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NCoS destroys prohibited items worth over N150m

NewsDeskNgMar 24, 2023March 24, 20230

Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has destroyed seized/confiscated items from various Custodial Centers across the nation worth over One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira, ₦150,000,000 at the National Headquarters, Abuja. According to a press release issued yesterday by the NCoS, National Public Relations Officer, ACC Abubakar Danlami Umar, the prohibited items...

Soludo Meets 14-year-old Five-time Guinness World Record Holder, Offers Him Scholarship

NewsDeskNgMar 24, 2023March 24, 20230

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has met with 14-year-old Chinonso, a state indigene who holds Guinness book of records football Freestyle talent award for five times. He made this known on his Facebook page late Thursday, as he shared photos from the meeting. The caption partly read, “As...

Troops bust Illegal refining sites, arrest 9 suspects

NewsDeskNgMar 24, 2023March 24, 20230

Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE with the assistance of other security agencies in the Niger Delta region have discovered and destroyed no fewer than 107 illegal refining sites in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, arresting a total of nine suspects. Major General Musa Danmadami, Director of...

Muslims Eating In Public During Ramadan Will Be Punished – Kano Hisbah

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

The Kano State Hisbah Board has said that Muslims found eating in the public during the fasting period will be dealt with. The board has also deployed personnel to mosques to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Holy month of Ramadan. This is contained in a statement...

RAMADAN: Pray Fervently For the Nation, Engage in Good Deeds, Gov Bello Charges Muslims

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the sighting of the moon which signifies the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast, urging the people to dedicate the season to pray fervently for the state and country in general. In a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday...

My Wife Is 21, Says 60-year-old Man Accused Of Marrying 11-year-old

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

A 60-year-old man, Aminu Danmaliki, accused of marrying an 11-year-old girl in Kano State, has spoken out about the rumour. The wedding video recently went viral on social media, with people claiming he married an 11-year-old girl, which they condemned, claiming that underage girls should be protected rather than married...

I’ve completed my earthly ministry, I’ll die soon – Prophet Odumeje

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Founder Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, aka Prophet Odumeje has said that he’s completed his work on earth and will die soon.

Kano 2023: APC rejects governorship election result

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has rejected the result validating the election of the New Nigerian People’s Party’s (NNPP) Abba Yusuf as governor-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on Monday declared Yusuf as the winner of the election. Announcing the result in Kano, the state Returning...

Ramadan: Look out for new moon Wednesday, Sultan urges Muslims

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Agency report Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday directed Muslim faithful to look out for the new moon of Sha’aban, 1444 A.H. which is equivalent to March 22nd, 2022, which signals the beginning of Ramadan. Abubakar...

Wike delivers LGA to Fubara

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2023March 20, 20230

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has delivered his Obio-Akpor Local Government Area to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, Siminialaye Fubara. Fubara won massively in Obio-Akpor with 45,065 votes