The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Thursday, March 23, as the first day of the Ramadan 1444 AH in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Wednesday in a radio...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says he will resolve the tussle over the ownership of Obalende Muslim prayer ground between the Lagos State Jama’atul Muslimeen (Muslim Community) and security agencies. To this end, he has set up a committee under the leadership of the Chief of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to Muslims as they commence 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.” President Buhari stated this in a...
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday pulled out no fewer than 14 senior officers, including Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Johnson Kokumo, after 35 years in service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers and the current Inspector-General of Police, I-G Usman Baba, were the last...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has urged the gubernatorial candidates of political parties in the state not to distract the governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti with court cases. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka and made àvailable to...
Jubilation erupted spontaneously in the major towns of Umuahia and Aba on Wednesday after INEC declared Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party the winner of March 18 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the jubilant residents of the two cities danced round the major...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers to protest at all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists in Abuja, said the mobilisation for the exercise...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration. A statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, said The President-elect left the...
The Senate has confirmed the re-appointment of Mr Anthony Ojukwu as Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Wednesday’s plenary....
Nigerian Pastor, Bishop Feyi Daniels, the lead pastor of iReign Christian Family, sits with the host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo to discuss his graphic prophecy on the recently concluded elections and the sexual abuse allegations made against him last year. On the prophecy that broke the internet, he shared, “The prophecy is way more than what I put on the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the suspended collation of results for the governorship election in Abia and Enugu States will continue today, Wednesday in both states. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Nigerian Army has decorated 16 newly promoted senior officers serving at the 3 Divison, Rukuba, near Jos, with their new ranks. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, Maj.-Gen Abdusalam Ibrahim, while decorating the newly promoted officers tasked them to live above...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says his victory in last Saturday’s governorship election is a call to do more for the state and its people. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa. The governor...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – A coalition of INEC Accredited Observer Groups have said the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the electoral body in the Governorship and State Assembly election in Cross River State performed optimally at 97% accuracy. Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, the Coordinator of...
A US based multipurpose publishing company, Amazon Corporation, has published a 578-page book on the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and is now available on https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ58SXX9 across the world The book, titled: People Around Nigeria’s President Buhari, gives the details about men and women that had assisted him to run...
The United Nations says two billion people globally lack safe drinking water. This is according to a UNESCO report released ahead of the UN Water Conference in New York on Wednesday. The UN agency said the world is facing a “global water crisis’’ due to population growth, socio-economic development...
A forum of independent foreign and domestic Observers says the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Governorship and State Assembly election in Bauchi State has reduced election manipulations. Amb. Charity Erhire, coordinator of forum, made this known while...
President Muhammadu Buhari says with the conduct and non-interference in the Feb. 25 and March 18 general elections, Nigerians have proved to be capable of deciding who leads them without anyone telling them what to do. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari stated this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United States Government says it will impose visa sanctions and available actions on those who undermined the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections held on March 18. The Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja disclosed this in a statement...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the exemption of the digital economy sector from 5 per cent excise duty. Pantami made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing by the Presidential Review Committee on Excise Duty in...