It is now over to the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to repackage Nigerian Islam by turning it into a modern religious movement whose primary role is attracting Islamic Finance

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in 1969? Sine then, it has provided billions of dollars worth of funding for its members to help them with infrastructural development. Hopefully the death of Deborah Samuel will lead to a rethink in the way Nigeria relates with the body

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Muslim youths take to the streets of Sokoto asking for the release of Deborah Samuel's killers

TENSION continues to mount in Sokoto over the recent killing of Shehu Shagari College of Education student Deborah Samuel with angry Muslims youths taking to the streets demanding the police release her killers.

 

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Goodluck and Emefiele's presidential aspirations in doubt amid fears their forms were not submitted

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele look to be out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race after their supporters failed to submit their nomination forms on time.

 

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I want the candidates vying to become the next Nigerian president come up with policy proposals that will turn Islam into a instrument of economic growth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, every year, Nigeria's delegation to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia should return with a minimum foreign direct investment sum of $50bn. If they do not, their trip is a meaningless jamboree

[2] What is Nigeria getting in return for all this free revenue and publicity we just dash the Saudis? from now on, I think we should sign mutual benefit agreements.

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Buhari condemns killing of Sokoto student saying no one has the right to take the law into their hands

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has added his voice the growing condemnation of the recent murder of Sokoto education student Deborah Samuel who was lynched by an irate mob yesterday for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed.

 

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Ebonyi State Police Command smashes trafficking syndicate and recovers one child in the process

MEN of the Ebonyi State Police Command have busted a child trafficking syndicate after clamping down on a gang which stole and sold a child from its mother in the state  and sold it in neighbouring Anambra State for N355,000.

 

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Chris Ngige withdraws from presidential race after consulting with friends and family

MINISTER for labour and employment Dr Chris Ngige has withdrawn from the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race saying that after consulting with friend and family he had opted to bow out of the contest.

 

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Atiku pulls down his statement condemning murder of Deborah Samuel after getting threats

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has pulled down his condemnation of the murder of college of education student Deborah Samuel after several northern groups threatened to withdraw their support for his presidential campaign.

 

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Aston Villa look to sign Super Eagle Calvin Bassey from Rangers at the end of the season

ENGLISH Premier League side Aston Villa are planning to snatch Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey from Glasgow Rangers in the summer as part of a major rebuilding programme.

 

Bassey, 22, who joined from Leicester City, has been a revelation this season, impressing for Rangers both at left-back and centre-half. His good form has earned him his first Nigeria caps and the Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard knows him well after bringing him to Ibrox in 2020.

 

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Can the government react to this tragedy by passing the Deborah Samuel Religious Tolerance Bill 2022

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Nigeria will establish a Religious Parades Commission to determine the route, timing, date and duration of all religious marches across the country

[2] All faith houses will pay a 40% rate of corporation tax to the government

[3] There will be a complete separation of religion and state. No government officials are allowed to fund religious campaigns or give public money to churches, mosques or other faith groups

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