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  • Get married and shun fornication – Cleric tells Nigerian youths

    Get married and shun fornication – Cleric tells Nigerian youths

    An Abuja-based Islamic cleric, Imam Yahya Al-Yolawi on Tuesday in Abuja urged youths who are of age and have the means to get married and shun fornication.

    This, he said, would make them to earn rewards here on earth and in the hereafter.

    Al-Yolawi, Chief Imam of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque, Abuja said marriage protects the heart from the evil of unbridled sexual desires and the concomitant dangers.

    He said marriage is like an unbreakable fortress which protects those involved from going into hellfire in the hereafter.

    “If a person fears the dangers of fornication he or she will prefer to get married.

    “Marriage should not be put off or delayed especially if one has the means to do so. Whoever is able to marry should marry, for that will help him to lower his gaze and guard his modesty.

    “Marriage encourages reconciliation; the protection of the rights of women and children, and the production of righteous offspring who will be happy in this life and in the hereafter,’’ he said.

    Al-Yolawi stressed that marriage signified one’s commitment in following the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.

    He quoted the prophet as having said that: “marriage is my teaching. Whosoever keeps away from it is not of me”.

  • BREAKING: FG declares Monday public holiday

    BREAKING: FG declares Monday public holiday

     

    The Federal Government has declared Monday 10th October, 2022 as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

    Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on Thursday, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

    In a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, Aregbesola admonished all “Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which the Holy Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security and harmony in the country.”

    Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoins Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality. “As the indisputable leader of our race, we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa”, the Minister stated.

    While calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, the Minister urges all “Nigerians, and the youth in particular, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class and ethnicity and join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens would be proud of.

    The Minister urges Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS, saying “when you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit prompt response from security agents.

  • Pastor Adeboye shelves Sokoto Light Up crusade

    Pastor Adeboye shelves Sokoto Light Up crusade

    The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has suspended the Light Up crusade scheduled to hold physically in Sokoto from May 16 to 17, 2022.

     

    According to Pastor Adeboye, the postponement followed the killing of a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.

     

    The state has seen unrest over the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in the killing, forcing the governor Aminu Tambuwal to declare a curfew.

     

    Pastor Adeboye, in a social media post on Monday, urged members of the church to join the crusade virtually.

     

    “Postponed but God turned it around. We Trust In Our God’s Big Picture Plan! When God turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them in that dream.

     

    “We serve a God who specializes in using the impossible situation for His glory,” Pastor Adeboye wrote.

     

    In the wake of the killing, the Christian Association of Nigeria called for a nationwide protest slated for May 22 to demand justice for the slain Sokoto student.

     

    Deborahl was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Tunga Magajiya, Rijau LGA of Niger state.

    Deborah

     

    Her remains were buried around 6:30 pm at the Christian cemetery in Tunga Magajiya.

     

    Emmanuel Maaji, the uncle of the deceased who is a pastor at ECWA church, led the prayers before she was buried.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that a mob killed Deborah over alleged blasphemy on Thursday.

     

    Videos of the late student being stoned and beaten with sticks were shared on social media.

     

    Her killing had sparked outrage across the country, with Nigerians asking the government to fish out the perpetrators of the crime.

     

    There was also a flurry of condemnation from civil society organisations (CSOs), Muslim leaders and groups, most notably Muhammadu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto.

     

    The police command in Sokoto had also announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the killing.

     

    On Saturday morning, some Muslim youths in Sokoto took to the streets to protest the arrest of the suspects.

     

    The protesters were armed with placards that read: “Release our Muslim brothers”, “Muslims Are Not Terrorists”, and “Peaceful riot”.

  • Burnt Sokoto student: Police arrests two suspects, school shut

    Burnt Sokoto student: Police arrests two suspects, school shut

    The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemous statement.

    Reacting the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, in a statement signed by the secretary of the Sultanate Council, Sa’idu Muhammadu Maccido, condemned the killing in its totality.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a press statement signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, and made available to newsmen in the state on Thursday.

    “At about 0900hrs, a distress call was received from the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, stating that students were rioting over one female student named Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

    “Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building. The students banded together with miscreants and barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road.

    Upon receiving the information, the DC Operations led a team of policemen and all other operational commanders in the state to the school, where the road was cleared and the situation was brought under control.

    “Two students were arrested in connection with the crime committed. The school has been closed down by the school authority, and policemen were deployed to give tight security coverage,” the statement partly read.The statement further said the State Commissioner of Police, CP Kamaldeen Okunlola, is appealing to members of the public to go about their lawful activities and should not panic as the situation is under control.

