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  • Sallah: Ahmed orders payment of August salary

    Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has ordered that August salary be paid ahead of Eid Kabir.

    Commissioner for Finance Demola Banu, who spoke yesterday, said arrangements had been concluded and a facility secured to ensure workers start receiving their salaries today.

    He said Ahmed gave the directive to ensure workers enjoy their Sallah.

    Banu added that the directive comes at a time the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) is yet to meet for the month.

    The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) yesterday said it had contributed about N13.5 billion to the state’s infrastructure development fund (IF-K) since its inauguration in September 2016.

    IFK was established by Ahmed to fund projects across the state.

    Chairman of KWIRS Muritala Awodun, who addressed reporters in Ilorin on the commission’s performance for the second quarter, said the evolution of IF-K had assisted in executing capital projects.

    According to him, KWIRS remits N530 million to the fund monthly, as opposed to the initial N500 million.

    He said: “In 2015, there were over 60 projects abandoned across the state and there was no money, but with the coming of the fund, all the projects were completed. And by 2016, given the available scenario, government would not have been able to start any new project.

    “However, with the IF-K, government was able to start several new projects and most of them are still ongoing

    “The service collected N1.3 billion in April; N1.2 billion in May and N1.3 billion in June, totalling N3.8 billion. When added to the N6. 44 billion collected in the first quarter, IF-K he said the agency has contributed N10.32 billion into state’s coffers in the first half of this year.”

  • Police deny shooting four persons in Kano

    The Kano Police Command has denied a media report alleging that its officers shot four persons at Shoporite located in Ado Bayero Shopping Mall Kano on June 17.

    The denial is contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Magaji Majiya and issued to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday.

    “The attention of Kano police command is drawn to a media publication by Solacebase media that police on guard duty allegedly shot four persons at Shoprite Kano on June 17.

    “The reporter did not verify nor balanced his story but went on to publish.”

    According to him, ongoing construction works from Dangi round about to Zoological Garden along Zoo Road in Kano had created heavy traffic flow forcing the closure of recreation centres in the area.

    He however said that some youths protested over the closure, throwing stones and vandalising public and private properties, a situation that necessitated police intervention to restore order.

    “Police would not fold it’s arms and watch while law and order is broken,” he stressed, insisting that when the stampede occurred the police acted professionally and never shot at anyone.

    The command’s spokesman further insisted that that the police neither used firearm nor even teargas.

    “Minimum force was used to disperse the protestants, while children and properties were professionally safeguarded by the police and sister security agencies working at the place and peace was brought under control within shortest time.”

    Majiya stressed that the people of Kano enjoyed peaceful Sallah celebration with many trooping to other recreation centres to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr.

  • Sallah: 11 youths die in road accident in Katsina

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Katsina State has confirmed that 11 youths lost their lives in a road accident Sunday night while celebrating Sallah.

    Mr Godwin Ngueku, the Katsina Sector Commander of the corps, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Katsina.

    Ngueku said that the accident occurred when on a Peugeot Saloon Car carrying the youths had a head-on collision with a tipper truck along Katsina-Niger Republic highway.

    “The accident happened about 8:00 p.m. along the Katsina-Niger Republic international road. All the occupants of the Peugeot saloon car died at the scene of the accident.

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    “The corpses were evacuated to the Katsina General Hospital mortuary at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday evening. The family members of the victims have started picking the corpses for burial,”Ngueku said.

    The sector commander appealed to parents to caution their children against reckless drinking and driving along the highways.

    It was noticed that there were several minor road accidents during the Sallah celebration in the state.

    NAN

  • Photos: Gov. Gaidam, others observe Sallah prayers in Yobe

    The Governor of Yobe state, Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, the Deputy Gov. Engr. D. Aliyu , APC National Secretary, others observe Sallah prayers at the Central Mosque Damaturu Yobe.

    His Excellency Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, the Deputy Gov. Engr. D. Aliyu , APC National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni and other signatories at the Central Mosque Damaturu

     

    His Excellency Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, the Deputy Gov. Engr. D. Aliyu , APC National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni and other signatories at the Central Mosque Damaturu

     

    His Excellency Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, the Deputy Gov. Engr. D. Aliyu , APC National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni and other signatories at the Central Mosque Damaturu

  • Sallah: Gaidam lauds sustained peace & security

    Yobe state governor Ibrahim Gaidam has praised in the sustained security in the state attributing it to prayers of the people and the resilience of security operatives in the state and the region.

    In his Sallah message to the people, Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam noted that sustained prayers of good people is what has defeated the insurgency in the state.

