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By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo The authorities in Saudi Arabia has announced that the moon has been sighted Sunday afternoon. The sighting signifies the official commencement of the month of Ramadan. Muslims are expected to fast for 30 days in the month while they are expected to engage in deeper supplications. Announcing the sighting of the moon, the Holy Mosque in Mecca said few minutes ago on Sunday “ The Crescent of Ramadan 1445/2024 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia! “Subsequently, Ramadan 1445/2024 begins tomorrow, 11 March 2024 “Taraweeh Prayers will begin in the Two Holy Mosques after Isha Prayers.”
By Femi Alabi The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 15 Islamic education pupils and a woman in Gidan Bakuso, a village in the Gada Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Rufa’i, told newsmen in Sokoto that the abduction took place in the early hours of Saturday. He said the invaders took advantage of the remote location of the village to perpetrate their evil acts. Rufa’i identified the lack of access roads to some villages as one of the major challenges faced by security agencies in the state, saying…
By Femi Alabi The Federal Government has said that health workers going abroad to seek greener pastures must resign their appointment before embarking on such journey. The Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, on Saturday in Abeokuta said Government has placed a ban on leave of absence for health professionals relocating abroad. The Minister who spoke during his visit to the Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, said the directive was contained in the Executive Order issued by President Bola Tinubu. He said the decision was taken to combat the challenge of brain drain fondly called ‘Japa Syndrome’ confronting the…
By Femi Alabi The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the recent kidnapping of over 200 primary school pupils in Kuriga village of Chikun Local Government. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Abraham Catoh stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. The PDP urged the military and other security agencies to engage the criminals head on, so as to nip in the bud the state of insecurity and other criminal activities within the state and beyond. “The PDP fully supports the State Governor’s resolve to return all the pupils unscathed to their…
By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Senate has on Saturday debunked the allegation that it has increased the 2024 budget by more than N4 trillion. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement made available to newsmen, questioned the intentions of the allegation despite the transparent process the budget went through before being signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The Northern Senators Forum, had earlier said its consultants have uncovered an alleged N4 trillion increase in the 2024 budget signed by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on BBC Hausa Service, Chairman of the forum, Abdul…
By Femi Alabi The Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, said that only President Bola Tinubu has the authority to reopen borders in the country. The custom boss reacting to agitation for the reopening of the borders, assured that engagements and consultations were being made regarding the issue. He stated this at an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Adeniyi held that, once consultations are concluded, a decision will be taken on the matter by the president. According to Adeniyi, the Service will focus on removing…
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo An Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Abdul-Rafiu’ Masjid, Rotimi Williams Estate, Lagos, Mohammed Umar Yuguda, has said that it is criminal for anyone to attack trucks carrying food and steal their items. The cleric while admonishing Muslims never to join in what he called the criminal act, said those caught in the act should be in jail should everything be working properly in Nigeria. Saying that the Nigerian economic situation has not reached a level at which residents must claim hunger as a reason for stealing foods meant for sale, he reminded those who have been…
A member of the House of Representatives Mohammed Bello-el-Rufai has disclosed that he and a few others in the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly refused to take the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) purchased for them. El-Rufai, in his much-publicized podcast on Mic-On, which was aired Saturday evening, said he and a few others needed to restore the confidence of Nigerians in the ability of young politicians to show decency in public service. The lawmaker, who is the son of the former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, regretted that young people are not conducting themselves in manners that…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst tension over fresh kidnappings in Nigeria, Amnesty International on Saturday said there are no indications that President Bola Tinubu has any effective plan of tackling the country’s security quagmire. ”People in Nigeria are increasingly living on a knife edge. Widespread insecurity has been exacerbated by routine abductions targeting children,” the organization said while expressing anger over kidnappings of schoolchildren and Internally Displaced people in Borno state. The global body said mass abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400 displaced persons in Borno state and 287 students and teachers in Kuriga Kaduna state are a…
By Halimah Olamide Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara on Saturday put the the sobering mood of a burial aside to throw some political jabs at each other. The exchange of words took place as eminent guests gathered to give their final respect to the late CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chisoba and son, Chizzy in Isokpo Ikwere Local Government Area of River state. While speaking, Fubara had said that there was nothing worthy in power that is worth struggling killing for. “There’s nothing to struggle for in life….”-Governor Fubara Had said. Though…