state governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressive Congress, Murtala Sule Garo has urged Muslims to bring to bear, the lessons of Ramadan on promoting unity and peace for the growth of the state and Nigeria at large. In his Sallah message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Sunday, Garo stressed the need for unity and tolerance to ensure security and peaceful coexistence. The former Commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs called on Muslims in the state to use the occasion to reflect on past activities and see how they have fared…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has harped on the need for sustainable peace, unity and harmony in the country. The former Sokoto state governor, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District, also called for more piety and sustained fervent prayers for the success of the Nigerian project. Wamakko spoke in his message to the Muslims in the state and other parts of Nigeria, in commemoration of the Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast. .”All Nigerians should patriotically be fully committed to the Nigerian…
Niger state governor and Chairman North Central Governors Forum (NCGF), Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated Muslim faithful all over the world on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast and the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The governor in a statement, said the Eid-el-Fitr celebration is a period of love, tolerance and good will to all. While urging the muslim ummah to continue in their prayers for peace and development of the state and the nation in general, governor Sani Bello also implored them to sustain the lessons of Ramadan beyond the period for a better society “I congratulate Muslims in Nigeria…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has charged troops to remain dogged and unrelenting in the ongoing counter terrorism and insurgency operations in North East. He gave the charge at the Headquarters of Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE) Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maiduguri on Sunday. The COAS, who was on routine operational visit to the JTF OPHK to assess the level of successes recorded thus far, called on troops to be more decisive in routing the criminal elements from their enclaves. Gen Yahaya arrived the theatre of operations in company…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all the 23 local government areas at the just concluded council polls held on Saturday in Benue. The Chairman Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) Mr Tersoo Loko, disclosed this on Sunday while declaring the results at the commission’s headquarters in Makurdi. Loko said PDP emerged winner by beating All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Labour Party (LP) to clench all the council seats in addition to 276 councillorship positions. He thanked his team for a free, fair and credible election stating that this would be the last election he would be conducting…
The Academic Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) branch, said on Sunday that it has not pulled out of the ongoing strike as allegedly claimed by the university’s management. The union made this known in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu, and Assistant Secretary, Dr Akos Ibrahim, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna. The union dissociates itself from the purported circular released by the university authorities asking students and lecturers to resume academic activities on May 9. According to the lecturers, the directive violates the position of the union in the current struggle.…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the preferred candidate of Nigerians to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. This was revealed by a recent nationwide survey carried out by the Intellectual Forum on Politics and Governance (IFP&G). The survey, which was carried out by the group in February, indicated that Osinbajo is most likely to win a general election due to his popularity among a large number of Nigerians. “Analysis of the results clearly indicated that the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the citizens’ choice for the next president of the federation,” the group said in a statement. The statement was…
Sokoto state governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Aminu Tambuwal has suggested that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja deserves the status of mayor and better recognition. Tambuwal who stated this while consulting with the FCT delegates in Abuja, said if elected president, he would give better recognition to the FCT indigenes and their plights. “I believe that there is a lot of work to be done in the FCT. I believe more that the people we met at the FCT deserve more recognition. “I am not insisting that FCT should be a state but you appoint ministers,…
Philanthropist Prince Emeka Mamah has written his name in gold when service to humanity is concerned. His philanthropic nature is second to none. His indelible name echoes in every ears. We, the good people of Igbo Eze North/Udenu federal constituency could not hold our tears of joy when he answered our call. We, the Youth and women have had series of consultations before we eventually settled for her, owing to the fact that he knows where our shoe pinches and he is ever ready to fix it. The likes of Ide are rare in our present generation. He is straight…