    He further assured that the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted, and will be nailed soon.

    In his reaction, the Sultan said: “Sultanate Council has learnt with dismay the unfortunate happenings at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, that led to the loss of life a female student of the institution.

    The Sultanate council condemned the incident in its totality and has urged the security agencies to bring perpetrators of the unjustifiable incident to justice,” the statement read.

  • Minister of Communication, other Ulamas to try Rahama Sadau for blasphemy

    Minister of Communication, other Ulamas to try Rahama Sadau for blasphemy

    The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Issa Ali Pantami has been listed among other Ulamas that will try Rahama Sadau for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the petitioner, Mr. Lawal Muhammad Gusau made this known in a statement on Saturday.

    After filing a petition to the Inspector General of Police on alleged case of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad caused by Sadau’s photos, the petitioner gave a list of four conditions to be met.

    Recall that Sadau’s pictures recently stirred controversy on social media, which forced the actress to withdraw them and apologise.

    Some Northern muslims felt the pictures were offensive to the conservative Northern Nigerian and to Islam, her faith. Others disagreed and rose in her defense.

    But in a press statement released by the petitioner, Mr. Lawal Muhammad Gusau, on Saturday, the Kannywood actress must meet the following conditions as attached.

    The petition warned that if care is not taken, the social media photos of the 27-year-old actress could cause a crisis in the Northern part of Nigeria. It cited an incident in Kano where a singer who allegedly blasphemed the Prophet was attacked by a mob.

    Mr Gusau said, ” in response to the report by BBC Hause transmitted on the 7th day of November 2020 that Rahama Sadau is due to arrive to Kaduna, Nigeria with her Lawyers to defend herself on the allegation of blasphemy labelled against her she should note the followings”

    The conditions include that her lawyer(s) must be Muslims, the Police should only convey her to the Sharia court, renowned Islamic scholars like Isa Pantami should be the judges of the day and that Arewa lawyers should not defend Rahama Sadau.

    See the full statement here:

    Conditions to be met in respect of Rahama Sadau’s allegation of blasphemy on the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

    In response to the report by BBC Hausa transmitted on the 7th day of November 2020 that Rahama Sadau is due to arrive to Kaduna, Nigeria, with her Lawyers to defend herself on the allegation of the blasphemy labelled against her, she should note the followings-

    1. Her lawyer (s) MUST be Muslim by faith. This is predicated on the fact that it is only a Muslim Lawyer that can understand the proceedings of Sharia Court. It is a matter relating to Hadiths of the Prophet and the Glorious Holy Qur’an and not a matter relating to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    2. The Police should only observe their constitutional role of conveying her to Islamic Shariah Court after conduction discreet investigation of the case in issue.

    3. Renowned Islamic scholars like Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmed Mahmoud Gumi, Kaduna, Sheikh Ahmed BUK from Kano, Sheikh Kabir Haruna Gombe from Gombe state, Shekh Nura Khalil (Digital) from Abuja and Sheikh Ali Isa Pantami (Hon. Minister of Communication) will be the Ulamas that will give Islamic interpretation with regards to the balsphemy on the Prophet Muhammed (SAW).

    4 We compliment the resolve of Arewa lawyers for not interfering in the cases of blasphemy against one Aminu Sherif and Umar Farouq. We expect the Arewa Layers and most particularly Lawyers in Kaduna not to interfere in Rahama Sadau’s case.

    Finally, we wish to call on the general public to remain calm, while assuring all Muslim faithful that justice will take its course.

    Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria! Long live the Nigeria Police Force!

  • Musician bags death sentence in Kano for blasphemous song

    Musician bags death sentence in Kano for blasphemous song

    A Sharia Court in Kano State has sentenced to death a 22-year-old musician known as Yahaya Sharif Aminu for making a song that allegedly blaspheme against Prophet Muhammad.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the presiding judge at the court, Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani found Aminu guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging on Monday.

    Aminu, who is said to be a member of the Islamic Tijjaniya sect and Faidha group, was arrested after a protest by Muslim youths in the State.

    The musician, who resides in Sharifai in Kano metropolis was accused of committing blasphemy against the Prophet in a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March 2020.

    The Muslim youths had threatened to take laws into their hands. They had earlier set ablaze the family house of the musician in Kano municipality.

    The court had also sentenced one Umar Farouq of Sharada area of Kano metropolis to 10 years imprisonment for making derogatory statements concerning the Almighty Allah in a public argument.