2024 Ramadan Is 30 Days, Sultan Declares Wednesday Eid-el-Fitr

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Wednesday, April 10, as the day of Eid-Fitri. Sultan, who is the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, said the decision followed the report of National Moon Sighting Committees across the country confirming no sighting of the new moon A statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Prof Sambo Junaidu, and made available to newsmen in Sokoto on Monday evening, said the council accepted the report and accordingly declared Wednesday, April 10, 2024,…

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No Moon Sighted, Wednesday Is Eid-il-Fitri – Saudi

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that Wednesday, April 10, will mark the beginning of the month of Shawwal, marking end of the holy month of Ramadan for this year, 1445 AH. Platforms Africa reports that Saudi announced the date after the new moon to mark end of the Ramadan fasting was not sighted in any part of the country. Announcing the development on Monday, Saudi declared that Tuesday, April 9, will be the last day of Ramadan, extending the fasting period to 30 days. The sighting of…

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Nollywood Actress, Adejumoke Aderounmu, Is Dead

Nollywood actress, Adejumoke Oreoluwa Aderounmu, popularly known for her role as ‘Esther’ in popular TV series Jenifa’s Diary, is dead. It was gathered that the 40-year-old actress died in the early hours of Saturday. Adejumoke Aderounmu was born of March 26, 1984 and passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024. READ ALSO Obaseki Appoints 38-Year-Old Omobayo As New Edo Duputy Gov BREAKING: Emefiele Remanded Over $4.5bn, N2.8bn ‘Fraud’ London-Lagos Solo Driver Pelumi Nubi Arrives Nigeria Electricity Subsidy: FG Raising Funds For Cash-Strapped DisCos — Falana The cause of her death…

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Obaseki Appoints 38-Year-Old Omobayo As New Edo Duputy Gov

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, has picked Omobayo Godwin as his deputy, hours after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu. READ ALSO BREAKING: Emefiele Remanded Over $4.5bn, N2.8bn ‘Fraud’ London-Lagos Solo Driver Pelumi Nubi Arrives Nigeria Electricity Subsidy: FG Raising Funds For Cash-Strapped DisCos — Falana The 38-year-old Omobayo is scheduled to be sworn in at the Edo government house in Benin City, the state capital, in the next couple of hours. More to follow…

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BREAKING: Emefiele Remanded Over $4.5bn, N2.8bn ‘Fraud’

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday remanded former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, for alleged abuse of office. Justice Oshodi remanded Emefiele in EFCC’s custody while his co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omole, was remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre where he is currently held. The court ordered their remand, pending the determination of their bail applications fixed for April 11, when the EFCC will also open its case . READ ALSO: London-Lagos Solo Driver Pelumi Nubi Arrives Nigeria Electricity Subsidy:…

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London-Lagos Solo Driver Pelumi Nubi Arrives Nigeria

Travel content creator Pelumi Nubi arrived in Nigeria on Sunday after the London to Lagos road trip she embarked upon on January 31, 2024. Nubi was welcomed at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border by Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the Lagos Commissioner of Tourism, Arts, and Culture and Idris Aregbe, the Special Adviser on Tourism, Arts, and Culture to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Nubi’s next destination was Badagry before proceeding to UNILAG for her homecoming celebration. Her road manifest from the UK took her through France and Spain into Africa through Morocco. READ ALSO Electricity…

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Electricity Subsidy: FG Raising Funds For Cash-Strapped DisCos — Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana said electricity subsidy non-existent, adding that the Federal Government is rather raising funds for cash-strapped the electricity distribution companies DisCos. Falana stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The senior lawyer said the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) plans to extend electricity tariff hike beyond Band A consumers to other Nigerians categorised under other bands. READ ALSO: I’m Not Leaving Labour Party, Says Peter Obi Eid-el-Fitr: Nigeria Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holiday 11 vs 11: Liverpool Holds Manchester United To Draw At…

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Comedian AY, Wife Separate After 20 Years

Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have separated after 20 years of “friendship/marriage”. The comedian confirmed the development in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday. He said he had reached a stage where he could no longer entertain the public with “deep personal family issues.” He wrote, “Many people believe that staying silent simply means that one is incapable of dealing with issues. Projecting a negative narrative against someone who is not struggling to defend himself doesn’t mean he is weak.…

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I’m Not Leaving Labour Party, Says Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has said that he would not leave Labour Party. Recall there are rumours that the former Anambra State governor would dump LP for Social Democratic Party, SDP. But fielding questions from journalists in Gombe shortly after donating a borehole to the ram market in Tike Pantami on Sunday, Obi said: “No, there is no such thing. I’m for peace, I like peace. I believe we are one people. Our concentration should be on peace,…

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