    He called on the people to use the lessons of Ramadan which instills discipline, truthfulness, patience, humility, devotion and obedience to the Almighty Allah and move those virtues beyond the Ramadan period.

    The governor noted that through prayers, the kidnapped Dapchi girls were safely returned except for a few that died in the process while calling on the people not to recent in their prayers for the total return of peace in the region.

    He praised the gallantry of the security forces whom he said fought very hard and made sacrifices to secure the state and the region from the hands of Boko terrorists.

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    Gov. Gaidam thank the International Non-Governmental Organizations and other NGOs while calling on them to assist in the recovery and rehabilitation program of the state as peace has returned.

    Meanwhile, the state witnessed a peaceful sallah celebration as muslim faithful trooped out in droves to observe the two rakat prayers at the different EID praying grounds in the state.

    Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam with his Deputy, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, the National Secretary of All Progressive Congress, Mai Mala Buni, the Chief Justice of Yobe State, Justice Garba Nabaruma, the Head of Service of Yobe State Salleh Abubabar, members of the State Executive council and many other prayed at the Yobe Central Mosque amidst tigyt security.

  • Sallah: Amosun, Akarigbo preach religious tolerance, peace

    Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Friday urged indigenes of the state and residents to continue to live peacefully with one another to sustain the pace of progress and development recorded in the last six years.

    Amosun said the state is one regardless of differences in people’s faith, adding that everybody should live in love, harmony and unity with one another.

    The governor made the call in his Sallah message shortly after observing the Eid-il-Fitr prayer with Muslim faithful including the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, to mark the end of the Ramadan at Yidi ground, Lantoro, Abeokuta.

    He charged Muslim brothers and sisters to practice the good virtues they acquired during the Ramadan and not to go back to the vices they jettisoned.

    “It is all about Ogun State. Whether Muslims or Christians, we are one and the same. There is no difference. As we celebrate the Sallah today, we shall celebrate more in good health.

    “All the things we did not do during the Ramadan, we should not go back to them. We should not go back to life of vices because Allah is against it. We should tolerate one another, share in love with one another and continue to live the good attitude we have imbibed this period.”

    Amosun lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for using the month of Ramadan to tender an apology to the family of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief MKO Abiola, for the injustice inflicted on their bread winner.

    The Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Adewale Ajayi, urged religious groups in the area, Ogun State and Nigeria to imbibe religious tolerance and harmony to ensure peaceful co- existence with one another.

    Ajayi said genuine development and progress could only be achieved in a community or nation if people learn to live peacefully and harmoniously.

     

  • Ahmed preaches love at Sallah

    •‘Kwara will miss Bolanta’

    Kwara State Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has congratulated Muslim faithful for a successful Ramadan. He urged them to remain connected to love, compassion and generosity.

    A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, said: “As we mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, let’s remember and pray for our brothers and sisters who were victims of the Offa robbery. Let’s remember their families, friends and associates in our prayers and generosy.

    “The governor enjoins Muslims to uphold lessons of endurance, perseverance and piety that the holy month teaches to endure the pains inflicted in our hearts by the Offa robbery.

    “As the country moves toward the 2019 elections, Governor Ahmed urges Nigerians to pray for a peaceful political transition.

    “He calls for unity and commitment from all stakeholders towards his government’s efforts to ensure equitable distribution of infrastructure and social amenities.

    “The governor urges everyone to be law-abiding and go about their lawful business peacefully as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitri.”

    Ahmed has described the late Chairman of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum, Alhaji Suleiman Oba Bolanta, as courageous.

    He said the party and government would miss the deceased’s contributions to governance and party issues.

    Ahmed, who visited the bereaved family at their GRA residence in Ilorin, said the deceased will be missed for his leadership, humility, justice and fairness.

    He urged Bolanta’s relatives to promote his legacies and virtues.

    The deceased’s eldest son, Solihu Suleiman, thanked Ahmed for his support to the family while their father was alive and since his death.

    Bolanta died last Saturday after a brief illness. He was 88.

  • Sallah: Companion, MSSN felicitate with Muslims

    The Companion and Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) Lagos State Area Unit have congratulated Muslims worldwide over their successful completion of the 1439AH Ramadan.

    According to The Companion National Amir, Alhaji Thabit Wale Sonaike, the last one month has been a period of consciousness and closeness to Allah by all Muslims with the hope of earning His pleasure and paradise.

