The Yobe Emergency Management Agency (YSEMA) has begun the distribution of food and non-food items to 475 Almajiri schools across the state. The word “Almajiri” is derived from the Arabic “Al-Muhajirun,” meaning “an emigrant”. It refers to a person who migrates from his home in search of Islamic knowledge. The term also refers to any […]
By Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, postponed the hearing of the report on the Cash withdrawal policy by the committee on Banking and Financial Institutions. The Senate had last week commissioned the committee to grill the two newly re-appointed deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria during their […]
Ahead of Thursday’s Nigeria Olympic Committee’s election scheduled to hold in Jalingo, Taraba, the incumbent President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Ahmed Gumel, has exonerated himself from Nigeria’s lack of voting rights at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Gumel debunked insinuations that he had been the one blocking the country from having a voting […]
. Ethiopia’s government says it will investigate the reported deaths of 27 of its citizens found in a farming area on the outskirts of Zambia’s capital Lusaka. Ethiopia’s state News Agency (ENA) reported on Monday. The government said it would send experts to the area to confirm the identities of the citizens reported to have […]
The Philippines reported 791 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to more than 4 million. The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 18,016, while 19 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 64,921. Metro […]
Oil extended gains, on Tuesday, on supply disruptions and as COVID restrictions eased in China, the world’s largest crude importer. Brent crude futures were up 90 cents, or 1.15 per cent, to $78.89 per barrel by 1020 GMT. on the other hand, the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 67 cents or 0.92 […]
The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has advised Muslims to actively participate in the 2023 general elections and elect God-fearing people to govern the state. The advice is contained in a statement issued at the end of the Council’s meeting held, a weekend in Ijebu-Ode. Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, Secretary-General of the OMC signed the statement. […]
The Police Command has vowed to deal decisively with the hoodlums terrorising Imo state after attacking the INEC office in Owerri. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Micheal Abattam told newsmen that men of the Command have killed three members of the hoodlums. Abattam described the breakthrough made by the command to the […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of JIgawa State Prof., Muhammad Lawal Bashar has flagged off the distribution of the last batch of 98,890 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Bashar said the distribution will end on 22/01/2023 at all the commission’s local government and registration areas in the State. Bashar said: “I’m not aware of PVCs sales […]
A downpour, the heaviest in years, caused severe floods and landslides in Türkiye’s southern Kumluca district, destroying bridges and sweeping away cars, local authorities said on Monday. The rain started on Sunday night and grew into a downpour after midnight, with residents experiencing power outages from time to time in Kumluca as the rain kept […]