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  • Buhari felicitates with FRSC at 30

    Buhari felicitates with FRSC at 30

    •Lauds reduction in road crashes

    President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the management and staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as the organisation celebrates 30 years of its establishment.

    The President, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, commended the vision of its founding fathers in February 1988 in response to the unacceptable level of road crashes in the country.

    He noted with delight that after three decades of operations, the Corps reduced road crashes from an alarming 40,881 in 1976 to 5,993 in 2016 and 4,418 in 2017.

    He further lauded the significant reduction in the emergency response time of the Corps from 50 to 15 minutes to accident scenes on the nation’s highways.

    The President also commended the FRSC’s deployment of international best practices and use of technology in its uniform licensing scheme, tracking, vehicle plate numbering and other services.

    According to President Buhari: “The recent United Nation’s commendation of Nigeria’s road safety action plan affirms the Federal Road Safety Corps’ leading role not only in West Africa but the entire African continent.”

    He pledged the Federal Government’s continued support to the FRSC to enable the organisation achieve the goal of United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety of 50 per cent fatality reduction by 2020, thereby placing Nigerian roads among the league of 20 global safest roads by the target year.

    Declaring that road safety is a shared responsibility, the President enjoined the FRSC to intensify its public education role, while urging other government and private organisations and the entire public to support the FRSC to further make road travels safer and more pleasurable.

  • Atiku felicitates with Nigerians

    Atiku felicitates with Nigerians

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has felicitated with Nigerians, particularly Christian faithful on the occasion of the Christmas celebrations.

    In a statement yesterday by his media office, Atiku described Christmas as a time of love and called on all Nigerians to emulate the essence of the season and unite for the greater good of the country.

    The statement said: “Let us also remember our fellow citizens, the men and women of our Armed Forces, many of whom lost their lives this year fighting to protect us from terrorists and other threats to our national security. We ought to also spare a thought for our brothers and sisters who faced and are facing perils in Libya and the Mediterranean Sea.

    “Nabi Isa (Jesus Christ) taught that it is more blessed to give than to receive. So this Christmas, spare a thought for what you can give back to Nigeria.

  • NASFAT felicitates with Nigerians

    NASFAT felicitates with Nigerians

    The leadership of Nasrul Lahil Fatih Society (NASFAT) yesterday expressed its felicitations and gratitude to Almighty Allah over the safe and healthy return of President Muhammadu Buhari from United Kingdom (UK).

    In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Banji Busari, the President of NASFAT, Kamil Abayomi Bolarinwa, an engineer, said the fact that the President came out of this health challenge hale and hearty was a testimony to Allah’s acceptance of the volumes of prayers offered by Nigerians and other well-wishers of Nigeria.

    Bolarinwa added that the Almighty Allah, who grants profound health and long life, will further bless the President with faster and speedy recovery. He prayed to God to grant President further recuperation, vitality and protection from any open or hidden illness that could hinder him from his drive and commitment to putting the country on the path to economic prosperity and political prosperity.

    The NASFAT president used the occasion to further state that the society will not cease from praying against any form of divisive tendencies or hate speeches, which are capable of dividing the country along ethnic or tribal lines.

    He urged Nigerians to “show compassion for the President in this healing period to enable him gain full recovery and recharge himself for consolidation of the gains of the dividend of democracy”.

  • Eid-El-Fitri: Peterside preaches unity, felicitates with Nigerians

    Eid-El-Fitri: Peterside preaches unity, felicitates with Nigerians

    The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast and celebration of the Eid-El-Fitri, while calling for unity among Nigerians.

    He urged Muslim faithful to learn from the significance of the fasting period, which he said dwelt on sacrifice, selflessness, love and unity.

    Peterside, yesterday in a statement by his media team, stated that the lessons learnt from the Ramadan fast should continue to guide the faithful’s daily living and their contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria.

    The NIMASA chief tasked Muslims and indeed all Nigerians to continue to pray for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari and more wisdom for the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, in the discharge of his responsibilities.

    He said: “Let us continue to pray for President Buhari and his team as they think of ways and means of bringing Nigeria out of recession. This period calls for commitment on the part of everybody. I am confident that in due course, the economy will get better.

    “We should also pray for the unity of this country. God has a reason for bringing us together. We can achieve greatness if we put aside our differences and work together with oneness in fulfillment of our aspirations.”

    On the incessant killings and insecurity in Rivers, Peterside, the 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, admonished Muslims and Rivers people to pray for peace and unmasking of the persons behind the evil acts.

  • …felicitates with Muslims on commencement of Ramadan

    Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has felicitated with the entire Muslim community in Nigeria as they join other faithfuls across the world to commence Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer.

    The Acting President, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, implored Muslims to seek maximum benefits from the Ramadan period by replicating the teachings of the Holy Prophet in all their engagements; private and public.

    He appealed to all Nigerians especially Muslims to also use the period of Ramadan for reflection on our national challenges and join forces with the Buhari administration to overcome them.

    Being a period of spiritual perseverance, temperance, introspection and retrospection with the Almighty Allah, the Acting President urged Muslims to use the Ramadan to renew their commitments to the virtues of love and peace taught by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and also work towards achieving them.

