Day: May 27, 2025

Friday, June 6 is Eid-al-Adha, Thursday, June 5th Is Arafat Day, Saudi Declares

Ganiyu Amodu

Saudi Arabia announced that Wednesday, May 28, will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, as the crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom on Tuesday evening. ‘OPEC Heavyweights,’ Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Announce New Oil Discovery ‘Liverpool Parade Horror,’ Nearly 50 Injured After Car Ploughs Into Crowd Accordingly, Eid Al Adha 2025 will be observed on Friday, June 6, as it always falls on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijjah. And, the Arafat Day will be observed on Thursday, June 5. Platforms Africa

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‘OPEC Heavyweights,’ Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Announce New Oil Discovery

Ganiyu Amodu

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have announced a new oil discovery in the so-called Partitioned Zone (PZ) between the two OPEC heavyweights which share equally output from the area. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait announced on Monday that Wafra Joint Operations had made a new oil discovery in the North Wafra Wara-Burgan field, located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) north of the Wafra field, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The so-called Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) was established between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 1922 to settle a territorial dispute, while crude oil…

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‘Liverpool Parade Horror,’ Nearly 50 Injured After Car Ploughs Into Crowd

Ganiyu Amodu

Liverpool football club’s Premier League victory parade descended into chaos on Monday evening after a car collided with pedestrians in the city centre, leaving nearly 50 people injured including children. A 53-year-old white British man believed to be the driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene of the collision on Water Street in the heart of the city, metres from the Royal Liver Building and the town hall, after roads had been reopened after the main parade. Scenes of jubilation with thousands of Liverpool fans lining the streets…

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You Don’t Have Automatic Presidential Ticket — LP Tells Peter Obi

Abibat Babalola

The Labour Party (LP) has declared that its presidential ticket for the 2027 general election remains open and that no candidate, including former flagbearer Peter Obi, will be granted an automatic ticket. The party’s leadership made the clarification following media reports suggesting that the LP was celebrating Obi’s recent declaration of interest to contest the presidency again under its platform. Reacting to the reports, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in a statement on Monday, stated that such claims were inaccurate and misleading. He said, “I want to state…

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One Injured As Explosion Rocks Abuja

Abibat Babalola

An explosion which occurred on Monday afternoon along Mararaba-Nyanya bypass in Abuja has injured one person. According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, the explosion happened at approximately 2:50. She said that upon receipt of the report, officers of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit were immediately deployed to the scene. The affected area was swiftly cordoned off for clearance and analysis to ensure the safety of commuters and residents. READ ALSO: Tinubu Intervenes On FCT Ground Rent, Defaulters Given…

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Tinubu Intervenes On FCT Ground Rent, Defaulters Given 14-Day Grace

Abibat Babalola

Following the sealing of several structures in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday by the FCT Administration, defaulters have been granted a 14-day grace period to settle their ground rents with associated penalties, after the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. This was confirmed in a statement released by Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. For properties in the Central Area, Olayinka said that the sum of N5 million will be paid by the defaulters as penalty, in…

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How I Survived Abacha’s Plot To Kill Me, Abiola, Yar’Adua – Obasanjo

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has detailed how he survived the “evil plan” hatched by former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to kill him, alongside General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and the winner of the June 12, 1993, elections, Chief M.K.O. Abiola. Obasanjo made the disclosure at Ogbor Uvuru in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, last weekend while commissioning the state-of-the-art Assemblies of God Church, christened ‘The Noah’s Ark’. He said Abacha had boasted that none of the trio would come out of prison alive, as that was the way he…

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“How I Used Timilehin’s University School Fees To Bury Her” – Father Of Teenage UTME Candidate Who Committed Sui(ide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She regretted it (ingesring rat poison). I could see it. She was fighting for her life,” everything the father said through tears   The grieving father of Teenage UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidate has revealed how he buried his daughter, Timilehin, using money he had set aside for her university education after she died by ending it all over her UTME result. In an emotional interview with Channels Television, the father explained that Timilehin, who had scored 190 in the previous year’s UTME, was devastated when she saw this…

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‘On Way From Bible Study,’ Three Deeper Life Church Members Kidnapped

Gbenga Adeoti

Three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the victims were abducted on Monday evening while returning from a Bible study session held in the Kasemola area, within the Ogbese axis. A message shared in the church’s WhatsApp group confirmed the incident and called for prayers: ‘I Saw Hell,’ Global Excellence Publisher, Mayor Akinpelu, Narrates Close Shave With Death During Prostate Crisis Nigeria A Difficult Place For Good People To Govern…

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Tech Made Easy: How Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD Became My School’s Secret Weapon, By Mrs. Omotayo Oduwole

Damilola Olonade

I used to think of storage devices the same way we all think of filing cabinets: necessary, but not exactly exciting. That changed the day our IT instructor brought in a sleek, palm-sized gadget that quite literally reshaped how we run things at Brighter Hozizon Academy. The Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD is a powerful and practical tool. I now keep two of them in my office drawer at all times. As a school that prides itself on tech-forward learning, we’ve fully embraced computer-based testing (CBT). But nothing tests your nerves…

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