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Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu has urged the Muslim ummah to use the holy season of Ramadan to pray for leaders across the country. The former Governor while admonishing muslims to demonstrate the teachings of the holy Quran and exemplary qualities of Prophet Muhammed (SAW) in their daily pursuits, stressed that Nigeria's heterogenous nature should be explored for positive gains. Kalu who commended religious leaders for advocating peace and unity across the country, called on Nigerians to embrace forgiveness, tolerance, patriotism and selflessness. In his Ramadan message, Kalu prayed to Allah…

The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bello El-Rufai, in an enlightening conversation with Seun Okinbaloye on Saturday, shared insights into the sentiments of his father, the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, regarding his recent ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu. According to Bello, his father had no initial desire for a ministerial position and viewed the Senate’s rejection of his nomination as a loss of an effective administrator for Nigeria. Bello disclosed that it required significant persuasion from him and other family members to convince Nasir El-Rufai to accept the ministerial nomination…

The President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said this year’s Ramadan fasting will commence on Monday. This is contained in a terse statement by a member of the National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC) Mallam Yahaya Muhammad Boyi. The Sultan is expected to make a formal declaration later in the night. “The Sultanate Council Sokoto has declared Monday 11/3/2024 as the first day of Ramadan 1445 AH, Yahaya Muhammad Boyi, Sarkin Malaman Sokoto,” the statement said. The Sultan had on Friday urged the Muslims across the country…

….. Two skuchies factories busted in Osun, Lagos Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of illicit drug consignment concealed in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus just as two grandfathers were taken into custody over drug trafficking. No fewer than 5.2kg of cannabis sativa and opioids were discovered in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus marked VDY 187 XA on Thursday 7th March 2024 along Gbongan – Ibadan road, Osun state by NDLEA officers on stop and search operation on the highway. The bus driver, Iorliam Sughnen Dominic, 35,…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return all seized grains to their owners for onward retailing in the Nigerian markets. The CGC disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting at Kwangwalam, a border town in the Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday, Daily Trust reports. He said the directive was given by the president in his magnanimous gesture of ensuring that people of the country have enough food to buy at cheaper prices from the markets. He said, however, the return of the…

The Chairman of Northern Senators Forum and Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Abdul Ningi, has said there was another budget different from what was passed on the floor of the National Assembly. Ningi disclosed that some experts have been reviewing the budget on behalf of the senators and a report will be presented to President Bola Tinubu, to ascertain if he was in the know or not. Speaking as a guest during an interview with BBC on Saturday, the Senator disclosed that the Northern elite is not happy with this government as the North has been neglected. According to…

The Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC) says the problem of insecurity in the south-east has created a scarcity of suitors for women. The commission was created by Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, to investigate the remote and immediate causes of insecurity in the state and the region. The commission is chaired by Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a report submitted to the government, the commission revealed that killings had resulted in a structural problem of demographic sustainability because women were finding it difficult to find male partners. “The killings from…

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has charged contractors handling various road projects in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, to increase their pace in order to complete their work before the rains set in fully. Governor Otti gave the directive on Friday while inspecting several roads being reconstructed by the State Government in Aba and its environs. The Governor was accompanied on the tour of the project sites by former Speakers of the Abia State House of Assembly, who visited him under the auspices of the Conference of Former Speakers of Abia State. Addressing crowds of…

Shyngle Wigwe, the biological father of billionaire business mogul and late former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe on Saturday slumped and was rushed to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment. This was made known by a popular influencer on X(formerly Twitter), Tony Ogbuagu who denied the purported death of the late billionaire’s father. He wrote: “Herbert Wigwe’s father is not dead please. He only slumped and has been taken to the hospital. Make una slow down with all these bad news.” Dignitaries, guests and hundreds of mourners arrived at the Redeemed Christian Church of God in…