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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on Monday night announced the sighting of the moon and noted that the 2021 Ramadan will begin on Tuesday, April 13th. This is according to a broadcast by the President-General of NSCIA and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has […]
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is on the verge of linking up with Kano Pillars on a short-term contract. The 28-year-old has been without a club since leaving Saudi Arabia Professional League club Al Nassr last October. The versatile winger featured in Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against Lesotho last month despite […]
Manchester United on Sunday came from a goal down to defeat Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 in a Premier League encounter. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men came from behind to win for the ninth time in the league this season as second-half goals from Fred, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood cancelled out Son Heung-min’s opener. Victory kept […]
The striking Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has faulted the Federal Government over the appointment of reactors and principal officers for the six newly established polytechnics in the country. The union has also demanded an immediate withdrawal of the appointment of the Rectors by the Federal government. ASUP in a statement it issued on […]
Governors from the South East of Nigeria have established a security outfit called EBUBE AGU as part of plans to checkmate the rising unrest in the region, stemming from an increase in criminal activities. According to a communique put out by governors of the Southeast, the agency is to oversee and monitor the activities of […]
The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning […]
Fifa has banned Chad from global football until further notice over government interference in the running of the country’s football federation. The move comes after the minister of youth and sports dissolved the Federation of Chad Football Associations in March. After the announcement by the Chadian government the Confederation of African Football disqualified the […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday said an additional 100,000 doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine has been received from India. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja. The vaccines, donated by the government of India to Nigeria, will help boost the number of Nigerians […]
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Health Day 2021, the Imo state Government says it is setting up a plan to improve universal healthcare for the People. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bartholomew Chukwunonye Okorochukwu disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Darling Fm Chukwuemeka Paschal. Dr. Bartholomew […]
It’s more worry for the residents of Imo State as the insecurity rate appears to be on the rise as a result of continued attacks on police facilities in the state. A day after gunmen attacked the Police Command Headquarters in Owerri, a group of armed men invaded another police facility in the state on […]
