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Khalid And The Crazy Commotion Caused By The Clerics

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Sheikh Nuru Khalid

 

By Bala Ibrahim.

By their calling, clerics are expected to be good ambassadors of the Prophets, through the preaching for peace, love and things that would bring greater unity among the people. Should any cleric choose to go in the reverse, he or she must be ready to be damned, and consequently condemned by God, with the likelihood of suffering eternal punishment in hell, God forbid.

Since last week, when the former chief Imam of Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid was suspended, pursuant to his slap-happy sermons, the airspace was thrown into a state of confusion, with comments and counter comments coming in chorus.

The commotion became more intense, when Senator Muhammadu Saidu Dansadau, Chairman of the mosque Committee announced that the mosque had finally expelled the Sheikh, for not being remorseful.

While the congregants are saying Khalid cannot lead them in prayers, because he is partisan, and a mosque is a place of worship and not an arena for politics, Khalid is adamant, insisting that, he would rather be carrying load for pay, than to stop telling the truth.

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The intention of this article therefore, is to arrive at the true meaning of the truth, or make the truth be seen in accordance with facts or realities on the ground, and juxtapose it with the preaching of an Imam. That’s the prism, through which I intend to peruse the pulpit, and the practice of people like Imam Khalid, alongside the character of people like Senator Saidu Dansadau.

I used to pray in Imam Nurah Khalid’s mosque, but from his sermons, I long concluded that he is more of a grandstander, than an Imam that can provide Islamic guidance. He picks good topics for his sermons quite alright, but almost always, because of the calibre of people in attendance, mostly high profile politicians of the opposition, he behaves in a way that is meant to attract their attention, or even impress them. Sometimes I even have the suspicion that he may be amongst the beneficiaries of the infamous Dasuki Armsgate scandal.

Such behaviour does not tally with that of a man intending on telling the truth.

To support the argument that Khalid’s behaviour does not tally with that of a man intending on telling the truth, the controversial sermon was condemned even by a fellow controversial cleric, and prominent Buhari critic that is based in kaduna, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who described it as sentiments overriding in intellect.

This is a suggestion that Imam Khalid is not on the same page with the claimed truth.

To also buttress the lie in the assertion that Khalid was fired because he is critical of President Buhari, many have given names of sheiks and priests, that are critical of the President, including Barrister Aliyu Abdullahi, who described Imam Khalid as the PDP Imam on the pulpit, saying there’s Sheikh Bello Yabo of Sokoto, who is worse in terms of criticism of the President, but no one stopped or sacked him as Imam. He listed the uncommon transformation and support given to the military for the fight against insurhency by Buhari, which Imam Khalid refused to see.

Again this is a suggestion that Imam Khalid is not on the same page with the claimed truth.

As for the character of Senator Saidu Dansadau, the Chairman of the mosque Committee that sacked Imam Nurah, it may interest the reader to know that he is a front line politician that is adjudged with the strong virtue of integrity. Dansadau is a known critic of Buhari, and one that one time rejected a brand new car gift offered to him by then Governor Ahmed Sani Yerima of Zamfara State.

Although a member of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, the then party of Buhari, he declined to return to the Senate in 2007, and together with like minds, formed the National Rescue Movement, NRM, with the intent to rescue Nigeria from misguidance.

So Imam Khalid and Dansadau may be pursuing the same objective of changing the change, but with a difference. While Imam Khalil is doing it from the pulpit, Dansadau is doing it on the platform of a political podium.

So Dansadau is closer to reflective reality, while Khalil can be said to be far way from the claimed truth.

This is not the first sermon of Imam Khalil that generated commotion, there was one particular one last year, where he showed his party affiliation on the pulpit, saying Buhari should return Nigeria to how he met it, impliedly Nigeria under PDP, or Allah will punish him.

I found the response of Cham Faliya Sharon appropriately suitable to the circumstances of the crazy commotion caused by clerics, and without his permission, which I would seek later, I hereby reproduce it:

WHEN ALLAH GRANTED HIM HIS WISH AND HE BECAME ANGRY!

