Why we disobeyed Sultan to hold Eid prayers –Sokoto Sheikh

The Islamic cleric who led his followers to observe Eid-el-Fitri prayers on Sunday, Sheikh Musa Lukwa, has claimed that he got a report that the moon was sighted from impeccable sources. The PUNCH had reported that the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, declared Monday as Eid-ul-Fitr, saying that no moon was sighted on Saturday. The sighting of the moon signifies the commencement of the Muslims’ Ramadan fast and the end of it. However, Sheik Luka faulted the Sultan’s findings, saying that it contradicted the Islamic ethics of announcing a new month in Islam. The Sokoto Sheikh explained the Sultan

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FIFA fines Senegal for fan disorder, laser pointers at Salah

World football body, FIFA, on Monday fined Senegal 175,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) for fan disorder and laser pointers at Mohammed Salah during the penalty shootout at their World Cup playoff match against Egypt star Mohamed Salah. Apart from the fine, FIFA has ordered the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations champions to play one of their home games without spectators. Earlier in March, Salah stepped up to take a spot-kick against the Teranga Lions but was covered in laser pointers from fans, with the Liverpool star shooting wide from the post, whereas, club teammate, Sadio Mané, converted the decisive goal that

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Gunmen kill four in fresh Anambra attacks

Gunmen, in the early hours of Monday, killed four persons in different parts of Anambra State. It was gathered that two brothers identified as Godwin Ikechukwu Modobi and Nnajiofor Modobi were killed in Umuhu village in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. A source close to the family revealed that Godwin was a direct younger brother to Nnajiofor, and was also a former youth leader in the community. While the two others were murdered along the Udorji Road, beside St. Mary’s Church, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo LGA The source further revealed that the gunmen first killed Nnajiofor right

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2023 presidency: Yoruba aspirants may divide South-West votes, says Badmus

Chairman of Tuns Group of Companies, Dr Olatunde Badmus, on Monday, said having many Yoruba men in the race for presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress may divide voters in South-West region. Badmus, who is the Asiwaju Musulumi Of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, spoke in his residence in Osogbo during Eid-el-Fitri celebration on Monday. The businessman said Yoruba people being an important race in the country should not be divided over APC presidential ticket. He said, “Yoruba race is an important race in Nigeria. But from just one race, you have about seven of our children come out and

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UPDATED: We are ready to face Sanwo-Olu in primary -Ambode group

Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation has said that structures are in place to challenge Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship ticket. The group also said there are plans to send Sanwo-Olu out of office in 2023. The chairman of AMCO and former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral resources, Wale Oluwo, made this known during a radio programme, CityTalks with Reuben Abati. He explained that Ambode has been working “silently” to put structures in place that would displace the leadership of Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State in 2023. This is coming about a week after the Governor’s Advisory Council reportedly

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FG pays attention to frivolous things, neglects education – SSANU

The President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Mohammed Ibrahim, has accused the Federal Government of focusing on frivolous things and neglecting the education sector and the youths. Speaking during the 2022 May Day celebration in Abuja on Sunday, Ibrahim said the universities were forced to shut down due to the government’s insincerity, adding that the standard of education had continued to go down. He stated, “Our universities have been forced to shut down due to the insincerity of government to keep to its promises. The standard of education continues to go down due to the insensitivity of

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Sanwo-Olu increases primary schools’ running cost

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced an increase in the monthly running cost of public primary schools. He, however, did not give a figure to the increment. He announced the increase during the 2022 worker’s day celebration at Onikan Stadium in Lagos Island.The running cost for public secondary schools was increased from N25,000 to N250,000 about two years ago, while that of primary schools remained at N20,000. They got a post COVID-19 running fund, but their main allowance remained N20,000.Governor Sanwo-Olu thanked the workers for their contributions to the development of the state, and urged them to continue to

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Gunmen raze residence of Abia Police Division PCRC chair

Armed arsonists, numbering 20, have reportedly attacked and burnt the residence of the chairman of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Osisioma Police Division, Chief Amanna Nwaogu. The attack on Nwaogu’s country home is said to have caused tension at Abayi Ogbuligba, Amaitolu Autonomous community in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of Abia State.Chief Nwaogu, who was their primary target, was said to have managed to escape from the attackers said to be in their twenties and thirties. It was gathered the intention of the gun- welding arsonists,who stormed the residence around 12:34am and operated till 3:47am, was to apprehend, kill

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You’ve no jurisdiction over our primaries, PDP tells court

The Peoples Democratic Party on Friday challenged the jurisdiction of a Federal High Court in Abuja to summon it over its forthcoming presidential primary election. The PDP in a Notice of Preliminary Objection filed by its lawyer, Mahmud Magaji (SAN), said the subject matter of the case, which bordered on whether to zone its presidential ticket to any part of the country, was not an issue for the court to decide because it is an internal affair. Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, had last Thursday, ordered the PDP to appear before it on May 5,

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May Day: Workers’ strikes embarrassing, says Catholic Archbishop

he Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama, on Sunday expressed concern over the rampant way workers at all levels resort to strikes to push home their demands. According to him, such a trend under successive governments was embarrassing. The cleric, in his May Day sermon, delivered at Mogadishu Military Cantonment in Abuja, affirmed the dignity of labour and urged the government to not only create employment opportunities for young people, but also engage in fruitful dialogue with labour unions According to him, such dialogues should be held with a view to mitigate the damage of frequent industrial actions to

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