The Emir of Kano, His royal Highness, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has urged Muslims to preach Islam in the correct manners and reflect its true teachings in their lives.

The Prophet said, “Allah created Adam in his image, sixty cubits (about 30 meters) in height. When He created him, He said (to him), ‘Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen what they will say in reply to you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your offspring.’ Adam (went and) said, ‘As-Salamu alaikum (Peace be upon you).’

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday condemned recent attack on President Goodluck Jonathan and his delegation during their visit to the house of Hajia Dada, mother of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in Katsina, by some youths, describing it “as an embarrassment to the country.”

Our children are our future. When you properly invest in them you invest in your future. Some people want to run but they have tied their feet.

You want to be happy in future when you can no longer do as you do now but you do not give your children religious and moral education, and everybody knows our education already lacks value. You reap what you sow. When you laugh the world laughs with you but when you cry you cry alone.

Dematerialisations of share certificates in the nation’s capital market is still low, says Chef Executive Officer, NASD Plc, Mr. Bola Ajomale.

EVEN as the Federal Government is intensifying effort to stop food import into the country, the United Kingdom and the European Union said, yesterday, that the country was yet to access their 150 000 pounds (N35, 250,000) and 3 million Euros (N654,000, 000) grants meant to support research fundings mainly in soil science to boost food production in the country.

The Backward Integration Programme (BIP ) policy in the rice sector put in place by the federal ministry of Agriculture to boost local rice production with the approval of an inbuilt tariff/levy differential deliberately skewed in favour of investors has been commended by stakeholders.

The Labour Party in Ogun State has berated the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun over the on-going teachers strike, describing the governor as insensitive.

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, yesterday, rallied the three major political parties in Rivers State to sign a peace deal ahead of the February elections.

The National Coordinator, Benin River Vanguard (BRV), Anthony Okotie in this interview, declares that Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State will eventually emerge victorious at the poll

In its determination to develop and strengthen the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has pledged to deepen retail investors’ participation in the market.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, who is the Director of Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential campaign fund-raising committee, yesterday, enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan to direct the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to re-open the shut Small Messages Service, SMS, platform designed to raise funds for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate in Delta Central, Mr. John Agoda, has promised the Urhobo nation of vibrant representation if he wins the February 14 National Assembly elections.

THE member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor federal constituency of Bayelsa State in the House of Representatives, Mrs. Stella Dorgu, has urged traditional rulers and opinion leaders in the constituency to mobilize the people in the rural areas to ensure that they collect their Permanent Voter Cards PVCs, to enable them cast their votes in the February polls.

An All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirant to the Isoko North constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Goddy Edewor, has threatened to sue his party, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over alleged substitution of his name.