Day: July 23, 2021

$10m Ghana National Mosque, 2nd largest in West Africa, inaugurated +PHOTOS

Aliyu Aliyu

The $10 million-Mosque was funded by the Turkish Hudayi Foundation in Accra with the support of the Turkish government   Located at Kanda (Kawukudi) in Accra, the National Mosque Complex of Ghana, which is the 2nd largest of its kind in the West African Region, has been inaugurated with the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, leading the first official Jummah prayers from the imposing structure. The ceremony was attended by high-profile personalities such as  Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President of Ghana,  Mohamed Bazoum and Issoufou Mahamadou the sitting and former Presidents of Niger…

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South Africa allows jailed ex-president Zuma attend brother’s funeral

Aoko Benjamin

Zuma, a special kind of prisoner, has been incarcerated at Estcourt prison since handing himself over to authorities on July 7 to serve a 15-month sentence   South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, in jail for contempt of court, has been granted compassionate leave for one day to attend the funeral of his younger brother on Thursday, prison authorities said. Zuma has been incarcerated at Estcourt prison since handing himself over to authorities on July 7 to serve a 15-month sentence. The prison is close to his rural home at…

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Calling them Bandits Wrong, Nigeria-Lawmaker Demands Namechange for Bandits

Aliyu Aliyu

If bandits can bring down fighter jet, then they are more than being called ‘bandits’ — Rep     The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Abdulrazak Namdas, on Thursday said if bandits could shoot down a fighter jet, there is more to their activities than being tagged banditry. Namdas spoke against the backdrop of the downing of an Alpha Jet of the Nigerian Air Force on Sunday. READ ALSO: Bandits Assasinate Nigeria’s Popular monarch Emir of Kontagora’s Son Why CBN should pay N100m Greenfield Students’ Ransom to Bandits…

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Court releases Igboho’s wife, remands YorubaAgitator in Benin Republic cell

Aoko Benjamin

Here are details of how Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic and immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (retd.), was pushing for the extradition of Igboho to the DSS headquarters in Abuja   The hearing of a case against the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, lasted for more than six hours on Thursday at Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho, who was arrested at Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou on Monday night, is being tried for immigration-related offences. READ ALSO: DSS…

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PIB: Buhari approved 5% for host communities, Minister slashed it — Senator

Efe Wellington

A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Henry Dickson, has exposed how the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, allegedly proposed 2.5 per cent operating surplus to Host Communities while President Muhammadu Buhari proposed 5 per cent in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Platforms Africa reports that the Senator made the revelation when he spoke with newsmen on the contentious issue on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Oil Ministry Spent N98.4m to print PIB awareness leaflets -Senate Newly-Passed PIB Satanic, Unjust, N’Delta Leader Edwin Clark Thunders OPEC Throws…

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