Northern Governors Forum Urges Muslim Ummah To Use Eid-El-Fitr Celebration To Foster Unity, Peace

PeaceReligionNorthern Governors Forum Urges Muslim Ummah To Use Eid-El-Fitr Celebration To Foster Unity, Peace

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2021

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has called on the Muslim Ummah to make prayers the pivot of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration in order to foster unity, peace and progress of the nation. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, said in a statement on Wednesday that “although Nigeria was going through troubling times, there was still hope that must not be lost because hard times do not last forever.” “Muslim Ummah...

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President Buhari Calls For Unity Amongst Nigerians

PeaceReligionPresident Buhari Calls For Unity Amongst Nigerians

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for prayers against the tragic incidents of kidnapping and banditry and the desperate quest for political power through blackmail against the existence of Nigeria as a united entity. Buhari made the call in a goodwill message to Nigerians and Muslims across the globe on the celebration of Eid-el- Fitr following the completion of a month of fasting. The message which was personally signed by him called for unity and solidarity...

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Adamawa State Civil Servants/Pensioners to Undergo Biometric Verification Exercise

NewsScience & TechnologyAdamawa State Civil Servants/Pensioners to Undergo Biometric Verification Exercise

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2021

Adamawa State Government will conduct Biometric Verification Exercise of civil servants and Pensioners with a view to getting accurate data of the state workforce and pensioners.  A circular signed by Dr. Barminus A. Gayus Permanent Secretary; Establishment and Training, Office of the Head of Service shows that the exercise is in consonance with the State’s Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainable Programme. The circular dated 15th April 2021 with Ref.No.OFF/244/T.1/13 explained that the Biometric Verification Exercise...

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Kidnapped Female Journalist In Adamawa Regains Freedom

Crime & SecurityKidnapped Female Journalist In Adamawa Regains Freedom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2021

The kidnapped female Journalist in Adamawa who spent eight days in captivity has regained her Freedom Wednesday morning. Mrs. Amra Ahmed Diska, a nursing mother and News Editor with Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Yola was kidnapped on Tuesday night 4th May 2021 at her residence in Yola. The release of Amra has brought joy and happiness from her colleagues, family, and well-wishers who have been conducting prayers for her safe release since the day of the...

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Eid-El Fitr: Adamawa Police Deploys 1,207 Personnel

ReligionEid-El Fitr: Adamawa Police Deploys 1,207 Personnel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 11, 2021

To ensure a crime-free Eid-el Fitri celebration, Adamawa State police command has deployed no fewer than 1,207 policemen to the various parts of the state. A statement signed by the command’s image maker, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said, the commissioner of police, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji also ordered frequent surveillance and visibility policing across the state especially during Sallah public holiday on Wednesday or Thursday to forestall any breach of peace so as to ensure hitch-free of Sallah celebrations....

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Banditry, Insurgency, Growing Population Accounts For Housing Deficit In Nigeria- REDAN President

Housing & DevelopmentNewsNigeriaBanditry, Insurgency, Growing Population Accounts For Housing Deficit In Nigeria- REDAN President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 11, 2021

The President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Alhaji Aliyu Wammako has expressed fear that housing deficit will keep rising because of banditry, insurgency and a growing population estimated at over three per cent annually. Wammako Speaking with newsmen in Abuja said the housing deficit in Nigeria is surging from 17 to 22 million between 2015 and 2021, added that it further complicated by rural-urban migration spurred by poverty and lack of infrastructure for...

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Look For A New Moon Of Shawwal- NSCIA

ReligionWorld NewsLook For A New Moon Of Shawwal- NSCIA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2021

The Deputy Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof. Salisu Shehu said on Saturday that the President-General of the Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims across the country to look for the new moon of Shawwal on Tuesday. According to Shehu in a statement, “following the advice of the National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), the crescent of Shawwal should be searched for on Tuesday, 11 May...

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Accept COVID-19 Vaccine: Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi To Muslims

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationAccept COVID-19 Vaccine: Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi To Muslims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2021

Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, a renowned Islamic Scholar in Nigeria has called on Muslims to accept COVID-19 vaccination for health benefit. Speaking at a Ramadan breakfast organized by an NGO, Journalists against Polio (JAP); the Islamic scholar said that COVID-19 is real. He described coronavirus disease as a global problem that required the support of all, urged Muslims to avail themselves of vaccination, saying he had been vaccinated. “Muslim Ummah should ensure the use of...

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Nigerian Army Rescue 18 Kidnapped Victims, killed 5 Bandits’ Commanders, Neutralized 48 others In Zamfara

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsNigerian Army Rescue 18 Kidnapped Victims, killed 5 Bandits’ Commanders, Neutralized 48 others In Zamfara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2021

Troops of 8 Divisions of the Nigerian Army deployed for clearance Operations against armed bandits in Zamfara State on Monday, said 18 kidnap victims. Brig-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, Director, Army Public Relations said in a statement that the troops killed 5 Bandits’ Commanders and neutralized 48 others in separate gun battles under ‘Operation Mutane’. The statement read in part: “The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Division, Maj Gen Usman Yusuf launched the first phase of Operation...

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NEMA Distributes Relief Materials to 30,000 IDPs in Taraba State

NewsNEMA Distributes Relief Materials to 30,000 IDPs in Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2021

Succor has come to 30,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Taraba state, Northeast Nigeria as National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to them. The items include Rice (12.5kg), beans (25kg), vegetable oil, beverages, mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets among many others. Flagging off the exercise in Jalingo the state capital, AVM Muhammad Muhammad (Retd), Director General of the agency said the items is for beneficiaries in the 16 local government areas in the...

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