The Borno State Deputy Governor, H.E Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur has spent a night in Shani Local Government Area on the state, where he performed this year’s Eid-le- Kabir sallah together with the Emir of Shani . The two rakaat Eid-ie-Kabir prayer led by the Chief Imam of Shani,...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu was reacting to the Dallas, Texas resident who recently returned from Nigeria and tested positive to the disease. The News Agency...
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has vowed to restore peace in all parts of the state. The governor disclosed this while delivering his Eid-El-Kabir festival message on Tuesday. According to him, his administration inherited a state of insecurity two years ago but it has employed one of the best...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday trekked to his residence after observing Eid el-Kabir prayer at the Daura Eid ground in Katsina State. In a video shared by his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, President Buhari was seen trekking for a distance with other top officers. Crowds were...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in his Salah broadcast to the people of Sokoto and Nigerians has decried how insecurity is posing as a disturbing threat to agriculture as well as the nation’s socio-economic activities. Tambuwal who stressed that, acts of banditry and kidnapping have...
Kickboxers from the FCT and 20 states are being expected in Ilorin from July 28 to July 31 for the inaugural Kwara State Zonal and Invitational Kickboxing Championship. The Coordinator of the championship, Sidiq Bolaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin that the championship...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged leaders in the country to fear Allah and support the citizens out of hardship. Abubakar in his Sallah massage in Sokoto on Tuesday, said that the existing hardship in...
An English Premier League (EPL) footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. The player was arrested on Friday and interviewed by police before he was released on bail. In a statement, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “Officers arrested a man on Friday on suspicion of child...
At least three rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace on Tuesday as Ashraf Ghani and a group of other leaders marked the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha with prayers in the garden. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, it was the first rocket...
Two armed men, including one who wielded a knife, attacked Mali’s interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday, an AFP journalist saw, during prayers in the great mosque in the capital Bamako. The attack took place during festivities for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. The president has since been...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Muslims across the country to uphold the spirit of sacrifice in dealing with one another and the society at large. Tambuwal, who spoke on Tuesday in a statewide broadcast in Sokoto said the Eid-el-Kabir period remained a season that symbolised sacrifice....
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has commended the troops’ exploits. The commendation came on the heels of the troops’ exploits against Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Mallam Fatori and Damasak areas of Borno. Musa, in...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has called on motorists to take safety seriously, especially during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations slated for July 20 and 21. Oyeyemi made the call in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed the release of 55 million naira; 5,500 bags of rice and 5,500 gallons of oil to volunteers and Civilian JTF, hunters and vigilantes as part of support for today’s sallah celebration. Each of the...
Dr Ibrahim Liman, Controller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), has cautioned Muslim faithful to apply all necessary fire safety precaution while celebrating Eid-el-Kabir. Liman gave the advice in a statement by FFS Spokesperson, Mrs Ugo Huan, on Tuesday in Abuja. Liman urged citizens to be careful as...
Asked to comment on the performance of the current Niger Delta Amnesty Programme coordinator, he (Evah) responded this way; No, the current coordinator has just arrived. The current coordinator is less than one year in that office and we have told him that we want all our boys who...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that it has registered 146 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 169,678 confirmed cases. As at Monday, 19 July, 2021, the public health agency recorded one...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has said that only the best and popular candidates would emerge in the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses in the state. Umahi gave the assurance in Abakaliki on Monday while addressing party stakeholders during APC meeting in the state ahead of the...
Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly arrested in Cotonou, the state’s capital of Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. It was gathered that Igboho was said to been arrested Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by...