Month: April 2022
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Eid-el-fitr: Sultan of Sokoto Declares Sunday as Last day of Ramadan
The Sultan of Sokoto who doubles as the commander of Muslims in Nigeria, Alhaji Sa’ad Abukakar III, has declared Monday 2nd of May as the 1st of Shawwal, and a day before it, Sunday as the last day of Ramadan. The National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria made this known via its Twitter handle, @moonsightingng, on Saturday.…
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RURAL CASH GRANT: LIFTING WOMEN OUT OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA
The ₦20,000 rural cash grant initiative was introduced by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in 2020 as part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s social inclusion and poverty alleviation agenda. The programme targeted 150,000 rural and peri-urban women in all 774 local government areas of the 36 states and the FCT.…
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Eid-el-fitr: Saudi Declares Monday as 1st of Shawwal
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declared Monday 2nd of May, 2022 as the 1st of Shawwal, which means the much anticipated Eid-el-fitr will be celebrated on the same day. The kingdom via one its verified twitter handles @haramainInfo said the declaration is as a result of not sighting the Crescent for the new moon…
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British Lawmaker Suspended For Allegedly Watching Porn During Sitting
A British lawmaker accused of watching pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber has been named as Neil Parish. According to Bloomberg, the Conservative MP has been suspended from the parliamentary party pending the outcome of an investigation by the Commons Standards Committee, Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris’s office said in an…
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‘Oh, Allah! Let Tinubu Becomes President of Nigeria’, Pilgrims Say in Special Tawaf (Video)
Selected pilgrims for the just concluded special Tawaf for presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu were spotted in a video praying for the the emergence of Tinubu as the president of Nigeria. The white-cladded pilgrims were heard praying in both Arabic and Yoruba during the procession in Mecca on Thursday . Vreporters had reported Tinubu…
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PDP Disqualifies Two Presidential Aspirants
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential screening committee has disqualified two of its aspirants. Chairman of the committee, Sen. David Mark announced this on Friday after the committee concluded its screening of the party’s 17 aspirants. Sen. Mark did not disclose the identity of the disqualified candidates. He said they did not meet up with the…
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Former SGF, Babachir Lawal, Faleke, Other TSG Members Pick Presidential Nomination Forms For Tinubu (Video)
Former Secretary General of the Federation, Babachir Lawal alongside other members of Tinubu Support Groups (TSG)stormed the International Conference Centre Abuja to pick presidential nomination forms for their principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. TSG also picked the nomination form for Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking second term in office. Speaking with…
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Flash: APC Speaks On Zoning Presidential Ticket
All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is yet to take a decisive stance on its presidential ticket for the 2023 elections. National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu stated this while speaking to State House Correspondents after presenting the party’s candidate for the Ekiti governorship election, Biodun Oyebanji, to President Muhammadu Buhari. Adamu…
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Polytechnic To Suspend Students With Colored Hair, Tattered Jeans, Tattoos, Others
Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State has read ‘riot act’ to students who appear indecent on its campus. In an internal memo signed by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Students’ Affairs, Mrs O.F. Ajayi, the school management also released sanctions for a wide range of fashion choices common amongst its students. The school vowed to suspend students…
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22-year-old UI Student Disappears From Construction Site in Lagos
Punch Newspaper The family of a 22-year-old undergraduate at the University of Ibadan, Samson Ajayi, are in despair after he went missing while going to work on a construction site in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on March 9, 2022 and the case was reported at the…