The Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Umar, has suspended activities to mark the end of the Ramadan fast in the emirate council, citing security reasons for the development. The monarch instead directed district heads in the council to join the people in their domains to pray for peace in Nigeria. Among the affected activities is […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eid-Fitri Celebration. Georgina Ehuriah, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations, of the ministry, on […]
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No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux van on Ibeto/Kontagora Road in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday. Abdullahi Ibrahim, Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Commander in Charge of Kontagora, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency […]
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The Boko Haram terrorists in a flagrant show of defiance have again openly celebrated this Year’s Eid-el-Fitr in Sambisa Forest. The five minute, 17 second video footage seen by NAN correspondent in Maiduguri shows the terrorists and their families dressed in festival attires, performing salat after completing 29 days of fasting. The video is believed […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to make religion their moral compass both in their public and private lives. The President’s remark is contained in his Sallah message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period. Buhari regretted that “selfishness and greed have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions […]
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Over 100 people have died and another 100 injured after an overturned oil tanker caught fire. The tragedy at the Ahmad Sharqia area of Bahawalpur in Pakistan on Sunday morning occurred as a crowd attempted to scoop fuel from the tanker. The tanker exploded. Dozens of motorbikes and cars passing by were caught in the […]
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As Nigerians celebrate eid-el-fitr to mark the end of the Ramadan, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of greetings to the Muslims, urging them to live in peace and avoid reckless utterances. Also the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, saluted the Muslims who would troops to the prayer grounds on […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said it had uncovered plot by suspected terrorists to attack Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Mr Tony Opuiyo, an operative of the service who made the disclosure in Abuja, said two suspects — Yusuf Adamu and Abdulmuminu Haladu — were arrested in Sokoto […]
Continue ReadingOn the evening of Sunday, 11th September 2016, a suspected female suicide bomber was seen approaching a check point located at Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul and Mukdala, Dikwa Local Government Area, Borno State. She was challenged from afar by the vigilant duty sentry, she refused to stop claiming to be coming from […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because of the Eid el-Kabir public holidays.Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the NRC, made this known in Lagos on Saturday. Mr. Mahmood said the period would also be used to carry out comprehensive […]
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