May 14, 2021

[GIST] NEMA distributes relief items to Niger households

[GIST] NEMA distributes relief items to Niger households

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Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday announced that it had commenced the direct distribution of relief materials to 24,925 households of internally displaced persons affected by banditry in 14 Local Government Areas of Niger State. The Director-General, NEMA, Muhammadu Muhammed, inaugurated the relief materials distribution in Kuta, the headquarters of Shiroro…


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[GIST] Ilorin emir, Abia residents advocate religious harmony

[GIST] Ilorin emir, Abia residents advocate religious harmony

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The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has charged Christian and Muslim associations to resolve the religious crisis in the state. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari stated this on Thursday while delivering his Sallah message to Muslim faithful shortly after he observed the two rakat prayers marking the end…


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[GIST] Ganduje extends Sallah holiday, declares Friday work-free day

[GIST] Ganduje extends Sallah holiday, declares Friday work-free day

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 Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has declared Friday as work free day to enable Muslim faithful continue with the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He said the decision was in consideration of the fact that Wednesday, May 12, which was part of the…


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[GIST] Caution extremists in your midst, CAN tells Muslim leaders

[GIST] Caution extremists in your midst, CAN tells Muslim leaders

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Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria has felicitated with the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and all Muslims in Nigeria on the occasion of the successful completion of Ramadan. The association also advised the council to caution extremists who were not well grounded in Islam. CAN’s General Secretary, Daramola Joseph, conveyed the…


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[GIST] Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan, Saraki, govs seek unity, end to insecurity

[GIST] Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan, Saraki, govs seek unity, end to insecurity

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The Sultan of Sokoto and the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged federal and states governments to address security challenges in the country. Abubakar in his Eid-el-Fitr message on Thursday also urged citizens to show love, support and relate with one another. He said, “We are calling…


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