Justice Abdulkadir Orire, a renowned Muslim cleric, distinguished teacher and seasoned jurist, was born at Obaninsunwa on June 3, 1930, and died on January 26, 2021.
Orire started off with the study of the Quranic reading and recitation as a kindergarten. He was exposed to the fundamental aspects of the Islamic faith and the exciting culture of Ilorin, which made him grow up to become a committed Muslim. x
This great jurist’s voyage into Western education started in 1943 at the instance of the late Daudu Ballah, Alhaji Saidu Alao Omo-Oloni. It was Omo-Oloni, who insisted on enrolling him as one of the pioneer pupils of the then Ballah Elementary School (now Ballah LGEA School) Ballah, in the present-day Asa Local Council of Kwara State between 1943 and 1947. Orire did very well at Elementary School and became a pride to the founding father of the school, Alhaji Saidu Omo Oloni.
The Director General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), Dr. John Dadi-Mamud, has passed on at the age of 53 years.
Dadi-Mamud, who hails from Kogi State, took over as the institute’s new chief executive on May 14, 2019 from Dr. Chukwudi Eke, whose tenure expired on May 10.
The former part-time lecturer at the Arabic Teachers’ College, Kano, was acting director and coordinator of academic programmes at NIS, after serving as head of research department and general secretary of the swimming association. x
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Foremost Islamic scholar and retired justice, Ahmed Lemu, has passed on at the age of 91, at his base in Minna, the Niger State capital.
The news of his death was announced on behalf of his family by his son, Nurudeen, who, however, did not give details of Justice Lemu’s death.
“It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr. Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” he said.
Justice Lemu was born in Niger State and started his career as a teacher under the Bida Native Authority. He was a principal of two famous centres of learning in northern Nigeria, the School for Arabic Studies (SAS), Kano; and the Arabic Teachers’ College, Sokoto.
“Burial arrangements to be announced later,” she said.
Below are few things you should know about the late Islamic scholar:
1. Dr. Shaikh Ahmed Lemu was born in Lemu (Niger State), Nigeria, on 21/12/1929.
2. He received his early education at the Quranic School in 1932, followed by the elementary school (1939), then the intermediate school (currently the Government College) in Lemu, from which he obtained his intermediate school certificate in 1948. Thereafter, he joined the School of Shari’a Law (currently the School of Arabic Studies) in Lemu from which he obtained Middle (1950) and High (1952) Teachers’ Certificate (Level Two) in Arabic Language, Islamic Studies, Shari’a Jurisdiction and General Education.
He died at the age of 91 in Minna, Niger State.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 24, 2020
A renowned Islamic scholar and retired justice, Ahmed Lemu, died on Thursday.
He died at the age of 91 in Minna, Niger State.
His son, Nurudeen, announced the death on behalf of his family, Punch reports.
“It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” he said.
Lemu is one of the two Nigerians who won the King Faisal Prize.