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Sultan inaugurates reconstituted boards of national mosque
Sultan inaugurates reconstituted boards of national mosque
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday inaugurated the reconstituted Abuja National Mosque Management Board and the Board of Trustees of Educational, Social and Health Mission (MESH).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MESH is the project implementing arm of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
Abubakar III, who is the President-General of NSCIA, urged members of the boards to work assiduously towards promoting the ideals of Islam and support Muslims.
The sultan also urged the national mosque board to look at ways and means of funding the mosque’s renovation and development.
Abubakar said: “The national mosque should not just be a place where Muslims would only observe five daily prayers and go.
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“But, it should be a national centre for the advancement of Islamic culture and education.
” We made some arrangements in the past but just that it didn’t come to fruition that we should be inviting Imams from other parts of the country, hold seminars and interactions.
” We also plan to be inviting other Islamic leaders from across the world to meet with the leadership of the Islamic community in Nigeria.
“Esecially our Imams, those who couldn’t go outside we will bring people from outside the country to interact with them.”
According to the sultan, the programme could not come to frution due to the paucity of funds
Abubakar said that it waz time to revisit the plan, adding,” we want to see how we can bring it back to life so that the national mosque will be busy seven day a week.”
The sultan, who decried that the Muslim community was far behind developments in the country, said, “the reconstitution of the two boards was an opportunity for the Muslims to rise to the occasion and hit the ground running.
” And as we are inaugurating these boards, we are also expecting a new government to come in so it is an opportunity to us to hit the ground running with the government to see what we can do together to help the government and ourselves.”
Abubakar implored Nigerians of all persuasions to support a smooth transition programme as peace was a critical platform for individual and societal progress.
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He added: ” Let no one contemplate the disruption of smooth handover of power from the outgoing administration to the incoming one.
” It is my conviction that together, with greater commitment and patriotism, we can build a peaceful and prosperous country. ”
Responding, Dr Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of national mosque management board assured that it would do its utmost best to move the mosque and Islamic centre of excellence forward.
The traditional ruler thanked the sultan for the confidence he reposed on him and other members of the board.
He said: “We appreciate the sultan for the task he put before us and I assure you that we are going to put in our best to move the mosque forward.”
NAN reports that other members of the board are: Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Secretary-General, NSCIA, Yunus Usman, Prof. Shehu Galadanci and Malam Abubakr Siddeeq, North-East.
Others are: Mustapha Bintube, North-East, Dr Talmiz Usman, North-West, Umaru Karaye, North-West, retired Gen. A. B. Mamman, North-Central, Sheikh Tajudeen Adigun, North-Central and others.
Also, the Chairman of the board of MESH is the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, member, Dr Muhammad Dikwa, member, Alhaji Murtala Adeniji, member and others.
Sultan inaugurates reconstituted boards of national mosque
(NAN)
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Rainstorm destroys schools, mosques, others in Kwara community
Rainstorm destroys schools, mosques, others in Kwara community
Rainstorm has destroyed some public and residential buildings in Ogele, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The storm also rendered scores of residents homeless
The incident, which occurred in the night of Eid- el- Fitr celebration, affected schools, mosques and other buildings. They included the Ansarul Islam Primary School, Community Secondary School, health centre and Mosques
Other were concrete poles and high tension wires supplying electricity to Ogele, Afon and other communities.
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They appealed to the government, individuals and organisations for help.
Aare Ogele, Alhaji Abubakar Akanbi, whose residence was also affected, called for government’s aid for the victims, including the Mufti of the community.
Chairman, Ogele Descendants Progressive Union (ODPU), Alhaji Issa Akanbi-Oniyo, said the incident had left many residents homeless.
Rainstorm destroys schools, mosques, others in Kwara community
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Rivers police arrest General Overseer for alleged homosexuality
Rivers police arrest General Overseer for alleged homosexuality
The Octopus (C4i) Strike Force Unit of the Nigeria Police has arrested a General Overseer of a new generation church in Eagle Island, Diobu, Port Harcourt over allegations of homosexuality.
The Guardian gathered that the General Overseer, nicknamed Elijah, was arrested after videos of him engaging in homosexual acts were leaked to the police by a male acquaintance named Patrick.
The acquaintance, who had been the target of the cleric’s advances, reportedly played along and captured nude videos of the pastor as evidence. The police, acting on credible intelligence, traced him to one of his relaxation spots in Port Harcourt, where he was arrested and taken into custody for investigation.
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Sources close to the investigation revealed that he has allegedly confessed to numerous acts of homosexuality involving both male adults and minors within and outside Port Harcourt.
Confirming the development, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, stated that the investigation is ongoing.
Rivers police arrest General Overseer for alleged homosexuality
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Police hunt for last suspect in LASU graduate killing
Police hunt for last suspect in LASU graduate killing
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had intensified its search for Teniola Ajisomo, who is the remaining suspect linked to the murder of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University, Adedamola Ogunbode.
The Lagos State Police Command on March 12, exhumed the body of the late Ogunbode from a shallow grave behind the LASU fence in its Ojo campus.
Newstrends reported that the deceased, a Political Science Education graduate, had been missing since January 16.
Among those arrested during police investigations were Sunday Whepetoji, a pastor, who allegedly received N70,000 from the victim’s account; and Sheriff Adebayo, a church member, accused of also receiving N300,000.
Also, Omolara Ajisomo, who allegedly helped her children, Teniola and Olaoluwa Ajisomo, escape to Cotonou, Benin Republic, after each received N300,000 from the victim’s account, was arrested too.
Meanwhile, Olaoluwa was arrested in the Alakuko area of the state before leading the police to the shallow grave.
Reacting to an inquiry by PUNCH Metro on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Teniola was still on the run.
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He said, “The suspect is still at large and we are trying to get him and we will soon get him. The Shepherd and Sheriff are in Ikoyi correctional centre and Ajisomo who took us to the grave is still with us and is assisting with the investigation.”
Hundeyin also confirmed that Omolara who aided the escape of her children had been released.
“The mother of two of the suspects has been released. She was arrested because her children used her identity to register the SIM. It was the SIM registration that led us to her. But when we discovered that she was not the one using the phone and we arrested the person using the phone, so we let the mother go.”
Hundeyin who addressed newsmen in the course of the probe said the church where some people alleged that the missing boy was killed and buried had been sealed to prevent it from being burned.
“The church was sealed following intelligence reports that some people planned to burn it down out of vengeance, and we do not want that to happen.
“It is still a suspected crime scene, we still need to go over it, and we may need to revisit that scene multiple times for us to gather evidential value.
“The church has been sealed for now to prevent it from being burnt. And we assure the public that updates will be given about the investigation and the progress we have made as soon as we get new updates,” he said.
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