Mother, toddler daughter die in lightning strike
The victims, identified as Kenya Glasgow and her daughter, Kennedy, were reportedly getting out of their vehicle when lightning struck them on Sunday afternoon.
The Prophet’s first and last sermons
This week, we decided to bring to you the famous first and the last sermon of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) so that we can remind ourselves of not only the duties and responsibilities of a Muslim but also reassure us of the benefits and rewards of what we do.
Salaudeen becomes Wakeel-ul-Muslimeen of Ogun State
THE League of Imams & Alfas of Ogun State has concluded arrangements to install a top Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul-Razak Ishola Salaudeen as the Wakeel-Ul-Muslimeen of Ogun State.
Mosque attack: ‘No community defence shield in place’
The President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr. Ona Ekhomu said that the unfortunate mosque attack in Kondugha, Borno State was possible because there was no community defence shield in place.
Fasting after Ramadan
The Prophet is reported to have said: “iman increases and decreases…” it increases as a result of good deeds and decreases as a result of evil deeds. One of the ways to increase our iman after Ramadan is embarking on Sunnah fasting. The recommended fasting after Ramadan are as follow:
Nigerian students spend N100bn on tuition in Ghanaian varsities
MAKURDI—Over 200,000 Nigerian students studying in Ghanaian universities are reported to expend over N100 billion annually as tuition outside sundry fees.
ALUU FOUR: Fears, worries amid delayed trial of suspects
ON October 5, 2012, when four male students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Rivers State were lynched by an out of control mob in Omuokiri Aluu in Ikwerre Local Government Area in jungle justice, the barbarism in the heinous murder attracted spontaneous public disgust and condemnation of global proportion.
ASUU/ASUP Crisis: Varsities turn ghost towns; poly students fear fresh strike
By September 1, the face-off between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will be exactly in its third month. Unlike previous strikes, this particular one is still in its infancy. Students have been known to do a four-year course in eight years.
Collapsing 40-year-old bridge: Fear grips Ebonyi communities
RESIDENTS of communities in Ishielu Local government area of Ebonyi State are presently living in fear of an imminent disaster. Their fear derives from the belief that the Eguho-Ebonyi bridge in the area would soon collapse if urgent steps are not taken to either rehabilitate or reconstruct it.
NLC and Minimum Wage: The Task Ahead
This edition is the concluding part of the article by Comrade Salihu Lukman, a former assistant general secretary with the Nigeria Labour Congress on the inclusion of the National Minimum Wage on the concurrent rather than the exclusive list as it is now. The first part was published on August 1, 2013.
RESEARCH &DEVT: Humidity affects meningitis epidemic – Prof Wali
Professor Sadiq Suleiman Wali (OFR) is a consultant physician mainly in hepatology and gastroenterology and has interest in infectious diseases. In this chat with Vanguard Learning in Abuja, the former Kano State Commissioner for Health andChief Physician to five Nigerian ex-Heads of State, speaks on his research work in meningitis control, treatment and prevention. Excerpts:
