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              Ahmadu Ali Gulak  Former Special Adviser, Political, to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Bar. Ahmadu Ali Gulak was murdered by rampaging Igbo terrorists at around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo state on his way to the airport, as reported by the police on Sunday afternoon. The death occurred after Alhaji Gulak had finished a mediation and restoration of peace between disputing factions within the Imo state APC. Although the police had reported that it was the handiwork of Igbo bandits, majority of observers pointed accusing fingers at the foot soldiers of Nnamdi Kanu, who had declared a compulsory sit-at-home order. Alhaji Gulak's murder was seen as a fall-out of refusing Kanu's order of no movement. Kanu has become the lord and de-factor Government of the Eastern regime. He has been operating outside Nigeria since he escaped capture from Nigeria Army detachment that raided his house in September, 2017. The pre...

 

 Umar Ibn Khattab wept because of the piety and honesty of a provincial Governor  The time the Leader of the Islamic State, Umar Ibn Khattab (ra) demands from the people of the city of Hims (in Syria) to list out the names of the needy so as to assist them with a share of the State funds; what Umar came across shocked and amazed him. In the midst of the name of the poor and impoverished people was the name of the Governor of Hims, that is, Sa’eed Ibn Amir (ra).   Umar asked why the name of the Governor was included in the list of the needy. They replied: “He shares his salary to the poor and needy such that by the time the cycle completes, he is left with nothing”.   Then Umar asked further: Does he do things that you don’t want? They said: Yes.   1. He doesn’t come to attend to us until mid-morning. 2. He doesn’t see us at night. 3. In a week, he keeps away for a day without anyone seeing him. Umar (ra) then asked him why? He (Sa’eed Ibn Amir (ra) said:   ...

 A sermon  by Rev. Fr. George E

                          Atiku Abubakar  The rising wave of insecurity in Nigeria became a cause for concern despite concerted efforts of the country’s security agencies. Daily, Gestapo like criminal activities spring up in various parts of the country that suggest that it might be politically masterminded because of the timing, target and ultimate victims of such organized crime aimed to cause untold embarrassment to the country. Consequently, the Centre for Diplomacy and Democracy, Washington DC, USA, undertook a systematic research on the major issues that shaped the 2019 general elections, vis-a-vid actions of political parties and political actors that were capable of heating the polity and its consequences after the polls, with a view to unravelling the mystery behind the sustained security challenges in Nigeria. The findings are mindboggling as it unraveled a whole lot of pointers that indicate that the securi...