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Over 14 million realized at Tikau emirate launching for Zaka, Waqt
Over 14 million realized at Tikau emirate launching for Zaka, Waqt
By: Yahaya Wakili
Over fourteen million naira (#14m) was realized at the launching of the annual Tikau emirate council, Zaka and Waqf, #8.5 million cash in hand, #5.4 million pledges, and 264 bags of grains, respectively.
Speaking at the occasion, the special guest speaker, Dr. Warshu Tijjani Rabiu of Bayero University, Kano, said Zaka is the third pillar of Islam, and Allah (SWT) commanded us to pray and commanded us to give Zaka.
He said the nature of Zaka is very clear: there are those who receive it and those who are to pay it, as the different Hadith of Prophet Muhammad SWT explained the Zakatul items, the maximum resource upon which you reach it, or what you have in Zakat. There are some categories of zakat: wealth, agricultural produce, and animals.
Waqf is a product of wealth for the seek of Allah (SWT) that yield the benefit to recent community for the person that give it, once he is alive benefit from that benefit of it, even after his death he will continue receiving reward from Allah (SWT), it is resilience lasting and benefit cut across all our and it is very much documented in the history of Islam for Waqf achieve during period stages and a golden period of Islamic history.
“So now in this period we are trying to revive these institutions because if you look into our lives, we are swimming in poverty, which is not and calls for artificial, man-made poverty, and when we go back to our religion, we have this instrument that we embrace, and then we wave poverty out of our society.
Dr Rabiu further said, Alhamdulillah Tikau emirate there have been working on this Zaka and Waqf for quite so long now and deceased emir, May Allah (SWT) grants the souls of the deceased rest in Aljannatul Firdaus. And now the new emir is building on it and we praying Allah (SWT) to sustained them.
Speaking earlier, the chief host, who is also the Executive Chairman of the Nangere local government council, Hon. Samaila Musa FCNA, said this program is a developmental program that will benefit the entire people of Nangere, not a few, because there is an aspect that has to do with Waqf and there is an aspect that has to do with Zakat.
He maintained that the two are different, the Waqf is a long term, while the Zakat is a short term, the Waqf aspect is differently for investment, how to make research, invest, and to manage your portfolio and even to talk about entrepreneurship development that entrepreneur development mostly has to do with youth and women.
“And if we are talking about youth, we have youth in Nangere, and we have farmlands. If we can allocate pieces of land to those youth and they are empowered through this waqf, definitely in two to three years, there will be no food insecurity in Nangere—not only food security, but nutritional food security.
In his vote of thanks, the former Deputy Governor of Yobe State and Madakin Tikau, Alhaji Aliyu Saleh Bagare, said, Tikau emirate council, the emir has gone and the emir has come, adding that since the establishment of Zaka and Waqf 23 years ago, now we have 45 Juma’at mosques across the emirate, and call on the new emir to continue with the legacy of his late father.
He call on the people of Tikau emirate council to embark on irrigation farming, because we have the inputs and this Zaka and Waqf was assist many people in the emirate, noted that, the late emir has done a lot during his life time.
Over 14 million realized at Tikau emirate launching for Zaka, Waqt
Breaking: Kanu fails to open defence, cites former counsel’s retention of case file
By: Zagazola Makama
The detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Kanu attributed his inability to present his defence to the failure of his former legal team, led by former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Kanu Agabi, to hand over his case file, preventing him from adequately preparing.
The defendant was initially slated to open his defence on Thursday but instead announced the sacking of his legal team and requested a short adjournment until Friday.
On Friday, the prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), informed the court that the case was scheduled for Kanu to open his defence. When called, Kanu informed the court he could not proceed as those responsible for delivering his case file to the Department of State Services (DSS) facility, where he is being held, had failed to do so.
Kanu prayed for an adjournment until Monday, October 27, to access the case file and familiarise himself with its contents. He further stated he was expecting witnesses from the United Kingdom, the United States, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and requested an order allowing him to meet with them over the weekend for preparation.
The court granted his request, instructing the DSS to allow Kanu receive visitors on Saturday and Sunday. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the trial till October 27 for Kanu to open his defence, warning that the six days initially granted for his defence, which began on October 23, will not be extended.
Breaking: Kanu fails to open defence, cites former counsel’s retention of case file
Farmer injured in herders’ attack in Konduga
By: Zagazola Makama
A farmer has been hospitalized after sustaining severe machete wounds in an attack by suspected herders at Jakana Village, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
The incident occurred on Wednesday when a group of herders reportedly led their cattle into a beans farm belonging to locals and grazed on the crops.
During an attempt by Mohammad Ali Fantami, 30, of Kadamari Lamboa bush, to drive the cattle away, one of the herders allegedly attacked him with a machete, severing his left hand and inflicting deep cuts on his neck before escaping.
The victim was evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where he is said to be responding to treatment.
Efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the perpetrators as investigations continue into the incident.
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Troops repel another ISWAP ambush, recover arms, motorcycles in Magumeri
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai have foiled a series of ambush attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along the Damasak–Gubio road in Magumeri axis of Borno State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the troops, who were on a fighting patrol as part of Operation Desert Sanity IV, came under fire from suspected terrorists on arrival at Binduldul.
Sources stated that the troops responded with superior firepower, forcing the terrorists to flee in disarray. Reinforcements led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion later exploited the scene, recovering two motorcycles, one AK-47 rifle, five blankets, three praying mats, a spare motorcycle tyre and two gallons of engine oil.
The sources added that one terrorist was neutralised during the encounter.
Furthermore, at about 3:05 p.m. on the same day, while withdrawing from the area, the troops encountered another ambush involving an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack followed by heavy gunfire from ISWAP fighters near Kardio village.
The soldiers successfully repelled the assault, safely detonated another IED along their main supply route, and returned to base without any casualty.
Photographs from the operation indicated successful recovery of items and neutralisation of threats in the area.
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