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Sallah: Saudi Directs Muslims To Sight Shawwal Cresent Saturday
The Supreme Court has called all Muslims around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight Shawwal crescent on Saturday night, 29 Ramadan 1443 AH – according to Umm Al-Qura calendar – corresponding to April 30, 2022 AD. “Anyone who can see the crescent of Shawwal with the naked eye or through binoculars must report to…
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What Yoruba Tradition Says About Alaafin’s Widows, Popular Ifa Priest, Elebuibon
Popular Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday revealed the position of the Yoruba tradition regarding the fate of Alaafin’s Widows. Elebuibon, based in Oyo state, said the queens could either remarry after the late king’s burial rites or remain in the palace where the new king would inherit…
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2023: Tinubu, Others Filmed Performing Tawaf in Mecca (Photos+Video)
A couple of pictures and videos have captured moments Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, BAT, and some of his supporters were rounding the Ka’bah (Tawaf) in the holy city of Makkah have surfaced online. Recall that Vreporters in one of its publications yesterday reported how some of his supporters planned special Tawaf for the…
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Fire Guts Tomb Shelter of Late Founder of Synagogue, T.B Joshua
Tomb shelter of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, located in the Agodo area of Ikotun, Lagos State has been gutted by fire. According to PUNCH Metro, the fire started around 6.30pm on Wednesday. A resident, who craved for anonymity, said no one could tell if anybody died…
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Police Grill Pastor For Allegedly Charging Members N310,000 To Fly Them To Heaven
Pastor Ade Abraham of Christ High Commission Ministry, also known as Royal Christ Assembly, Kaduna State, was this week accused of convincing his church members to relocate to a camp in Ekiti State with him in order to “prepare for the end of the world” and also allegedly charging them N310k to ‘fly them to…
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FG Commits N5.9 Billion on Training, Tooling, Stipends of N-Power Beneficiaries
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq on Wednesday disclosed that the Federal Government is committing the sum of over N5.9 billion on training, tooling and monthly stipends for the Batch C beneficiaries of N-Power programme in Kano State. This was as she said about 16,629 youths were currently…
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Four Burnt To Death On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Four persons at about 2.25 pm on Wednesday, died around the Fidiwo area, Ogunmakin, on the Lagos -Ibadan expressway. The victims were said to have burnt beyond recognition as the Toyota Hiace bus, they were travelling in lost control as a result of a burst tyre. 18 persons all male adults were said to be…
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Four Young Men Arrested in Ekiti Over Alleged Rape, Posting of Sex Tape on Social Media
Four young men have been arrested by men of Ekiti State Police Command over alleged rape of a 28-year old girl and posting of the sex tape on social media. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Sunday Abutu in a statement gave the name of the suspects as Miracle (19), Bello (20), Peace (20)…
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Recruitment: PSC Speaks On Just Concluded CBT For Police Applicants
The Police Service Commission has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) held nationwide on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st of April for police applicants for the constables’ cadre in the Nigeria Police Force. According to PSC, the exercise was successful in virtually all the 36 states of the federation including the…
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Corps Member Who Announced Donation of N30,000 Monthly Allowance For Tinubu Makes U-turn
Barely a week after a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Gombe State, Khamis Musa, announced the donation of his monthly N30,000 allowance for the purchase of nomination form for the All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has retracted his statement. Musa with state code GM/22A/3185, trended on social media…
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