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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 the journey. Ramadan is generally revolving around 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…
Okediran Adeyemi Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, have promised to donate Two (2) modular to every state in the federal republic including the FCT- Abuja to help in fumigating highly dense areas, thus helping to flatten the curve and eliminate the spread of the virus. He said, “the sting of the monstrous virus Covid-19 is no longer news, with everyone across the globe being impacted by the adverse effect of the rampaging virus.” The fight against Covid-19 at this unprecedented time is not only for our National patriotic health workers on the front lines, but for us all to remain responsible and do the best we can for our Nation. In my relentless quest…
The government of Oyo State has taken delivery of three truckloads of rice donated by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Controller of Customs for Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Helen Ngozi, who made the symbolic presentation to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ibadan on Monday, said that Customs was donating three truckloads of rice each to Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states as parts of measures to cushion the hardship of Nigerians at this period. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Commissioner for Agriculture, Honourable Ojekunle…
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have again subdued the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in an attempt to attack Geidam in Yobe State on Monday afternoon. Geidam town is the Headquarters of Geidam Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation was carried out by the troops of 159 Battalion in Sector 2 in conjunction with the Air Task Force of OPLD who swiftly intercepted and engaged the insurgents in a fierce exchange of fire. NAN gathered that the terrorists were forced to retreat into different locations in the bushes while…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa says national regulatory authorities and national ethics committees from across Africa have agreed to expedite clinical trial review on COVID-19 Pandemic. The Regional Office said this in a statement issued from its headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo on Monday. The agency said the authorities and ethics committees had agreed to combine their expertise to expedite clinical trial review and approvals for new multinational preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to the COVID-19 pandemic It, however, stated that joint reviews were based on voluntary cooperation between the national regulatory authorities and ethics committees; each…
FBN Holdings Plc. on Monday announced gross earnings of N159.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The gross earnings represented a growth of 14.5 per cent when compared with N139.4 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2019. The company’s unaudited results released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indicated a profit before tax of N28.7 billion against N17.8 billion in March 2019. Profit after tax stood at ₦25.7 billion in contrast with N15.8 billion in the comparative period, indicating an increase of 62.7 per cent. Its net interest income was down by 15.9 per cent to…
The Lagos State Government says it may commence enforcement of wearing face masks in public places from next week. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday while giving an update on the COVID-19 at the State House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu said that one million locally-made face masks had been contracted to tailors and would be distributed during the week. ”There have been questions about whether we are planning to introduce a face mask-wearing policy. ” Our simple answer is that it may be compulsory to wear one in public places from next week. ”We have already commissioned local production in…
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says war against Boko Haram has recorded tremendous boost following the relocation of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to the Northeast. President of NYCN, Mr Solomon Adodo, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said Nigerian youths received with ecstatic jubilation, the news of the massacre of 105 guerrilla fighters of the dreaded Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist group. It would be recalled that Buratai on Sunday, visited and hailed the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for their gallantry in an encounter that led to the killing of the terrorists at Buni Gari in…
Mr Joseph Mukan has assumed duties as the 41st Commissioner of Police (CP) in Rivers following a recent redeployment to the state. Mukan took over from Mustapha Dandaura, who was Friday redeployed to the Police Headquarters in Abuja, as Provost. The Rivers Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, announced this in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. According to him, the new Police Commissioner was until his redeployment to Rivers the Commissioner of Police in-charge of Airport Command, Lagos. “The new CP was appointed on March 15, 1988, as a Cadet Assitant Superintendent of Police. “He hails…
British entrepreneur Richard Branson says his Virgin airlines need government financial support if they are to survive the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry. Branson promised to do everything he could to keep his flagship Virgin Atlantic operating. “But we will need government support to achieve that in the face of the severe uncertainty surrounding travel today and not knowing how long the planes will be grounded for. “This would be in the form of a commercial loan – it wouldn’t be free money and the airline would pay it back,” he wrote in an open…