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African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala as the substantive senior Vice-President. AfDB said this in a statement issued on Wednesday October 13, 2021. Tshabalala, a South African, will take the…

The Indian police attached to the K.G. Halli police division have arrested a Nigerian national, Chekwume Malvin, who works as an actor in the Indian film industry for allegedly peddling drugs in the city. The 45-year-old was caught…

The Amirah of the Youth Wing Lagos Zone 1 of Nasrullahi Fathiu Society,(NASFAT), Hajia Kifayah Adefowope, has described Muslim women as nation builders and good role models to other women, including non-Muslims. The Amirah disclosed this…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has commended the conduct of local council election in Kaduna State.…

By Femi Abbas “Here is the period, in human life, about which we had been carefully admonished through the words of Ubayyi Bn Ka‘b and those of Abdullah Bn Mas‘ud. Here is the predicted era in which the truth (as foretold), would be…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has unequivocally condemned the massacre of a group of…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has unequivocally condemned the massacre of a group of…

Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off its strike. The appeal was signed by its Director of Arc.Zubairu Administration, Haruna Usman-Ugwu.…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has dismissed an officer of the agency after being found guilty of misconduct by a disciplinary committee. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the General Manager, Mr. Olajide…

A Nigerian religious group, Osun State Muslim Community, has held stakeholders' education summit meeting as part of activities marking the new Hijrah year 1443. The meeting, which was held at the secretariat of OSMC in Osogbo, the state…

The Owutu Branch of the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), has inaugurated a centre for its empowerment and Dawah programmes. This was disclosed in an official statement posted on its Facebook page on Monday August 9, 2021.…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has declared Tuesday August 10, 2021, as the first day of Muharram 1443. This was disclosed in a press release signed by the Council's Director of Administration, Zubairu Haruna…

Denver’s top public safety leader has disclosed a move to discipline police officers, sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19. According to The Denver Post on Saturday August 7, 2021, a public health…

To promote Victoria Falls as a safe destination, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has made vaccines available to all 35,000 residents of the town that shares a name with the waterfall. An estimated 60% of the people there have…

Crown Prince Mohammed has announced Saudi Arabia's donation of $3 million to support the Global Partnership for Education Strategy 2025. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, stressed on…

By Femi Abbas Monologue Today’s article is not new. It was first published in this column, in 2014, albeit under a different title. The name Afenifere is a mere nomenclature adopted by an Ijebu Christo-Mafia with a permanent hidden…

By Femi Abbas Monologue Last Tuesday, July 20, 2021, was Eidul-Adha day of year 1442 AH throughout the world. The Arabic word Eid means a festival of joy and festivities in Islam which reminds the religious ancestry of Prophet Ibrahim’s…

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced seven men to prison for attacking pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders. According to a report on Thursday July 22, 2021, the attack had taken place in Yuen Long district. The attack was…

Nigeria has recorded two deaths from the rampaging coronavirus pandemic, and confirmed additional 238 new cases. This update was posted on Wednesday July 21, 2021, on the official Facebook page of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…

Not few than three people including a police officer were reportedly killed as protests erupted in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan over water shortages. According to a report on Wednesday July 21, 2021, anti-government protests…

India has recorded more than 45,000 cases of the deadly “black fungus” over the last two months, the health ministry said, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through Covid-19 patients. The country’s junior health minister Bharati Pravin Pawar…

By Femi Abbas “Do you not see how Allah has set forth a parable of a meaningful ‘WORD’ like a fruitful tree which roots are firmly planted in the fertile yoke of the earth while its lofty stem carries its sprouting foliages magnificently…

By Femi Abbas “Do you not see how Allah has set forth a parable of a meaningful ‘WORD’ like a fruitful tree which roots are firmly planted in the fertile yoke of the earth while its lofty stem carries its sprouting foliages magnificently…

A detained Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni has been sentenced to five years in jail for what the a Moroccan court referred to as indecent assault against another man. Raissouni, editor-in-chief of now-defunct newspaper Akhbar Al…

Bangladesh has extended the ongoing ‘strict’ nationwide lockdown until July 14 in order to control the spread of COVID-19. In a notification on Monday July 5, 2021, the Cabinet Division said that the ongoing restrictions will remain…

Saudi Arabia has disclosed plan to raise the capacity of its airports to serve 330 million passengers annually by 2030 as compared to 103 million passengers currently, according to the Kingdom’s civil aviation authority chief. Speaking…

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has said that the names of applicants who have been selected to perform Hajj this year will be released on Friday June 25, 2021. According to the ministry, 60,000 domestic pilgrims, including citizens and…

In a bid to tackle issues of insecurity in the country, the Senegalese government has concluded plan to install video surveillance with facial recognition at Blaise Diagne Airport. The decision was the outcome of the meeting which was…

The Gambian President Adama Barrow has announced an official visit to Saudi Arabia. While disclosing this in a statement on Monday June 21, 2021, it was reported that President Barrow will leverage the opportunity to inaugurate the new…

By Femi Abbas The title of this memo is a question which requires an answer. Following the recent official lifting of curtain on the amendment of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution, which makes submission of memoranda on it, by members of the…