Category: News
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FG Deploys Apps to Monitor Ministers’ Performance
The Nation Newspaper The stage is set for ministers to present their scorecards on the delivery of ministries on the eight priority areas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination/Head of Central Coordination Delivery Unit (CDCU), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, dropped the hint in Abuja yesterday. They (ministers) were…
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Sultan of Sokoto Declares Wednesday as Eid-el-fitr
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has formally announced that Wednesday, April 10, will be observed as Eid-Fitri. A communication released by Professor Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, confirmed that the council has acknowledged the report and officially designated Wednesday, April 10, 2024, as the…
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Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday as Eid-el-fitr Day
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the Crescent of the 10th Islamic lunar month, Shawaal wasn’t sighted in Key areas of the kingdom on Monday. The Kingdom made the announcement via its official X handle, @Haramaininfo. The tweets reads: “The crescent moon was NOT sighted in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Eid Al Fitr will…
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Just In: Emefiele Arrives Lagos Court For Arraignment
Punch Newspaper The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraigned over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi…
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Eid-El-Fitr: Sultan of Sokoto Sends Message To Nigerian Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, conveyed the directive in a statement issued…
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Peter Obi Speaks On Purported Plan To Quit Labour Party
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Sunday, Mr Peter Obi, said he would rather work to ensure peace for the party to overcome its present challenges than leave it. Obi stated this in Gombe in an interview with journalists after inaugurating a borehole he donated to Tike Ram Market in Pantami,…
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FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the…
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Why New Electricity Tariff Took Immediate Effect – NERC
Channels TV The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on April 3, 2024 raised electricity tariff for customers enjoying 20 hours power supply daily. Customers in this category are said to be under the Band A classification. The increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66, a development that has…
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GWR Names World Oldest Living Man, Alfred Tinniswood
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has named a 111-year-old man, John Alfred Tinniswood from England as the world’s oldest living man. The GWR said that Tinniswood became the world’s oldest living man after the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez from Venezuela. According to the Records, 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe from Japan was initially expected to…
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Pastor Adeboye Sends Stern Warning To Critics,Speaks On Nigeria’s Economy
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned those who criticise and mock him to thread with caution. The cleric said those who do such things end badly. Pastor Adeboye said even though he is nothing and weak, those mocking him and the mission should know that…