The 1443 A.H. Ramadan fasting that started April 1, 2022 will be counted till 30 as new moon of Shawwal was not sighted on Saturday April 30, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said. This was according to a statement issued in Sokoto by the Sultanate Council Advisory Committed on Religious Affairs in conjunction with the National Moon Sighting Committee, signed by Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, the Wazirin Sokoto and Chairman of the Council. According to the statement, the Council…
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Sallah: Wike Donates 300 Bags of Rice to Niger PDP
Platforms Africa’s Daniel Atori reports that Governor of oil-rich Rivers state who is competing with others for the PDP Presidential ticket, joins the race by aspirants from the south to outsmart oneother in Sallah gift bonanza to party faithful in Niger Minna, Niger State: Presidential Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and governor of òil-rich Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has donated over 300 bags of Rice and other food items to the Party in Niger state ahead of Eid- el fitr (Sallah) celebration. Receiving the items, Chairman of…
Read MoreSaudi, UAE Announce Monday Eid ul-Fitri Day, Fail To Sight Moon
Shawwal moon signifying Eid ul-Fitri was not sighted in Saudi Arabia. Ramadan will be of 30 days in the Kingdom ditto UAE The moon sighting authorities of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not sight the Shawwal crescent on Saturday, and as a result, the countries will mark Eid ul Fitr on Monday. Platforms Africa reports that this was announced through the verified official Twitter account of Haramain. “The Crescent of Shawaal 1443 was NOT SEEN today, subsequently, the month of Ramadan will complete 30 days tomorrow…
Read MoreOil Theft: Fact And Figures Of A National Emergency, By Adeola Yusuf
Crude oil theft has grown into a huge monster threatening the Nigerian economy, the Niger Delta environment and its people. Energy policy analyst, Adeola Yusuf, in this analysis uses data and dates to show why it is imperative for all Nigerians to rise against the monster The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, it was who first described the crude oil theft as a national emergency. Kyari placed his conviction on account of the proportion, dimension…
Read More‘EU Sanctions Nigeria on Dearth of Anti-Money Laundering Legislation’
CISLAC expresses dissatisfaction about lack of trial, conviction of Nigerians named in Panama Papers European Union (EU) has sanctioned Nigeria on the dearth of anti money laundering in the country’s legislation. The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, who said this at an event in Lagos expressed dissatisfaction about lack of conviction of Nigerians named in Panama Papers, an expose of fraud and tax offenses. Here below is his full speech The Nigerian Government made commitments to strengthen anti-corruption reforms and joined the…
Read MoreMTN Loses 1.3 million Subscribers To NIN-SIM Restrictions
Following the regulatory restrictions on new SIM sales and activation, MTN Nigeria now has 70.2 million. The telecommunication company said this in its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, and made available to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Thursday in Lagos. READ ALSO: Reps summon Trade Ministry, over MTN N2.6trn Waiver The company said it also recorded an additional 1.7 million subscribers between the first quarter of 2022 and fourth quarter of 2021, while active data users increased by 3.4 million to 35.9 million year-on-year. MTN…
Read MoreUse New Form or Suffer Residency Rejection, Irish immigration to Applicants
Starting from May 1, 2022, Irish Immigration will no longer process applications for residence or permanent residence permit if such had been submitted using the services’ old form Platforms Africa’s Nurudeen Oyewole reports that Nigerians, others who desire residence in Dublin and other parts of the Republic of island have the following new rules to obey or their applications end up in Dustbin The Irish Immigration Services has handed down a warning to intending immigrant applicants that starting from May 1, 2022, it will no longer process applications for…
Read More2023: PDP Screens 17 Presidential Aspirants, Disqualifies Two
Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified two presidential aspirants as 17 of the hopefuls undergone screening on Friday. Platforms Africa reports that the Chairman of the Screening Committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this to journalists after the screening on Friday at Lagacy house, Abuja, the alternate National Secretariat of the party at 7pm. Senator David Mark, refused to disclose the names of the disqualified aspirants and the reasons for their disqualification. David Mark simply noted that the aspirants did not meet the requirements. Senator David Mark…
Read MoreCivic Space Protection Collective Responsibility – Stakeholders
Stakeholders at the Civic Space Guard Conference themed ‘Hushed voices and the media’s defence of the civic space’, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), have advised Nigerians to see the duty of civic space protection as their inalienable rights and a collective responsibility. Platforms Africa reports that while declaring the MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Luminate Group and Ford Foundation supported programme held on Thursday, 28 of April opened, Motunrayo Alaka, executive director/CEO, WSCIJ, described the civic space as a common wealth that…
Read MoreYul should become Muslim, We Are Against Second Wife – Uche Edochie
Uche Edochie, the brother to Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, said the family was against Yul decision to marry a second wife, asking him to rather become a Muslim and shut this circus down. Yul Edochie said on his Instagram page on Friday that his family was not in support of the second marriage. Uche Edochie stated that the marriage was unfair to Yul Edochie first wife of 17 years, May, who did not agree to be part of a polygamous marriage. READ ALSO: God’ll Judge You, 1st Wife Says as…
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