Sultan urges Muslims to uphold truth
Kadpoly matriculates 11, 608 students
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslim Ummah to continue upholding the truth and pursue legitimate means of livelihood. The Sultan, who is also the National Chairman of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Out of the over 20,000 applicants that sought for admission into the Kaduna Polytechnic, only 11,608 were offered admission and matriculated for the 2017/2018 academic session. made the call at the Jos Central Mosque yesterday while presenting a new tricycle, refrigerator, grinding machine and N70, 000 to a Keke-NAPEP driver and his wife who had returned N500, 000 left by a passenger.
The Sultan, represented by the Emir of Wase and Plateau State Chairman of JNI, Speaking at the matriculation ceremony, the rector of the polytechnic, Professor Idris M. Bugaje charged the newly admitted students on academic excellence urging them to set high academic and moral standards for themselves. Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has enjoined Christian faithful and all Nigerians to emulate the spiritual lessons of Easter and Jesus Christ and continue to imbibe virtues by exhibiting the spirit of forgiveness.
He also said they should imbibe the spirit of love, sharing, compassion, good neighbourliness and peaceful coexistence among the diverse people of the state.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Musa Elayo, yesterday in Lafia, Al-Makura, called on Christians to use this year’s celebration as a period of sober reflection to re-echo the teachings and what Jesus Christ stood and died for. Dr Sambo Haruna, said JNI felt the need to celebrate and appreciate Bashir because of what he did in order to encourage him and others to be good Samaritans.
Bashir had on November 20, 2017 returned N582, 450 to a passenger, Mama Ejima, who forgot the money in his tricycle. He also encouraged them to remain focused so as to make meaningful progress in the institution. The rector advised them not to allow any extraneous or peer-group influence to distract their attention from their academic work.
Easter: Al-Makura enjoins Christians, others on forgiveness Center donates learning materials, tricycles to physically-challenged
The Beautiful Gate Handicap Peoples Centre has donated 30 customised tricycles and 10 braille machines to physicallychallenged students of the Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State.
The center was founded by an American, Mr Ronald Rice and has an office in Jos, Plateau State.
Donating the items, Mr Rice commended the college for its commitment towards inclusive education by providing free registration, accommodation, medicare and customised motorbikes amongst others to make learning less stressful for students.
Provost of the College, Dr Abdullahi Mohammed Isyaku, stated that the support and gestures rendered were part of their primary duties and social responsibilities to assist humanity.