In August last year, Sheik Nuru Khalil said Buhari should return Nigeria to how he met it (PDP Nigeria) or Allah will punish him. But because Allah doesn’t want to punish Buhari, He simply took us a little bit into how Buhari met Nigeria – acute fuel scarcity and the bombing of a train – yet the Sheik and his supporters became angry! Or is he going to tell lies against Allah that Buhari didn’t meet Nigeria with regular bombings and monthly fuel scarcities?

That was the Nigeria Buhari met, and that was exactly what Sheik Nuru Khalil wished for. But when it popped up briefly, he got mad instead of appreciating Allah for granting him his request. Which means he knows that the way Buhari met Nigeria was totally unpalatable. He couldn’t even make sermons criticising anyone in a mosque, and if he doubts me he should remember late Sheik Albany and others who were specifically targeted in their mosques and killed for daring to preach truth to power. That was the Nigeria Buhari met.

Once again, let’s ask Sheik Nuru Khalil whether he truly wants Buhari to return Nigeria to the way he met it. If so, then he may wish to install a whole new set of bomb detectors in his new mosque, because that’s how Buhari met Nigeria. And if not, then he owes us – those of us without short memories – a long apology.

And I add, a long apology for telling lies, which do not tally with the calling of a cleric.

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Senator Barau mourns Galadiman Kano, attends burial in Kano

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has mourned an elder statesman, Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sunusi Bayero, who died on Tuesday night.

The late prince, who is the father of the Kano State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Abdullahi Abbas, died at the age of 92 in Kano.

He held Galadiman Kano’s most senior title and had been a member of the Kano Emirate Council for several decades.

Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Ismail Mudashir, described the deceased as an elder statesman par excellence whose contribution to the growth and development of Kano emirate and Kano State cannot be overemphasised.

He enjoined the family of the late prince to find solace in the fact that the deceased was a devout Muslim who spent his life and resources worshipping Allah SWT and assisting humanity.

” The demise of our father, Galadima Kano, is a great loss that creates a huge vacuum that cannot be easily filled. He played a pivotal role in the development and growth of the Kano emirate, Kano State and the entire north. We have lost a father, a mentor and a role model,” he said.

He prayed to Allah SWT to forgive his shortcomings, grant him Jannatul Firdaus, and give his family, associates, and the entire Kano emirate the fortitude to bear the loss.

” Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of our late father, especially the chairman of our party, APC in Kano, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, Kano emirate, Kano State and all the members of the family. May Allah SWT grant him Jannatul Firdaus and give all those he left behind the strength to bear this loss,” he said.

The Deputy President of the Senate arrived in Kano around 9:40am today (Wednesday) and proceeded to the funeral ground at the Gandu cemetery in the Kano State metropolis.

 

 

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DSP Barau Jubrin’s donation sparks off crisis amongst Kano NLO clubs, Abba Gida Gida fc boss suspended

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By Abdulgafar Oladimeji

Nationwide League One, NLO clubs under the aegis of Nationwide League Clubs Kano Forum are engulfed in an affray over the intervention funds doled out to clubs affiliated to the Forum by Deputy Senate President, DSP senator Barau Jubrin.

Major sports platform were awash with the news of the good will by the senator representing Kano north, who had out of philanthropy resort to pay the 2025 NLO registration fees for the supposed member clubs affiliated to the forum.

The chairman, Abba Gida Gida football club , Mustapha Tiyya last Monday night fired the first salvo that ignited the dispute that is roaring to consume the forum.

Tiyya released a voice note on the official platform of the forum, where he accused the leadership of the forum of alleged breach of trust and cheating.

Tiyya who made the outburst in local parlance said “ the leadership of this forum has breached the trust of we members of this forum.

He further alleged that “ you the leaders of our forum travelled to Abuja to collect monetary donations from DSP Barau Jubrin, on our behalf, you betrayed our trust and also betrayed yourselves .

Mustapha accused the leadership of the forum of collecting N20 million from senator Barau, out of the amount collected he alleged that the sum of N4million was diverted to personal use by the forum’s exco .

