All praise is due to Allah who has created humanity from a single parenthood. May His choicest salutations continue to descend upon our Master and Leader, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, who abolished racism in all its forms. The Noble Qur’an states: “O You who believe! Indeed We have created you from a single male and […]
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When Mr Godwin Obaseki was sworn in as the fifth civilian governor of Edo State on November 12, 2016, the Muslim community rejoiced, believing that the man they overwhelmingly voted for, will respect their God-given rights and accord them the requisite regard and honour; but little did they know they were about to witness the […]
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So, some embittered and misguided Nigerian thugs beat up a Nigerian senator in Germany, and most Nigerians feel happy and justified about it. Commending and saluting the devil for a job well done. Honestly, it’s very hard not to feel so, especially considering the man in question whose name reminds one of the “Mario” who […]
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About 65, 000 Nigerians are currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj, and among them are movie artistes and entertainers who are maestros of the make-belief industry. There are also musicians on Hajj – from Fuji to Hip-Hop, who are thrilled about the golden opportunity to answer the Call of Prophet […]
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Revoking article 370 has turned India from administrator to fully-fledged coloniser, following, in many ways, Israel’s methods Over the past few years, Kashmiri scholars have been making the argument that India-administered Kashmir ought to be recognised as an occupied territory. With more than 700,000 Indian soldiers, paramilitary and police in the region, the most […]
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Today, August 6, 2019 marks exactly 74 years of the infamous atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan by the United States of America, during the final stage of World War II. The two bombings (first, on Hiroshima on August 6, and second on Nagasaki on August 9) killed over 200, 000 people instantly; […]
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Islam does not stipulate a specific age of marriage. Literally, Islam permits marrying a young lady that can differentiate between right and wrong so far it is legally approved, but the husband must not approach her sexually until she becomes aged/matured (buloog). This starts from when she starts menstruating, growing pubertal hair, and developing breasts, […]
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Today, the 83-year-old Nigerian Imam Abubakar Abdullahi will be among four other nationals (from Sudan, Brazil, Iraq and Cyprus) to receive the first-ever International Religious Freedom Award of the United States Government. He is the Imam of Nghar village who hid 262 Berom Christians in his mosque and in his house in June last year […]
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Safiya Umar Badamasi, the first Hausa/Fulani Muslim woman to become Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and first lawyer from Katsina State to attain the exalted bar position has spoken on the feat. Badamasi is among the 38 lawyers to be conferred with the title in September. Solicitor-General of the Federation (SGF) and Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]
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Unlike the Busola Dakolo/Pastor Fatoyinbo saga, the trending rape allegation against an Alfa (name withheld) in Osun State as reported by a reliable online media in Nigeria is controversial, complex and at the same time, shameful. First of all, no sane person, irrespective of his religious belief, should justify rape, but from what we have […]
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