New Year Announcement As the sun set today at Maghrib, we welcome the blessed month of Muharram and the beginning of a new Islamic year. Muharram is one of the sacred months and a beautiful opportunity to renew our intentions, increase in worship, and draw closer to Allah. Among the great opportunities in this month are: - Fasting on the Day of ‘Ashura (10th Muharram) - a means for expiation of the previous year’s sins. - Fasting the Ayaamul Beedh (13th, 14th & 15th of the lunar month) from the beloved Sunnahs of our Prophet. May Allah grant us a year filled with barakah, guidance, forgiveness, and steadfastness upon His obedience. #HaramainInfo #Muharram #1448H

Kun faya kun, May Allah surprise you with what you had hoped for and considered impossible. 🤲🏻

Made a stop at Nguroje. Met the traditional ruler and his council. I wrote about a part of my trip here omojuwa.medium.com/mambilla-…

I spent 10 days on the Mambilla Plateau — a vast, breathtaking landscape that can rival any plain in the world. One of the most beautiful topographies on earth. That experience was worth every moment. Certainly one of Nigeria's best kept secrets, one that ought not to be. The turbaning ceremony of the inimitable @Abdulrahmanleme as the Madakin Mambilla made the visit historic in its own right. The Making of the Madaki offers a vignette of the man, his essence, and a culture that continues to hold its own in the 21st century.

Residents of Runde Community by CBN Bypass, Jalingo, have been without electricity for over 5 months due to a damaged transformer. The blackout has increased insecurity and affected students living in the area. The community is appealing to Shuaibu Isa Lau to kindly interven

Dr. Aisha Ali-Gombe has secured yet another major grant as Google.org awarded $1m to the LSU Cybersecurity Clinic under her leadership as Director. This adds to her previous $1.5m cybersecurity research and innovation grant by the NASA in the US. We’re proud of her.

Today marks the Seventh Day of Saleh’s Demise and on Behalf of the Entire Family, I wish to Extend our Appreciation for Support and Prayers during this Difficult Time. May Allah Forgive Saleh’s Shortcomings and Grant Him Jannah.

We are excited to welcome @addazee Hajiya Zainab Mustapha Jaji, on her appointment as the 3rd Board Chair of Cerca Africa. We are inspired by your amazing leadership on many platforms and look forward to an awesome future with you at Cerca Africa. Congratulations, Ma.

UBEC MOURNS THE PASSING OF MAL.SALEH SHEHU ASHAKA @AishaMGarba @ubecmedia

My beautiful Nigerian passport has now been released and is ready for collection. I missed it. But it is good to see it out, getting some air at last. The article will still be written. Only now, it will not be aimed at a single diplomatic mission. The target is the entire visa processing industry. There are better ways to do this work. And whatever uninformed TV personalities and their imitators have to say about it, the best practices exist, they are known, and they must be adopted. cc @NigeriaMFA @BTOofficial @Ojukwu_Bianca @France24 @AbikeDabiri @francediplo_EN @GermanyInAfrica @EmmanuelMacron @officialABAT

Saleh has been laid to Rest. May Allah Forgive all his Shortcomings and Grant Him Jannah. Allah sa Mutuwa ta zama Hutu a Gare shi.

If you think it is normal for your passport to be held for 8 weeks or more, you would have found comfort in being a slave 500 years ago. In that sense, you were born five centuries too late. I refuse to find comfort in such anomalies and I refuse to have my right to movement so impeded. In all my public and private engagements with embassies, I have never denied their right to grant or deny me their visa. No country owes me a visa. That's where that right ends. It does not extend to minuting on my passport after a denial. I challenged an embassy over this in 2015. That was the last time they did such a thing on any Nigerian passport. That right does not also extend to holding one's passport beyond a certain point. Other Nigerians, for whatever reason, may be comfortable with taking such disrespect, I am incapable of accommodating what I can't take. I am a Nigerian, not a docile sub-human obediently accepting whatever gets thrown at me. That is why I will be making a proposal for serious embassies, including Nigerian embassies abroad, to adopt a new order for visa processes. It is not even a new order per se, except that it will be unfortunately new for an inordinate number of embassies and high commissions. PS: I saw a tweet from a CNN reporter about Nigeria charging exorbitant fees for its visas while his own country allows Nigerians easier access, I took up the matter privately with the minister in charge. He promised action on it. I didn't even reply said tweet. So, any such intervention that gets online only does so when offline efforts are deemed to have been exhausted. Not only do I fight for easier visa processes for Nigerians, I do so for those looking to visit Nigeria. Because I know what it means to navigate these relics of days that have no place in modern times.

Connected Development mourns the passing of Saleh Shehu Ashaka @AshakaSaleh, a veteran journalist, trusted partner, and a man who dedicated his life to seeking and speaking the truth. Saleh dedicated his voice to the voiceless and his pen to justice. He was more than just an associate of CODE; he was part of our story. His integrity, loyalty, and commitment to a better Nigeria will never be forgotten. To his family, friends, and everyone who knew him: may Allah (SWT) grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus and give you the Sabr to bear this loss. 🤲🏾 Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. 📄 Read our full statement here 👇

It is not the length of our journey that matters, but the depth with which we have lived and loved along the way.

Inna lillahi wa inna lillahi rajuin. Abban Jamil as I called you. @AshakaSaleh you were an exceptional brother and friend. Always kind and giving of yourself. Allah ya jiqan ka da rahama, ya sa qarshen wahalan kenan. Ameen. Baba and I will miss you so much. @najat_ashaka

Even in his illness, @AshakaSaleh remained the life of every space. He looked out for his friends and never allowed anyone to be burdened by his health struggles. It is devastating to learn of his passing today, and I believe his absence will leave a deep vacuum in many social circles, as it will in his family. May Allah forgive his shortcomings, repose his soul, and comfort his loved ones. Ameen.

Be humble and never think you are better than anyone else. We all leave this world with nothing.

The fire in Jahanam will not touch the person who recites "Allahumma Ajirni Minan Nar" 7x after fajr & maghrib. If you choose to RETWEET this, it will be a Sadqatul-Jaariya for you and me (Abu Dawood)

As usual with @aedcelectricity, Band A charges with a Band Z service. Simply cheating the people on a daily basis and getting away with it. Never seen a company that has ideas above its station, thinking they r doing us a favour for a service we pay for, which pays their wages!

Dear brothers and sisters in Islam, the reciter below has passed away. Please help spread this beautiful Qur’an recitation he left behind.