Tiyya, who claimed to be speaking on behalf of the aggrieved NLO clubs, said their intention from now hence is to engage and expose the misdeeds by the leadership of the forum in what he described as the mother of all battles against injustice, and breach of trust.

“for years, we spent heavily to run our clubs, who gave us the money we have to use to run our clubs, now you went to Abuja to collect the donation on the behalf of us all and shared it in an unjustifiable manner.”

In a swift reaction, the Public relations Officer, PRO, Nationwide league Clubs Kano Forum, Ibrahim Usman Arzai, a.k.a Na’alungu dismissed the allegations as baseless and lacking in facts and substance.

He explained that the monies donated by senator Barau to the clubs was meant and was given to those clubs whose club league registration with the Nationwide league One, NLO is up to date.

Arzai said “ it is a law that once you fail to register with the league or let me put it that once you fail to meet your obligations to feature in the league for one season, you lose your registration and your validation to benefit from any gesture of such nature, in cases like the situation we found pursleves regarding the donation from DSP Barau Jubrin.” .

He pointed out that “ any club that did not benefit from the intervention funds from senator Barau Jubrin did not fulfill the requites to be considered , which includes having an up to date registration with the Nationwide League One. NLO.”

“20 clubs had failed to meet the requirements to benefit from the Barau largesse, because they failed to meet their obligations, such as failing to play in the league last season, the donor opted to consider only clubs that were up to date with their NLO registration.”

He affirm that, disciplinary measures have been slammed against Mustapha Tiyya the chairman of Abba Gida Gida football club , he said Tiyya allegedly resorted to the use of abusive language and committed acts that were considered as unsporting against the regulations that regulates the affairs of the forum.

Arzai then said “during the administration of governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, we received N96 million as support funds and it was shared equally to all Nationwide League clubs, this really helped the clubs , but since the coming of the current NNPP government under his Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, we have written severally to his government to support us, two years down the lane, we have been rejected and dejected..

“this time we approached senator Barau, he came to our rescue and all the clubs that deserve to benefit from the intervention funds from DSP Barau have gotten theirs without political biase, including Kwanklwasiyya fc were given their share .”

“For Tiyya fc to now claimed that they were excluded due to biase or alliances is a ruse, I rather challenge those of them that have an NNPP or Kwankwasiyya alliances that they should proceed to convince the incumbent Kano state , NNPP government to support NLO clubs , as was the tradition before the arrival of the present Kano state government.” Arzzai stated.

It would be recalled that, Ismail Mudashir Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity on Tuesday March 25, 2025, Senator Barau Jibrin had paid the NLO registration fees for 52 clubs in Kano .

DSP Barau is quoted saying ” Nothing is too much to engage our youths. I’m paying the registration fees for all the 52 clubs today. The more, the merrier. Let them all participate in the NLO. As a footballer and a midfielder while growing up, I know the importance of participating in competitions like this.

“Aside from my club – Barau FC, I will continue to support other clubs to succeed. Football has many benefits, and it is very lucrative. We know how footballers are building health facilities, educational institutions, and places of worship, among others,” said Barau Jubrin.

*… SAHEL SPORTS NEWS*

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Galadiman Kano Alhaji Abbas Sanusi Dies At 92

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The most senior councillor and oldest member of Kano Emirate Council, Abbas Sanusi, has died aged 92.

The late prince, who held the most senior title of Galadiman Kano, died on April 1 in Kano after a protracted illness.

Abbas Sanusi, who had been a member of the Kano Emirate Council since the late 50s, was first appointed as Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida and the district head of Ungogo by his father, Emir Sanusi I, in 1959.

He became Dan Iyan Kano in 1962 during the reign of Emir Muhammadu Inuwa, and later during the reign of Emir Ado Bayero, became the Wambai of Kano.

He was elevated to the most senior title of Galadiman Kano during the first reign of his nephew, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.

Born in 1933 in Bichi, the late royal started his education at the Kofar Kudu Elementary School in 1944 and later attended the Kano Middle School (Rumfa College today) in 1948.

Among his children is Abdullahi Abbas, the present chairman of the Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

His funeral prayer will hold at Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu, Kano at 10am on Wednesday.

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