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Following announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto on sighting of the moon for the month of Ramadan, the Sarkin Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has asked the people of Kano State to comply with the directives of the apex religious body of the Sultan’s Palace to commence the compulsory fasting for the month of Ramadan. […]
The National Judicial Council has suspended two judges, the Acting President of Customary Court of Appeal in Imo State, Justice Francis Abosi and Justice Aliyu Liman of Bauchi State High Court with immediate effect. In a statement signed by the Director of Information of the Council, Mr Soji Oye, the decision to sack the Judges […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted training for some of its flight nurses and aircrew to build their capacity for airlifting wounded soldiers from battlefields. This according to the NAF is for the effective and efficient conduct of aeromedical evacuation missions to airlift wounded soldiers from various theatres of operation to appropriate treatment facilities. […]
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has mocked France striker Olivier Giroud by likening himself to a Formula One car and Giroud a go-kart. Benzema has not played for France since 2015 and watched from afar as Giroud spearheaded the team’s World Cup triumph in Russia two years ago. With over 500 appearances for Real Madrid and […]
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will open on July 23, 2021, organisers said Monday, announcing the new date after the Games were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes less than a week after the organisers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global […]
Lawmakers in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly have agreed to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to the efforts to curb the spread and treatment of coronavirus in the country. The Senate Committee Vice Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, revealed this in a statement on Monday. “After due consultations […]
Commercial activities were on Monday paralyzed in Imo State as markets, shops, fast food centers, and eatery joints were completely closed down for business. This followed the government’s order for the closure of all markets, prohibition of burials, wedding ceremonies, church services and social activities in the state as part of measures to prevent the […]
Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram account, Messi also took another swipe at the Barca board, […]
The Nigerian Government has confirmed the second death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday at a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced an indefinite strike. The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, at a press briefing in its National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, noted that the Federal Government had failed to address the issues raised by its members. Details shortly…..
