Month: March 2023
-
Just In: Fasting begins Thursday as Sultan announces Ramadan moon sighting
The Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III on Wednesday announced the sighting of the crescent of Ramadan. The Sultan made the announcement at his palace in Sokoto after receiving and verifying reports of moon sighting across the country. “Today Wednesday, the 29th day of Shaaban 1444 AH, which is equivalent to 22nd of March 2023…
-
Naira Scarcity: NLC Issues Directive To Public Sector Servants
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, gave the directive at an ongoing media briefing at Labour House in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be…
-
Tinubu To Spend Some Time Abroad Ahead of Lesser Hajj
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night travelled out of the country to spend some time abroad. According to a statement by Tunde Rahman for the Office of the President-elect, the trip will enable Tinubu to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29. Rahman added that the President-elect…
-
Failed Transaction: Emefiele Begs Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday begged Nigerians for the failed online transactions. Emefiele admitted challenges faced by bank customers following the limit on cash withdrawals and said the CBN would sustain the current monetary regime following a rise in headline inflation which posed significant risks to the economy. He…
-
What To Do To Avoid Incessant Strike in Varsities – VC Tells President-elect, Tinubu
The vice-chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina has called on Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, to prioritise university autonomy when he assumes office. NAN reports that the VC spoke during the fourth matriculation ceremony for postgraduate students of the university in Oye-Ekiti on Tuesday. Fasina said a major challenge facing public universities in Nigeria…
-
Moment 82-year-old Muslim Man Set Ablaze While Returning From UK Mosque (Video)
The authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested a suspect for allegedly setting an 82-year-old Muslim worshipper on fire as he walked home from the Dudley Road Mosque in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. According to CNN, the elderly man was attacked by 7:00 pm on Monday, adding that the West Midlands police said the…
-
Just In: Incumbent Zamfara Governor Loses Guber Poll To PDP’s Candidate
Channels TV In what may be described as the biggest upset of the general elections, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Dauda Lawal has unseated Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Lawal the governor-elect with a total of 377,726 votes, after he defeated Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress…
-
INEC declares APC’s Sani Kaduna Gov-Elect
The State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election (SCOGE), Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis said Sani polled 730,002 votes while Mohammed Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 719,196 votes. He gave the total votes scored by the political parties in the states as follows:APC: 730,002, LP: 58,283, NNPP: 21,405 and PDP: 719,196. The People’s…
-
Ramadan: Sultan Sends Message To Nigerian Muslims
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Muslims across the country to look out this year’s Ramadan after sunset on Wednesday. The Director of Administration of the council, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu, said this in a…
-
INEC Speaks On Adamawa Governorship Election Results
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Aishatu Dahiru famously known as Binani scored 390, 275 while the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, polled 421,524. However, INEC declared the election inconclusive due to the margin of votes. So far, the results of 20 governorship polls…