Month: May 2021

Subscribers not required to submit IMEI Number -NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has denied several media publications reported effect that the Commission will require Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July, 2021.. The commission in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde said : “At no time did the Commission issue a Statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers and it has no plans to do so.   “The reports in question have emanated from a section of the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card…

Friday Sermon :The Status Of Al-Aqsa Mosque And Palestine In Islam By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed: Dear brothers and sisters, despite spending the last ten years of his life in a city over 800 miles away from Jerusalem, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) would nevertheless frequently make a point of including…

Anniversary Tour: Gov Sule solicits for guidance at Etsu Karu palace

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In continuation of his meet-the-people tour across the state, Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has sought for advice from traditional rulers, on how his administration, could perform better. Engineer Sule made the call at the palace of the Etsu Karu, HRH Pharmacist Luka Panya Baba, in Karu, on Thursday. The governor pointed out that he was on the tour not to speak but to listen, urged the traditional ruler to point the way forward in order for the administration to correct possible mistakes during the past two years. The…

LG POLL: Oyo Govt declares May 21 as public holiday

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The Government of Oyo State has announced Friday, May 21,2021 as public holiday. A statement by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the governor approved the holiday to enable the state conduct a hitch free local government election holding on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The statement urged every resident of Oyo State to go about their duties peacefully, while coming out en masse to their respective voting areas and participate in the election. The statement read: “His Excellency, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State,…

Four corps members win N6.5M in NYSC/BATNF partnership

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Four Corps Members today emerged the overall winners of Farmers For the Future Grant Competition towards boosting agric-business value chain among Nigerian youths. The winners, who went away with a total sum of Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira cash prizes were among the ten finalists earlier selected out of over 20,000 entrants for the competition. The overall winner, Chiamaka Mary Ikechukwu, promoter of NuceoAgro Services, went with three million naira, while Augustine Nwafor, promoter of Custonus Automative who emerged second position bagged the sum of Two Million Naira and…

Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Dies As ISWAP Fighters Take Over Sambisa

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Boko Haram factional leader who has evaded the Nigerian military for years, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself during a violent clash between his faction and the Islamic State West African Province fighters who overran the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Multiple military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that Shekau blew up himself with an explosive when it was clear that the ISWAP fighters wanted him to relinquish power to them, after all his commanders were captured and killed in the forest. It was learnt that the incident took place on Wednesday…

The travails of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, by Azu Ishiekwene

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The list was long and the contents harsh and threatening. The notices may have been issued separately, but they landed like a packaged digital bomb in my WhatsApp inbox. Eight unions, apart from the central body, had collectively declared war on Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai. The die was cast. The unions were the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers; National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees; Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees; Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions; National…

KADUNA INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS : NSCIA sues for calm, speedy peaceful resolution

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has expressed worries over the ongoing industrial actions in Kaduna State, sequel to a trade dispute and subsequent hardening of positions between the State Government and Coalition of Trade Unions, which has led to the disruption of socio-economic activities of the state. The Islamic council in a statement signed by its Director of Administration, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu called on parties involved to embrace dialogue and give room for speedy peaceful resolution of industrial actions . Read the statement in full : “The Council…

Breaking: Gov. Ayade dumps PDP for APC

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The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress. Seven Governors elected on the platform of the APC had on Wednesday stormed Calabar, the Cross River State capital, for a meeting with Ayade. Among those that met with Ayade over dinner on Wednesday were the Governors of Imo, Ekiti, Plateau and Yobe States, Hope Uzodinma, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Simon Lalong and Mai Mala Buni respectively. They had arrived Calabar at about 7:30pm. Confirming the development to The Eagle Online was…

Yoruba Self Determination: Future blood, sweat and tears (2), by Taju Tijani

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“There is no way any part of Nigeria will secede without a civil war.” – Emmanuel Yawe, Spokesman, Arewa Consultative Forum. Dr. Augusta Anosike of the Nigerian Indigenous National Alliance for Self Determination has released a ten-minute attention-grabbing viral video that gave an idiot guide to self-determination. Even the avowedly irritational must yield to reason in the magisterial manner she delineated the necessity and urgency of self-determination in Nigeria. Before we get bogged down by her brilliant argument, let us travel with self-determination across other regions of the world. The…