China county bans Muslim children from religious events
January 17, 2018	Asia	2000
Chinese government authorities have banned Muslim children from attending religious events during winter break, in a county in western China that is mostly populated by Muslims. The notification for the ban has been posted online by the…
Customsmen allegedly shot unemployed man dead in Lagos
January 17, 2018	Crime/Judiciary/Security	4025
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on surveillance patrol have shot a middle-aged unemployed man, Toheeb Olayiwola dead on the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway at Abule-Egba area of Lagos on Wednesday. The Renaissance gathered that…
Herdsmen Killings : Senate issues IGP 14-day ultimatum
The Senate on Tuesday gave the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, a 14-day ultimatum to arrest and investigate the perpetrators of Benue killings. IGP, on Monday convened a peace meeting with governors and stakeholders from Benue…
India ends government subsidies for Hajj pilgrimage
January 17, 2018	Asia	579
The Indian government has announced the end of a decades-long policy of giving subsidy to thousands of Muslims heading to the holy city of Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, India's minister…
Benue Killings : Nigerian now painted red with blood of innocent citizens – Dogara
Speaker of House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday asked the federal government of Nigeria to end the deadly attacks in Benue and other states of the federation. The speaker noted that herdsmen had succeeded in…
Release of N1.2tr capital funding, positive development – DMO
January 16, 2018	Economy	375
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the release of N1.2 trillion for capital projects by the Federal Government in six months is a positive development in the country. The capital projects are contained in the 2017…
Akande absolves Buhari, blames woes on faulty system
Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has blamed the Nigerian woes on the faulty presidential and federal systems being operated in the country. He says the solution lies…
OSIEC faults electoral litigations, says election date is sacrosanct
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), says all litigations against the conduct of local government election slated for January 27, 2018 are void and could not stand the rigours of judicial exercise. The Chairman of the…
Rights groups to UK: Cancel Mohammed bin Salman's visit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May should withdraw an invitation extended to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit the UK, a coalition of human rights group has said. The coalition, including the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and Arab Organisation…
In The Shade Of Qur'an
You can hide under flip of pages That embodies gentle and commanding words. It's a shade that save the scalp from the scorching sun A scripture that speaks for you when your lips cease to…
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