Ramadan Kareem

MUSLIMS all over the world mark the end of Ramadan fasting with the Eid-el-Fitri celebration. The festivity comes on the first day of the 10th month of Islamic lunar calendar, and has become one of two festivals of Islamic significance, the other being Eid-el-Kabir. After a month-long ascetic life and spiritual supplications to the Almighty, Eid is expected to usher in illimitable bliss for devotees. Today is an occasion of jollity and thanksgiving. All good Muslims should take advantage of the day to vow never to go back to what Allah frowns at, and to show gratitude to Him for sparing their lives.

Nigerian films excite at Durban Film Festival

THREE movies by Nigerian filmmakers are among the huge line-up of screening at the ongoing Durban International Film Festival.

Although the big one, Half of a Yellow Sun, had aroused interest based on huge publicity and its affiliation with the British Film Institute (BFI), B for Boy by Chika Anadu and Gone Too Far by Bola Agbaje also made interesting outing with their thought-provoking themes.

Half of a Yellow Sun, which will be released in Nigeria on August 1, was sold out during its first showing last Friday at Suncoast, one of the several venues dedicated to screenings at the festival. The movie, a feature directorial debut by Nigerian/British playwright, Biyi Bandele, has continued to generate interest, going by its account of the Nigerian civil war, as re-enacted in Chimamanda Adichie’s book from which it was adapted.

Breaking: Nasir El-Rufai’s son dies in car crash

Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has lost his son to a car crash.
Hamza El-Rufai died this morning in Abuja.

The father of the deceased broke the news on his faceboook page at about 8:00 am Tuesday morning.
The post read thus: “From Allah we came and to Him we shall return. Please join our family in praying for the repose of the soul of my son Hamza El-Rufai who died this morning in a motor accident in Abuja.”
Details of the accident to follow later.

Solution Terrorism To Boko Haram - Pastor Bakare

Pastor Bakare

Vice-Presidential running mate of General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 Presidential Elections, Pastor Tunde Bakare has said that one of the ways to end terrorists activities in the country as perpetrated by the Islamist militant-Boko Haram, is for the federal government to apologise to the group over the killing of its leader, Mohammed Yusuf in 2009.

5 Things You Should Know About Vitamin D Deficiency

Imagine there were a nutrient that could protect your bones, brain and heart, and maybe even help you live longer. It's 100 percent free, and all you have to do to get it is go outside. Seems like something everyone would have plenty of, right? Well, that nutrient exists -- it's vitamin D, which is created by our cells when our skin is exposed to sunlight. But despite these facts, many Americans aren't getting as much of the "sunshine vitamin" as they should. Here's what you need to know about vitamin D, and how inadequate levels can affect your health.

Boko Haram Militants Seize Cameroon Vice PM's Wife

YAOUNDE, July 27 (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants attacked Kolofata, a town in Cameroon's Far North Region near Nigeria, on Sunday and seized several people including the wife of Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, a military commander in the region said.

"The situation is very critical here now, and as I am talking to you the Boko Haram elements are still in Kolofata town in a clash with our soldiers," said Colonel Felix Nji Formekong, the second commander of Cameroon's third inter-army military region (RMIA3) based in the regional headquarters Maroua.

The West Agrees To Wider Sanctions On Russia

KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine, July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. and European leaders agreed on Monday to impose wider sanctions on Russia's financial, defense and energy sectors as Ukraine said its forces advanced towards the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17.