regrets abuse of trust by public officials says more resources to be committed to fighting insecurity President Muhmmadu Buhari has promised that all ongoing investigations into previous and new corruption cases would be thoroughly pursued. He made the promise on Friday in his message to Nigerians after the private Eid prayers held with his family […]
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By Afis Oladosu …It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Him but your piety (Q22: 36-37) The Eid el-Kabir is the great Festival. It is great because of the merger which it evolves between the profane and the sacred. This is a festival which predates Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); it is a festival instituted […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, has enjoined all Nigerians to supplicate for enhanced peace, security and progress of the country. He made the call in his message to Muslims in his kingdom, the council, state and across the country as they celebrate […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi has reiterated his call on Nigerians to learn from the lessons Prophet Mohammed gave on sacrifice to Almighty Allah and the nation. In his Sallah message to Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, he said the sacrifices of Muslims to the nationhood […]
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A former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, retired, has asked his countrymen and women to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, to keep Nigeria one. He spoke in Abuja at the thanksgiving service and reception organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in honour of the newly appointed Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Prince Jimi Odimayo has urged Muslims in the state to hold on to the tenets, dictates and teachings of the Almighty Allah as preached by Prophet Mohammed. He made the call in in his goodwill message to the Islamic faithful in […]
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Economies from Europe to the United States on Thursday reported record slumps and companies from banks to car makers warned of losses in the latest fallout from the pandemic that has infected more than 17 million people across the globe. Six months after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency, countries around the globe […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Guild of Medical Doctors, a body of owners of private hospitals in Nigeria, has called for a meta-analysis of all studies and findings on COVID-19 to provide a summative analysis as guidance for clinicians in the ongoing global search for reliable cures for the dreaded pandemic. In a statement by its […]
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By Banji Ayoola The departed factional leader of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, would be buried on August 4, according to his family. He would be buried at the St. John Anglican Church, at his Iye Ekiti hometown in Ekiti State, sharing same tomb with his wife, who died in 2014. […]
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By Banji Ayoola Senator Ayo Fasanmi, the factional leader of the Yoruba socio cultural group and arrow head of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Nigeria’s pro democracy movement, Afenifere, has died. He died in Osogbo, Osun state capital, on Wednesday, aged 94. His son, Afolabi confirmed his death in a statement saying:“With great gratitude to […]
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