    While calling on Nigerians to continue to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, and the nation in general, Prof. Osinbajo urged Muslim faithfuls to also remember the less privileged in the society during the special period and wishes all Muslims a blessed Ramadan.

  • Ooni felicitates with Christians, Muslims on Christmas, Maolud 

    Ooni felicitates with Christians, Muslims on Christmas, Maolud 

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has rejoiced with Muslims and Christians in Nigeria as they celebrate the births of Prophet Muhammed and the Lord Jesus Christ. In a congratulatory message by his Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare, the Ooni said he shared in their joy but advised them to emulate the two prophets’ virtues by living together in peace and harmony.

    The monarch noted the co-incidence in this year’s celebration of the births of the two religious leaders, saying the global celebrations of the Maolud Nabbiy and Christmas could never have been by accident.

    According to him: “It is rather an act of God, divinely designed as a pointer to the imperative need for religious tolerance.

    This, no doubt, will surely bring harmony and unity that guarantees a peaceful co-existence if we must progress as a people created by the  Almighty God who remains the our only owner.”ý

     

  • Aisha Buhari felicitates with Muslims

    The wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, yesterday felictated with the Muslim Ummah on the commencement of Ramadan.

    In a statement by Dr Hajo Sani, the Co-ordinator, Office of the Wife of the President in Abuja, Hajia Buhari urged Muslims, as well as other Nigerians to use the opportunity of the fasting period to pray to Allah for peace and progress of the nation.

    She also enjoined women especially, to make the necessary sacrifices to enable their families to participate actively and gain the rewards of Allah during the Ramadan period.

  • Atiku felicitates with Uncle Sam at 80

    Atiku felicitates with Uncle Sam at 80

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the publisher and founder of the influential Vanguard Newspaper, Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary on the 13th of June, 2015.

    In a press statement issued by his media office in Abuja  and signed by Mazi Paul Ibe, the Turaki Adamawa described the 80-year sojourn on earth of the veteran journalist, publisher and businessman as “a milestone and a testimony to the life of moderation, discipline, kindness and contentment that he has lived.”

    Atiku added that Uncle Sam’s (as he is fondly called) life, business history and accomplishments make him a role model in a new Nigeria that is gradually unfolding.

    He paid tribute to him for remaining faithful to the journalism profession where over time he transformed from a working journalist and employee to an employer, entrepreneur and mentor of journalists.

  • NSCIA felicitates with Christians

    The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has congratulated Christians on the Easter celebration.

    Briefing reporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, the council’s Secretary General, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, described Easter as a religious festival commemorating a significant landmark in Christianity.

    He said Easter serves as a springboard for spiritual renewal, religious reawakening and rebirth.

    The Sultan hoped that “this spirit of reawakening and rebirth would be allowed to define our national course.

    “As a people of faith united by our common ancestor, Prophet Ibrahim, the recent history of distrust within our faith communities and weakened efforts at inter-faith communication require urgent attention of all of us.

    “Easter serves to re-direct our attention to those values and ideals that we traditionally share in common, which had defined us before the recent expediency.

    “Human beings are weak and we are characterised by fallibility. We must have committed errors as leaders, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has granted us the opportunity of this season to rethink. It is an ample moment we should seize to deeply reflect on where we erred as humans and then chart a new beginning of rectitude and righteousness as one people under God”.

    Oloyede lamented that both Christian and Islamic studies as independent school subjects have been downgraded to mere topics under a subject in our basic school curricula.

    He added: “Other tragedies bordering on trust had befallen us, but we thank God for this golden opportunity of Easter and its symbolic message of renewal.

    “As we congratulate you and our Christian brothers and sisters on the occasion of this important religious festival, we urge you to partner with us in addressing issues pertinent to building a strong and vibrant nation.

    “Let us put the past behind us as we deem the largely peaceful elections (about which the world was apprehensive). This period is an opportunity to make a new beginning in the spirit of fasting, prayer, penance and cooperation.

    “The Nigerian Muslim Ummah wishes you many happy returns of the holy season. We also wish you and ourselves a renewed commitment to holiness and righteousness in our words and actions to the glory of God, the advancement of humanity and the guidance of our followers.”

  • Fayemi felicitates with Muslims

    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has felicitated with Muslims on the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

    He described the prophet as “a true messenger of Allah”.

    In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi said the prophet’s birth is “remarkable and significant to Muslims and non-Muslims alike”.

    He said the Almighty Allah sent Prophet Muhammad to the world to bring humanity closer to Him and show us the path to true worship.

    The governor said Prophet Muhammad preaches humility and selflessness through his writings in the Hadith.

    He described the prophet as an epitome of truth, justice, equity and fair play, who abhorred unrighteousness.

    Fayemi said the prophet dedicated his life to humanity and defended the defenceless, “whom he identified with despite his divine qualities and attributes”.

    He urged Muslims to emulate the virtues of Prophet Muhammad, whom he called the “Light of Islam”.

    The governor urged them to pray for peace and security in the country.

    He described Muslims as “important stakeholders in his administration’s quest to make Ekiti great in the comity of states”.