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Sultan of Sokoto Declares Thursday as 1st of Shawaal
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic affairs has approved the declaration of Thursday as Eid-el-Fitr day. This is contained in a statement by Wazirin Sokoto Sambo Junaidu on Tuesday. “The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in conjunction with the National Moonsighting Committee did not receive any…
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Others Declared Thursday as 1st of Shawaal
As Muslims across the world are in full anticipation to break their month-long fast,Ramadan, some Islamic countries have declared Thursday as the first day of Shawaal which is also the day of Eid-Ul-fitr because they are unable to sight the moon which uses to mark the beginning and the last days of Islamic lunar months.…
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President Buhari Approves New Security Measures For South-South, South-East
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures specifically for the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country. He gave approval during the security meeting he presided over at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed this to correspondents after the meeting but declined to give details.…
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Acclaimed Film Actor Arrested For Defrauding Traders With Fake Bank Alert In Ibadan
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a self-acclaimed Yoruba film actor, Olumide Olajide for allegedly defrauding traders with fake bank alerts in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The suspect, Olajide was paraded alongside his partner, Wemimo Adeyanju, a Higher National Diploma student of Purchasing and Supply at a polytechnic in the South-West at the state…
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Abductors of Greenfield Students Reportedly Make Fresh Demand From Parents
Abductors of Greenfield University students, have reportedly reached out to their parents to make fresh demands. The kidnappers had initially demanded a ransom of N800 million. They killed five of the students within the first week of their abduction following the failure of their parents to raise the money. Daily Trust reported that last week…
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How Councilor Constructs Bridge, Others With Car Allowance Allocation (Photos)
While lawmakers at the grassroots across Nigeria are alleged of making millions of naira from the execution of constituency projects annually, a councillor who hails from Otuokpoti Community, representing Ogbia Ward 2 in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has invested her car allowance in the construction of a bridge that is helping the…
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Ramadan: Israel Donates Food Items To Nigerian Muslim Families
The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria on Monday donated some food items to support some Muslim families in the ongoing Ramadan fasting in the country. Yotam Kreiman, Charge d’ Affairs of Israel to Nigeria, who presented the items in Abuja, said that the items worth 260,000 meals was to support about 1,800 families. The News…
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Video: 7 Years After Boko Haram Attack, Two Ex-Chibok Students Graduate From US 🇺🇸 Varsity
Two ex-students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, Joy Bishara and Lydia who escaped from Boko Haram attack in 2014, have graduated from Southeastern University in the United States. While Bishara graduated with a degree in social work, Pogu earned her degree in legal studies and graduated on April 30. Narrating how…
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COVID-19: FG Reintroduces Restrictions On Mass Gathering
The federal government has reintroduced the restriction on mass gatherings after a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in some countries. The presidential steering committee on COVID-19 said on Monday that the restriction is effective from Tuesday. Mukhtar Mohammed, the committee’s national incident manager who announced the measures, said event centres and non-essential public places such…
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COVID-19: UNILORIN Won’t Lose Academic Session, VC
Prof Sulyman Abdulkareem, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Kwara, says the institution will not lose any academic session irrespective of its prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof Abdulkareem stated in the institution’s bulletin, ‘Unilorin Bulletin’, issued on Monday in Ilorin, that the truncation of the session was, however, not peculiar to the institution, but…
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