Month: April 2022
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ASUU Strike: NLC Threatens To Shut Down Nigeria For 3 Days
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to shut down the country with three-day nationwide warning strike, in solidarity with its sister unions in the universities and helpless Nigerian students. The union expressed its concerns in communiqué jointly signed by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, and its General Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, respectively, and issued…
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APC Breaks Silence Over Stolen $75,000 at National Secretariat
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has broken its silence over the theft case of $75,000 on Wednesday at its national secretariat adding that, the money in question doesn’t belong to the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made the clarification in a statement he signed late Thursday, titled ‘Re: Lost money at APC…
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Eid-el-fitr: FG Declares Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared May 2nd and 3rd as public holidays to mark the Workers Day and Eld-el-Fitr celebrations. The minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore on Thursday. He commended workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are…
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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…