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MSSN to Host 79th National Islamic Vacation Course
The Muslims Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Kwara Area Unit, says it will host the 79th National Islamic Vacation Course (NIVC) in Ilorin on Dec. 22nd.
Prof. Badmas Yusuf, the former Dean of Postgraduate Studies, University of Ilorin, announced this on Monday in Ilorin while inaugurating the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the event.
Yusuf said that the MSSN “A” Zone, comprising the 19 Northern States and FCT, decided to stage the weeklong programme, tagged “Kwara 2022”, in Kwara from Aug.
22 to Aug. 28.He explained that the NIVC would hold at two desognated venues within Ilorin metropolis.
“The total number of expected participants is 4,000 in this year’s IVC and the programme is aimed at training and inculcating the Islamic values in the Muslim students, which draws its participants from the 19 Northern States and FCT,” he said.
Badmas also explained that MSSN is synonymous to a platform where Muslim youths are trained.
“In order to continue to fulfill one of the several aims and the objectives of its establishment, hence there is what is called Islamic Vacation Course IVC.
“It is a week-long programme usually in the month of December of every year. The programme attracts students from primary up to university levels.
“The main activities in the camps, among others, include lectures, ta’alimat, classroom instructions, Da’awah outreach, interactive fora, skills acquisitions as well as the issuance of communique,” he stressed.
According to him, this timeframe is aimed at improving the Muslim skill, creating interaction between Muslims, providing platform wherein Muslim youths will have access to participate in Da’wah activities and receive classroom instructions from different Muslim scholars all over the country.
“The National IVC is to be held in the two zones of the society; namely the ‘’A’’ zone and the ‘’B’’ zone.
“It is on this note, that we are putting in place this Local Organising Committee, which comprises of the men and women of calibre and who have been carefully selected to serve in different capacities.
“LOC is always the engine room to serve and coordinate all the sub-committees in the realisation of the IVC objectives,” he said.
Mallam Abdurrahman Abdulmumin, the Amir of the State MSSN, hadcearlier said this would be first national activity to be hosted by the Area Unit.
He described the event as special because LOC is the brain box, engine room and the nucleus of the National IVC, a programme which is fondly regarded as Muslim Students’ Hajj.
“The event is also special because it is indeed a prelude for the birth of several positive developments in the history of the MSSN, Kwara State Area Unit,” he stated.
Abdulmumin explained further that the event was special because it serves as a bridge between losing long lost connections of the constituent members of the big MSSN family.
Responding, Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the LOC Chairman, pledged to put in their best to have successful camping, by Allah’s grace.
Sidelines of the event included the inauguration of the 26 LOC members to coordinate and ensure the successful hosting of the event in the state.
Newsmen report that the members of the LOC included Dr Abubakar Ayinla as Chairman, Prof. Abdullateef Oladimeji as the Secretary and Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, Vice Chancellor, Ahman Patigi University, member. (NAN)
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, the nation’s capital, after spending two weeks abroad.
The President arrived back at the Presidential Villa in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Nigerian leader had travelled to the Netherlands on April 23 for a summit on economic growth.
After the three-day event, he proceeded to Saudi Arabia, where he joined other leaders from around the globe for the World Economic Summit (WEF).
The Nigerian leader did not immediately return to Nigeria after the event, spending more days abroad.
No official reason was given for the extended stay that has aroused speculations from some Nigerians.
This newspaper earlier reported on Tuesday that President Tinubu was due in Nigeria this Wednesday, according to his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
From Ene Asuquo, Calabar
High Court sitting yesterday in Effraya, Etung local government area of Cross River state has granted motion exparte, disbanding the state Cocoa Allocation Surveillance team from operating at the government Cocoa estate.The court placed the injunction order restraining the team from harassing allottees of government cocoa farms in Etung local government of the state.
The order came five days after Otu’s administration issued a statement suspending activities of the surveillance team barring them from operating at government Cocoa estate in the state. The court presided over by Justice Amajama Eneji, yesterday after the proceedings, adjourned the matter for argument till May 23,2024 after a counter affidavit to the motion on notice and statement of defense was filed by counsel to Cross River State government Barr.Woda Ogar.In a brief interview with journalists at the court premises at Effraya, counsel to Cross River State government, Wada Ogar, said, “ I just came today to find out that there were 27 others recently filed.”The application ex parte was taken and has been variously adjourned to May 23rd for hearing of the motion on notice. But what I came here for was suit no. HA/16, 17 and 18, 2024 which have been served on me and I have filed my responses.”Well, it is the allegation of the claimants that some hooligans are taking over the plots over which we are in court, harassing the people and all that.”That is why in the first place, they brought an application ex parte to restrain those people and then they alleged that, surveillance committee set up by the government was being used to perpetrate illegalities, because of that, the court made another ex parte which had gone viral” Woda said.Meanwhile counsel for claimant, Mba Ukweni ( SAN),averred that he and his clients (claimants ) came to court to take a motion for interlocutory injunction to restrain government and its agents, her appointees from interfering with allottees of government cocoa farms.
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State in his 100 days in office has been said to have made history with the payment of 100 percent monthly pension to Local Government Pensioners and 85 percent monthly salary to local government workers in the state.This positive development which started in the month of April, 2024, is coming after several years of percentage payment being experienced by local government pensioners and workers in the state.
It was a jubilation galore for the beneficiaries as they said that it will go a long way in cushioning the effect of the current economic hardship as well as giving them a sense of belonging with their counterparts in the Kogi State Civil Service. Governor Ododo also made his mark within the 100 days in office by entrenchment of good governance through the appointments of capable Commissioners and Special Advisers to kick start effective administration.In the education sector, Governor Ododo made his feat in the payment of external examination fees such as WAEC and JAMB, creation of online registration portal for the registration of indigenous students of Kogi in tertiary institutions across the country for payment of their bursary allowances, payment of outstanding fees to all Students’ Associations and Youth Organisations in the state.Ododo equally ensured the completion of internal roads at Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara as well as inspection of legacy projects in the institution and Kogi State University, Kabba.Furthermore, the Governor embarked on training of teachers in the Kogi State Public Schools/ Deployment of a new set of teachers recruited by the Kogi government.Inorder to boost food security within the period under review, Governor Ododo’s administration, cleared over 8,000 hectares of farmland for this year’s farming season, conducted a census of genuine farmers in the state to determine farmers to benefit from government subsidies and interventions and refurbishment of over 200 Tractors which were distributed to farmers across the state to carry out their farming activities.On information dissemination, the Governor installed a Transmitter at Radio Kogi headquarters in Lokoja to ensure effective publicity of government policies and programmes, provision of operational vehicles to the Radio Station and Solar Power to ensure uninterrupted transmission.In an effort to avert possible flooding in the state during this year’s raining season, Governor Ododo within his 100 days in office, awarded contract of N29.9Billion Erosion Control Projects at Ankpa, Okene and Ijumu local government areas
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