That month of forgiveness, mercy and blessing is here at last. The Month of Ramadan in which it is a Command to observe Fasting for 30/29 days for the freeborn, free of encumbered of sickness and burden of journey. Ramadan is generally revolving round the seasons. The reason for this is due to the fact that the Lunar Calendar is 11(2/3rd) days less of the Solar dates in a year. This will be period its observation will be in Spring or Fall, Winter or Summer, Rainy or Dry Season or Harmattan! Sometimes it falls on a shorter day and longer…
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He told us he would be back at his desk soon. I believed it. But now, it would never happen. Not tomorrow, not next week, not forever. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has gone the way of all flesh. Our last contact was on Friday, March 20, 2020.President Muhammadu Buhari was scheduled to meet with the Chairman of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, by 3 p.m. Such meetings hold in the diplomatic room of the presidential office complex. The protocol is that aides invited to attend any meeting must be seated 15 clear minutes before the…
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the extension of the temporary suspension of processing of passport and migrant e-registration from the 23rd April to 23rd May. Babandede gave the order in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Sunday James, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the order came in pursuance of the government’s directives on restrictions on international flight and closure of land borders.“The measures adopted by the Government to restrict movement and curb the spread of COVID-19 is still enforced.“This order is in view of the Federal Government…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD) was established in 2019 as a special intervention ministry for humanitarian affairs, management of disasters and social interventions. It was created on August 21, 2019 with a mandate to: develop humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of national and international humanitarian interventions, ensure strategic disaster mitigation, preparedness and response, and manage the formulation and implementation of equity focused social inclusion and protection programmes in Nigeria. Headed by Honourable Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq, it is at the forefront of the Covid-19 intervention as the ministry saddled with providing palliatives…
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Katsina State, SP Gambo Isah, said that the Command had killed two robbery suspects during a gun battle. Isah said this while displaying the bodies of the deceased before newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. He stated that the police clamped down on the suspects when it received a distress call at about 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The PPRO explained that the bandits in their numbers, on motor bikes, armed with sophisticated weapons, blocked Ruma to Jibia Road and were robbing innocent persons of their money and valuables. He said the Divisional Police Officer…
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has ordered partial lockdown and suspension of all market activities in the state starting from April 26. The governor said this in a statewide broadcast on COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the decision was as a result of extensive consultations with major stakeholders including traditional rulers, Imams, the Clergy, notable opinion leaders and market groups as well as the state executive council. Mohammed, however, explained that the suspension would not affect dealers in essential food items such as grains, vegetables, perishables, among others. “All markets including weekly markets in the state…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday inaugurated the Elemoro Area ‘J’ Police Command administrative building at Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. Speaking during the inauguration, Sanwo-Olu said that government would continue to beef up the security apparatus in the state by providing the required support to the police for effective discharge of their duties. He said that the building, which had several offices, would serve as a functional holding bay for the police as they carry out their duties even during this lockdown. The governor urged Lagosians to remain law abiding and follow government directives during the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has called on terminal operators at the nation’s seaport not to relent on investing on facility upgrade to ensure swift trade facilitation. She stated this yesterday when she commissioned two new multimillion dollars state-of-the-art Mobile Harbor Cranes (MHCs) acquired by leading global terminal operator, APM Terminals, to boost service delivery at the Apapa Port, Lagos. The new cranes were acquired as part of APM Terminals’ additional investment of $80 million (N33.6billion) for the year 2020-2021, bringing the total investment by the company in Apapa since 2006 to $438million (about…
By Amosu Adeboye Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo hopes to play in the German Bundesliga in future.Etebo, 24, has played for CD Feirense in Portugal and Spanish club Las Palmas before linking up with Sky Bet Championship club Stoke City.The former Warri Wolves star joined Spanish outfit Getafe on loan from Stoke City in January.He is expected to leave Stoke on a permanent basis this summer and has been linked with a move to Italy.Etebo however stated that his desire is to play in the Bundesliga.”I love the Bundesliga. To be fair I didn’t think about the Italian League,” Etebo told…
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday that around one trillion dollars of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a proposed global deal. The UN agency said that the plan was to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s developing economies, which were already struggling with a rapidly growing debt burden, must now confront a record global downturn, plummeting prices for their oil and commodities exports and weakening local currencies. At the same time, they need to spend more money on healthcare and to protect their economies. Some 64…