Buhari, Saraki, others for centenary honouring Markaz founder, El-Ilory

Date: 2018-03-21

President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Hon. Justice M. A. Belgore, among others, are expected at the week-long centenary celebrations of the life, times and works of Sheik Adam Abdullahi El-Ilory, founder of foremost Arabic and Islamic Centre known as Markaz.

This was announced at a briefing attended by As-Sheik Habeebulahi Adam Al-Ilory; president of Markaz Alumin Association, Dr. Yusuph K. Jumah and Professors Yusuf Lanre Badmus of Kwara State University and Hamza Abdur-Raheem, among others.

Badmus said: "The centenary celebrations of El-Ilory will come up between April 15 and 21, 2018, programme of activities will include colloquium, academic paper presentations, short Arabic drama presentation as well as recognition and meritorious service awards to deserving Nigerians as well as non-Nigerians for their outstanding roles in advancing the course of Arabic and Islamic scholarship for which El-Ilory lived and continues to live on."

He said the Sultan of Sokoto who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar; Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governors of Ogun, Lagos and Kwara state as well as other guests from Benin were also expected at the event.

On the respected reformer who died 26 years ago, Badmus said: "It is very interesting to note that while Sheik Uthman bn Fodio, a great religious reformer, was born on April 20, 1817, El-Ilory was born 100 hundred years later precisely on April 17, 1917 to continue the reform agenda of the former.

"The climax of the celebration will be the formal opening ceremony which will come up on Monday April 16, 2018 in the auditorium of the University of Lagos. Very eminent and distinguished guests are expected on the occasion."

Speakers at the event, where guests from Benin Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Morocco and other parts of the Arab world are also expected, include two alumni of Markaz, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and Prof. Rasaq Deremi Abubakar, former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin and current Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission in Osun State.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ado Bayero     UTME     Olatunji Ayeni     Aliyu Adebayo     Buhari     Village Alive Development Association     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Abubakar Imam     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Senate Presidency     Saraki     Bashir Badawi     Haliru Dantoro     Razaq Atunwa     Lotus Bank     Tuesday Assayomo     Issa Baba     Sulyman Buhari     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Bature Bello     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Atunwa     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Kwara Basketball Association     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Sheriff Shagaya     Sadiq Buhari     Muhammadu Gobir     Babaita     Modibo Kawu     11th Galadima     Orire     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Bashiru Makama     Inside Kwara     Dunmade     Adedeji Onimago     Sun Qing Rong     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Laduba     Oba Abu     Ahmad Ali     Shao     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Owu Fall     Kwara 2015     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Emir Of Lafiagi     Bio Ibrahim     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ayinde Oyepitan     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Funmilayo Mohammed     KFA     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Kayode Yusuf     Moronfoye     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Owo Arugbo     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Galadima     Yashikira     Kwara Liberation Group     Owo Isowo     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Balikis Jawondo     Donatus Ejidike     Simeon Sayomi     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Durbar     Rihanat Ajia     Folajimi Aleshinloye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Balogun Gambari     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     V.O. Abioye     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Offorjama     Owo Isowo     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Kolo     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Muhammadu Buhari     AbdulRauf Keji     Gbemisola Saraki     KWASIEC     Funmilayo Mohammed     Kwara     Galland Marcias     Alikinla     Yashikira     Owode Market     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Onilu     PPS     SSUCOEN     Ajibike Katibi     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Shero     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Gwanara     Nigerian Correctional Service     Bashiru Makama     Alabi Lawal     Amuda Bembe     Amusa Bello     Gani Saadu     Okin Malt     Micheal Imoudu     Bisi Oyeleke     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Paul Olawoore     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     College Of Education     Al-Ilory     Basit Olatunji     Ilorin Muslim Community     Danladi     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Saeedat Aliyu     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Agbarere     Kazeem Adekanye     Mubarak Oladosu     Dorcas Afeniforo     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Joseph Daudu     Col. Adedipe     Oke-Odo     Earlyon Technologies     Abubakar Lah     Balogun Ajikobi     Aremu Bose Deborah     Esinrogunjo     Ilorin South Constituency     Bukola Ajikobi     Saheed Popoola     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Jawondo     Split Diamond Interchange     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Lateef Fagbemi     Towoju     Tunde Oyawoye     Oye Tinuoye