Thanking Allah is one of the many Islamic instruments of overcoming kufr (unbelief), poverty or insufficiency, punishment of Allah, and many others as stated in different parts of the Qur’an. On kufr Allah says: “Therefore remember Me. I will remember you, and be grateful to Me, and never disbelieve Me, (i.e. ungrateful to Me)” (Q2: 152).

A HAUNTING and powerful image in the Qur’an depicts a people who, on the Day of Judgment, perch on a barrier that divides the Paradise and hell. And so they engage in a conversation with the inhabitants of both abode. However, Allah gave them a kind of soft landing, implying that they will end in the safer side of the barrier. It is not a joke. Check the Quran 7: 46-49.

Most Nigerians are smart enough to know that fairies and Easter bunnies do not exist. But in this season, nearly anything is possible. Computing, Printing products and technology Organisation, Hewlett-Packard is no fairy, but has said that it reward customers with Easter treats from 20th March to 30th April 2015.

Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that pre order to its latest collection of smartphones, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 duos began end of March in Nigeria The devices are available in 32GB and 64GB for the S6 edge and 32GB for the S6 duos. Emmanouil Revmatas, Director of Information Technology and Mobile, Samsung, said that the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 duos represent new standards in design and performance, offering consumers an unmatched mobile experience.

ABUJA—AS the 8th senate is expected to start by June, 76 serving senators in the 7th assembly which is about seventy percent have lost their bid to return to the red chamber for legislative deliberations while 33 members making up thirty percent were re-elected.

Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, will sweep the forthcoming governorship election.

Abuja—National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, whose five-year tenure expires in June, has said he would not accept reappointment.

ASSOCIATION of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has called on President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), not to disappoint Nigerians, but strive to provide good governance.

Bauchi—A 78-year- old man from Bauchi State has narrated how his son, 28, was killed by a soldier, while he was defending his vote for the President-elect, Gen Muhamadu Buhari (retd), last Sunday.

A Nigerian Bishop, the Most Revd Dr. Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon has been appointed the next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

FAO, WHO targeting total eradication of livestock disease

PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Road Traffic Management Authority, TIMARIV, has urged the police to help stop killing of its staff in the state.

The Nigerian Naval ship, NNS Delta, has destroyed over 320 illegal refineries along the creeks of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State with an estimated 6,000 metric tons of stolen crude stored at the various locations to be refined.

Bauchi—Four people were, yesterday killed, while several others sustained injuries in separate motor accidents at Soro Town in Ganjuwa and Toro Local Government areas of Bauchi State.

IBADAN—FOLLOWING the attack on a Divisional Police Officer over rumours of discovery of a kidnappers’ den at Adekile area of Ibadan, which led to his death, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Katsina, has said he would ensure that the hoodlums involved in the attack were arrested.