President Muhammadu Buhari has said indiscriminate killing of innocent people, the kidnapping of female students and forcing them into marriage and conversion are contrary to the teachings and personal examples of the Prophet Muhammad.
This is even as he has described extremism as a cancer that needs to be attacked early before it grows malignantly out of control and harm the society.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari in his goodwill message to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Maulud celebration to commemorate the birthday of the …
It would be wise if every human were to obey the injunction to let sleeping dogs lie. When dogs sleep, it is not because they have lost their bark and bite; rather, the situation often merits a period of prolonged rest, after which the famous fang is unleashed once more on their unsuspecting victims.
Such is the developing situation between interested parties in the fortunes of Ondo State a few months before the landmark elections that would shape its political destiny for the next four years. The chief antagonists in this particular play are the governor of the state Chief …
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged Muslims to emulate the good morals, and teachings of tolerance of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W).
In a statement, Obaseki urged Muslim faithful to continue to show love and good neighbourliness espoused in Islam as they celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W).
He urged them to commit themselves to the teachings of the prophet not just as a matter of religious obligation but a means to promote peaceful living in a multicultural society.
According to Obaseki, “I felicitate with our Muslim brothers and sisters in Edo State and across Nigeria on this …
Like drama, politics is full of make-believe and window dressing. Even when they have so much against one another, with contrasting interests, politicians meet, greet and genuflect. This, perhaps aptly captures the mood in the presidency, where President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo give Nigerians the impression that all is well.
Barely a month after a subtle move to checkmate the influence of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the presidency had stirred the hornet’s nest; the news that some of the Presidential aides in the Vice President’s office had been relieved of their appointments had sent a fresh …
A giraffe caused an accident involving two vehicles after stepping into the road in the Kruger National Park on Sunday morning.
Four people were injured in the incident.
“A Kombi with 13 day visitors on their way to Letaba was involved in an accident south of Mopani earlier today [Sunday]. Two occupants were treated for minor injuries and taken to hospital for observation,” SA National Parks spokesperson Ike Phaahla told TimesLIVE.
“Indications are that a giraffe stepped into the road and the taxi could not avoid hitting it and …
A young man was found stabbed to death at a homeless shelter in Manhattan early Sunday, police said.
Two men were discovered with knife wounds by police responding to a 911 call at Basics Housing Men’s Homeless Shelter on West 83rd Street near Columbus Ave. on the Upper West Side at about 1:50 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.
The victim, 22, whose name was not immediately released, was found on the building’s third floor with multiple stab wounds to his body, cops said.
Medics rushed him to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, but he could not be saved, cops said.
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has urged parents and guardians to prioritise the education of their children and wards.
Makinde made the call on Sunday at St. Paul Anglican Church, Yemetu, Ibadan, during the 80th Thanksgiving Service, organised for Mrs Abigael Makinde, the governor’s mother.
He also urged parents and guardians to give their children and wards qualitative education in order to secure their future.
The governor said his administration was providing ”free and qualitative education ”in the state’s public primary and secondary schools in view of the importance attached to education.
He, therefore, advised parents and guardians …
The governor the assurance in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.
Ortom enjoined Muslims to seize the opportunity presented by Eid-El-Maulud to pray for peace and unity of Benue and Nigeria at large, while celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed.
He further assured the public that his administration would continue to collaborate with security agencies to
The National organizing secretary of the defunct Stakeholders for Governor Willie Obiano Re-election for Second Tenure, Dr Jeff Okeke has expressed confidence that the next Governor of Anambra State would come from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and from Anambra South, this was even as he ventilated his grievances against the state governor.
Dr Okeke said this, yesterday, at Amichi in Nnewi South Council Area when he addressed journalists on what he described as his grievances against Governor Obiano and the need to shop for the Governor’s successor from Anambra South Senatorial zone.
Okeke who rejoined the PDP after leaving …
The appointment of Archbishop Kaigama, who is the Archbishop of Jos Catholic Archdiocese followed the retirement of John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan.
Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Simon Macham described the appointment as a higher calling to divine duty.
The governor said that the appointment was a testimony of Kaigama’s impeccable track record of service in the Lord’s vineyard over many decades.
He particularly expressed joy
NAF commissioned two ladies into its fighter aircraft sections. Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni trained at the NAF Training School, Kaduna
It is cheering news that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently registered itself on the side of global trends on gender sensitivity.For the first time in its 55-year-history, NAF commissioned two ladies into its fighter aircraft sections. Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni trained at the NAF Training School, Kaduna and the US Aviation Leadership Course received her wings to be the first female combat fighter pilot.
Tolulope Arotile trained in South Africa and was winged as a combat helicopter pilot. The
