The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has advised political leaders to defuse tension and end polarisation over the tax reform bills, describing the raging dispute over the proposed laws as unnecessary and unwarranted. The NSCIA gave the advice at the end of its 10th meeting of the Expanded General Purpose Committee (EGPC), where … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Fuziah Salleh has been appointed as the new PKR secretary-general, replacing Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced. The PKR vice president said the decision was made during the PKR Central Leadership Council (MPP) meeting on Sunday (Sept 15) to restructure key positions and strengthen the party’s operations. “He (Saifuddin) … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has once again appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, to sheathe their swords and seek dialogue. The sultan, in a statement signed by the Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday, warned that an escalation of the violent protest may cause a catastrophe … Read more
PETALING JAYA: There is no possibility of PAS joining the unity government, says Takiyuddin Hassan. In a statement on Sunday (June 23), the PAS secretary-general refuted the comment by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil who said that the Islamist party could join the unity government. “PAS remains with and will continue cooperating with Perikatan Nasional, which … Read more
The Palestinian government has listed the release of all hostages taken by both Hamas and the Israeli government in the ongoing war in Gaza, as one of the demands requiring urgent attention. The government also sought the setting up of an independent commission of inquiry by the UN “and with full participation of the African … Read more
