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An Open Letter To Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, The Sardauna Of Sokoto, By Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

  When you look back now, I believe even you will realize that your controversial Conversion campaigns laid the foundation for mistrust in the house that you had built earlier. Since then, there has been increasing distrust among our people and the chasm has grown even deeper. We have spilled so much blood around the north, you will be shocked to see how many unmarked graves there are. especially now that the formal Ranka ya dade is of no use to you since you are now in eternity. However, because this is a very special year, I had decided to write two letters, one to you and the other to Sir Tafawa Balewa. I thought I should start with you for obvious reasons. These letters are my formal way of having an imaginary conversation with both of you. In a way, I want to give you a report of what you left behind, what your immediate successors have done with your investment and how they shared our inheritance to the descendants. In a way, I feel like a grand child reporting his uncle to...

THE MOST MIRACULOUS CRASH-LANDING IN AVIATION

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 ON THIS DAY IN 2009, THE MOST MIRACULOUS CRASH-LANDING IN AVIATION HISTORY OCCURRED WHEN A PILOT DITCHED A MASSIVE PASSENGER AIRLINER THAT LOST  BOTH ENGINES TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF IN THE HUDSON RIVER, SAVING THE LIVES OF ALL 155 PERSONS ON BOARD. On this day in 2009, United States Airways Flight 1549, a massive Airbus collided with birds less than two minutes after take-off losing both engines mid-air but the pilot miraculously ditched the plane safely in the Hudson River saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew members on board in what is today known as the “Miracle of the Hudson”.   The Airbus which, in the climbout after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power. Unable to reach any airport, pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard wer...

Untold story between Obasanjo and late billionaire Akin-Olugbade

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  By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed a deep story never told by anyone about him and late Nigerian billionaire, Dr. Bolu Akin-Olugbade. Akin-Olugbade was killed by COVID-19 at the age of 61 on Wednesday Obasanjo, who lamented his death, in a condolence letter to the deceased’s widow, Oladunni Akin-Olugbade, said he lived with him at Dodan Barracks while he was at the helms of affairs. “Bolu spent part of his early and youthful years with me in Dodan Barracks while I was at the helm of affairs of Nigeria as a senior military officer and Military Head of State, where he enjoyed what I would term as fatherly care and tutelage from me. “He was such a young man with promising future and he benefitted so much from my experience which he continually and steadily enjoyed until his death. Indeed, the memory of his fraternity with me as a son with such closeness will continue to linger with me and make his demise particularly painful to me,” h...

A pro-Trump mob’s siege of the Capitol

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Violent supporters of  President Trump  stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, shattering windows, ransacking offices and pounding on the barricaded doors of the House chamber while shaken lawmakers huddled inside. The mob’s goal: to disrupt a constitutional ceremony intended to validate the peaceful transfer of power to  President-elect Joe Biden . The extraordinary breach of democratic order — blamed by both parties on the president’s incitement — forced members to flee the House and Senate floors under armed guard, delaying Congress’ constitutionally mandated count of electoral college votes. Four people died — a  woman from San Diego  who was shot by U.S. Capitol Police and three others who, according to D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee, died in “medical emergencies.” Several police officers were injured, as was a rioter who reportedly fell from a Capitol balcony. The attack brought the congressional proceedings to a halt for hours, but early Thursday ...

A Comprehensive Listing of References to Jesus (‘Isa) in the Qur’an

  Among the major world religions, Islam is the only non-Christian faith that recognizes the person of Jesus. Qur’an talks a great amount about Jesus. However, Jesus Christ is the most controversial personality in Islam. In the Qur’an, Jesus is referred to in over ninety verses in fifteen surahs. Islam corroborates that Jesus was born to a virgin, was sinless, performed miracles, and was superior to other prophets. Yet, Islam teaches that Jesus was no more than a prophet. It denies the central message of Christianity by denying Jesus’ divinity, crucifixion, and resurrection. (Yusufali translation) SURAH REFERENCE 2:87  We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. 2:136  We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them . . . 2:253  ...