    Sonaike said: “We call on Muslims to celebrate in moderation bearing in mind that several Muslims are in deprivation in one form or another. We remember fellow Nigerians in Internally Displaced (I.D.) Camps and call on the federal government to accelerate restoration to normalcy so that the people can return to their homes to live normal lives.

    “The Companion is also worried that national budget has not been signed into law by the President several weeks after receiving the Appropriation bill from the National Assembly. This is definitely not good for any economy much less an economy that has just recovered from the recession. This avoidable delay and lackadaisical attitude towards the budgetary process can never promote accelerated economic development much less our aspiration to be among the top 20 economies of the world. We call on the government at both executive and legislative arms to jointly and objectively overhaul the current budgetary process in the overall interest of the national economy.”

    MSSN Amir Dr Saheed Ashafa thanked Allah for the relative peace enjoyed in the country in the holy month, adding that Muslims must not relent in engaging in continuous prayer for Nigeria.

    He urged Nigerian leaders to be sincere with their electoral promises as the 2019 general election approaches.

    Ashafa said: “Our leaders should always remember that they will account for their actions before God. Regardless of our diverse nature, they should champion positions that would foster unity, growth and development of our dear country.

    “They should shun politics of violence and hatred in all their conducts. As the 2019 election is near, we appeal to them not to trigger hatred, disaffection and as well breach peace in the society.”

  • Buhari to Nigerians: Your sacrifices won’t be in vain

    President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to put the virtues of Islam into practice beyond the fasting season.

    This was contained in his Sallah message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period.

    While congratulating Muslims on completing “this spiritually significant month of sacrifice”, the President urged them to reflect on the importance of Ramadan in becoming good ambassadors of Islam at all times.

    The President, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said   “religion should be the moral compass for all believers in their public and personal lives.

    “If people allow the teachings of their religions to influence their conducts, problems such as corruption, which diverts public funds to private pockets, would have been eliminated in the society.” he added

    He regretted, however, that “selfishness and greed have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions in the pursuit of their greed.”

    He said “it is impossible to separate morality from religion, and removing this connection encourages corrupt leaders and other exploiters to commit atrocities against the society.”

    “I always wonder why any true believer, be they politicians, civil servants or businessmen, would seek to make profits from the misfortunes of others”, the President added.

    He also urged ordinary Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves by treating them with disdain for bringing hardships to others.

    President Buhari enjoined religious leaders to always pray for peace and unity in the country and avoid making inflammatory utterances that endanger peace or promote conflicts.

    The President also appealed to fellow citizens to forgive one another and embrace peace.

    In this respect, President Buhari lauded the families of recipients of national honours for showing good examples to Nigerians and urged our country men and women to copy their good examples.

    He thanked Nigerians for their patience and assured that their sacrifices will not be in vain, adding that reforming a country that was pushed into near decay on account of corruption comes with teething pains.

    “But these pains are temporary, the APC administration which I am privileged to lead, is beholden to the ordinary Nigerians and will leave no stone unturned to make their security, welfare and happiness our priority”, the President further reassured.

  • Sallah: Ambode to fete Muslims in 20 councils

    Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, along with his wife, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, will celebrate Eid-il-Fitri with Muslims simultaneously in Lagos.

    The celebration will hold at designated locations in each of the 20 Local Government Areas across the State.

    At these venues, apart from the usual merriment associated with such festivals, celebrating Muslims will have the opportunity to pray for sustainability of peace and continuation of development for Lagos.

    Prayers will be offered for the first family.

    A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs said the administration of Governor Ambode believes that prayer has been playing pivotal roles in the rapid development and tranquillity in the state.

    Before the last year Eid-El-Fitri celebration, religious festivals were usually held at the State House, a situation that excluded large segments of the people.

    The centres for this year’s edition are Agege Local Government Maternity Centre, Agege, Aga Hausa, Ajegunle, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho Local Government Secretariat premises, Akowonjo, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Secretariat, Festac, United Christian Primary School, Apapa, Badagry Grammar School, Badagry, Marina Waterfront, Oju-Alaro, Epe, World Oil Filling Station, Ilasan junction, Eti –Osa, Iberekodo Primary School, Ibeju and Ifako-Ijaye Mini Stadium, Ifako.

    Also are Opebi Primary School, Ikeja, Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, Emmanuel High Primary High School, Ojota, Kosofe, Freeman Street, Lagos Island, Evans Square, Ebute Meta, Lagos Mainland, Nitel Playing Ground near Cappa, Mushin, Ojo Local Government Secretariat, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Secretariat, Oshodi, Angus Memorial High School, Morocco, Somolu and  Surulere Local Government Secretariat premises, Surulere.